Residential Wastewater Winter Averaging
Residential Wastewater Winter Averaging
Your water meter measures your monthly water use, but there is no meter to measure your wastewater use. Wastewater averaging provides a measure that is generally reflective of the amount of water that goes directly into the wastewater system from your property. Wastewater averaging is based on your an average monthly water usage during November, December, January, February and March. Then, the average is determined by calculating the average of winter months. This measurement is taken during the winter months as outdoor watering is usually minimal; therefore it is easier to estimate the amount of water that goes directly into the wastewater system, as opposed to the usage for outdoor watering. This average will be used to calculate your wastewater charges until the next year, when the average will be recalculated. Your water meter is generally read around the 22nd of every month.
The monthly customer charge is a fixed fee updated annually.
- Base Fees = $ 13.07
- Volumetric Rate = $ 7.81/thousand gallons
- Gallons used based averaging of water consumption from November to March (5 months)
See below for an excerpt of the City's Fee Schedule regarding wastewater service rates and the winter average calculation:
