Metro Water Services

Water and Sewer rate schedule by customer class

Monthly charges for water and sewerage are based on metered water consumption. The minimum charge per month is based on size of meter and customer class.

Customer class determination

Class Anticipated And/Or Historical Usage
Residential Up to two housing units on a common meter
Small Commercial and Industrial Up to 1,600 cubic feet per month
Intermediate Commercial and Industrial 1,600 to 200,000 cubic feet per month
Large Commercial and Industrial Over 200,000 cubic feet per month
Effective date:

The rates listed below pertain to all net bills for water and sewerage billed after May 1, 1999.

Water charges and rates

Minimum Charges per Month (Including 200 Cubic Feet Usage)
Meter Size Residential Small
Commercial
Intermediate
Commercial
Large
Commercial
5/8" 2.70 3.44 11.96 515.91
3/4" 9.17 9.78 16.97 521.49
1" 11.03 11.77 18.58 523.31
1-1/2" 16.22 17.30 23.07 528.32
2" 21.85 23.30 28.19 534.04
3" 28.84 30.76 35.28 539.07
4" 47.00 50.13 55.85 562.06
6" 73.79 78.71 86.22 596.01
8" 115.40 123.10 134.22 652.55
10" 115.40 123.10 134.22 652.55
Usage Charges per 100 Cubic Feet (Usage over 200 cubic feet)
Residential Small
Commercial
Intermediate
Commercial
Large
Commercial
$2.01 $2.14 $1.85 $1.56

As required by state law, an 9-1/4% sales tax is assessed to all water sales.

Sewer charges and rates

Minimum Charges per Month (Including 200 Cubic Feet Usage)
Meter Size Residential Small
Commercial
Intermediate
Commercial
Large
Commercial
5/8" 6.05 6.76 22.14 854.53
3/4" 17.17 19.23 31.40 863.77
1" 20.68 23.16 34.40 866.77
1-1/2" 30.40 34.05 42.72 875.08
2" 40.94 45.85 52.18 884.55
3" 54.02 60.50 65.31 892.86
4" 88.03 98.59 103.38 930.97
6" 138.23 154.82 159.61 987.20
8" 216.17 242.11 248.46 1,080.84
10" 216.17 242.11 248.46 1,080.84
Usage Charges per 100 Cubic Feet (Usage over 200 cubic feet)
Residential Small
Commercial
Intermediate
Commercial
Large
Commercial
$3.76 $4.21 $3.43 $2.59

In addition to the above rates, a Sewer User Fee of 10% of the sewerage charge is required to repay state loans.

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