BASE CHARGES:
The monthly service charge consists of a base rate charge, a system improvement fee, and a debt service fee.
 For 2025, those charges are:

Base rate: $71.00

System Improvement Fee: $123.00

(Note: a debt service fee of $31.00 is included in the System Improvement Fee.)

It is important to realize that the base charges listed above apply whether or not you use water or not. Once a tap is installed to a property, the above base charges apply in perpetuity.

USAGE CHARGES:
In addition to the basic monthly service charge, water usage is charged in increments of 100 gallons. Water usage is rounded up or down to the nearest 100 gallon increment:

Usage (gallons)  - Charge (per 100 gallons) (2025 rates)

0 to 3000              -              $0.90/100
3001 to 6000     -              $1.90/100
> 6000                    -              $9.00/100

 

OVER USAGE:
ANY customer exceeding 6000 gallons in a given month will first be warned. First Offense- a warning letter will be sent from the District.  Additional Offenses will be based on usage amount and number of offenses:

6001-7000 gallons               - $100.00 (x # of offenses)
7001-9000 gallons               - $250.00 (x # of offenses)
> 9000 gallons                         - $500.00 (x # of offenses)

This is a lifetime accrual of offenses.  A warning does not count as an offense. The third offense requires a mandatory appearance at the next regular board meeting for consideration of charges and/or disconnection of services. If the customer fails to appear it will result in termination of water service until such time as appearance before the board is made. Determination of fines and service termination will be made at the discretion of the Board of Directors at the time of appearance. There may be a hardship exemption from fines for overusage due to leaks in customer owned plumbing outside the customer's control. This exemption is solely at the discretion of the board. It is solely the customer's responsibility to repair and maintain all plumbing from the customer's side of the water meter, including underground lines.
 

WATER HAULING:
In the event that water hauling becomes necessary, the costs to haul water will be billed to customers in addition to the normal usage charges as follows:

Customers will be advised when hauling rates go into effect and meters will be read on that date. Usage to that point in the month will be billed according to the rate structure described above after the usage ranges are adjusted in proportion to the fraction of the month before hauling began.

[(days before hauling)/(days in month)](usage range)= adjusted usage range

The following equation (expressed in gallons) will be used to determine if any water produced in the district during the hauling period can be billed at the normal rate described in (B) after the usage ranges have been adjusted in proportion to the fraction of the month after hauling began.

(total billed usage)-(total hauled)=total normal cost water

Total normal cost water will be equally divided amongst the customers and billed at the normal rate. Zero usage customers will not be included in this equation.

Note: No construction use of water will be allowed while water hauling is in effect.

Hauled Water Rates:
Usage Range (gallons)  - Charge (per 100 gallons)
0 to 3000                             - estimated cost
3001 to 6000                    - 1.5 X estimated cost
Greater than 6000         - 2 X estimated cost (plus overuse fines)

TAP FEE:

The basic tap fee per single-family equivalent residential unit (1.0 EQR) shall be calculated on January 1st of each year per the following formula and be effective for the remainder of that year:
Current tap fee = last year’s tap fee + (last year’s base rate * 12) + (last year’s system improvement fee * 12) + 5% of last year’s tap fee.

        Example: The tap fee for 2025 is $60,717.00.

OTHER WATER DISTRICT RULES TO KEEP IN MIND:
It is against Water District rules and policies for ANY water use outside the home. No outside watering, car washing, power washing, etc. The sole exception to this is during construction where water may be used for the mixing of concrete and similar. No home may have an outside water tap or faucet.