The City uses the winter months’ average of the December, January, and February bills for the sewer calculations on residential and multi-family customers. We average the consumption during these months to set your sewer rate for the year, which changes each year on the May water bill. If you have no preceding winter months’ usage, we use the City’s average as set by City Ordinance. During the winter months, please be aware of all unnecessary water usage such as: dripping faucets, leaking toilets, outside watering (sprinkler systems) and etc. If you have a leak during the winter averaging months, call or email Customer Service so the account can be noted.
Example:
To calculate a sewer average:
• December consumption 11,000 gallons
• January consumption 8,000 gallons
• February consumption 6,000 gallons
• Add total consumption - 25,000 gallons, then divided by 3 months = 8,000 gallon average (changes May 1)
Add the sewer base rate of $11.77 X 8,000 gallon average ($2.68 per 1,000 gallon) = $21.44 add base rate of $11.77 for a total sewer amount billed on monthly bill = $33.21.