To learn how to read your water meter and calculate how much water you are using, click here . Each year all residential customers are placed in one of six sewer rates based on their lowest water consumption on bills received during the annual sewer determination period of December 1st through April 30th, months when water usage is historically lower. A customer's lowest single bill during a sewer determination period sets their sewer rate for the next fiscal year, July through June. The best way to manage your sewer charge is to reduce consumption in a single bill period during the sewer determination period. For each HCF of water usage above their minimum, an additional volume charge is applied.
Industrial customers pay a sewer charge based on chemical features of their discharged wastewater.