How are rates measured and calculated?

Water is billed based upon the number of units you use for a 2-month period, plus the service charge for your meter.  The City has implemented progressive rate structures to encourage individuals to conserve water. Therefore, the more water you use, the higher your bill will be. (A unit of water is 100 cubic ft., or approximately 748 gallons). 

See below for the current Residential, Commercial, and Irrigation Water Rate tables that were implemented in October of 2012. 

Residential sewer service is billed based upon the number of units of water you use during the months of October, November, December, and January. The reason for this is, during the winter, most people do not use water for outside landscaping and we capture the amount of water actually flowing through the system. The new winter average goes into effect the April after the previous winter. Then there is no change in your sewer bill until the following April. See below for the current sewer rate table, also implemented in October of 2012.  Click here for PDF.

The Capital Projects Charge was adopted by the City Council on November 20, 2014, and was effective with the March 2015 bill.  This charge will fund the following projects: improved water pressure for fire protection in the Annis Rd. area, upgardes to the Glen Park pump station, undergrounding the sewer line on Bayshore Blvd., and replacement of our Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA).  The cost of these projects is $5,000,000 and the new charge will pay the annual debt service of a 20-yr. bond.  The rates are graduated based on springtime usage (mid-February - mid-June) which ensures lower water users will pay less than higher users.  The adopted rates per unit(s) of water used during a 2-month billing cycle follow:

Units Used     Adopted Rate
(Bimonthly)    (in Dollars)
0                     $10.00
1                     $12.50
2                     $15.00
3                     $17.50
4                     $20.00
5                     $22.50
6                     $25.00
7                     $27.50
8                     $30.00
9                     $32.50
10                   $35.00
11 to 19           $38.00
20 to 40           $50.00
>40 units         $65.00

The Drought Contingency Charge was approved by the City Council on February 1, 2018 and is based on the following:

For Residential or Commercial Accounts with a Yearly Average Below the Median (Currently 12 Units):  $2.32 per billing

For Residential or Commercial Accounts with a Yearly Average Above the Median (Currently 12 Units):  $6.99 per billing

For Landscape/Irrigation Accounts:  $102.14 per billing