Water and Sewage Rates
Water Rates
Minimum 6,000 gallons, $68.00$7.00 per thousand on all usage over the minimum.Water bills are sent quarterly in January, April, July, and October. The due dates are always the last day of these months.
There is also a $21.00 line maintenance fee added to every customer bill/quarter. This charge will be used to improve the distribution system.
Sewage Rates
Sewage is based on your water consumption.Minimum 6,000 gallons for $30.00$4.50 per thousand on all usage over the minimum.Sewage bills are sent quarterly in February, May, August and November. The due dates are always the last day of these months.
There is also a $21.00 maintenance fee added to every customers bill/quarter. This charge will be used to improve the treatment facility. Borough sewage line charge of $5.00 per quarter on all sewage bills.
TIPS FOR WATER CONSERVATION
What Am I Paying For? video seeks to communicate the value of water service, by explaining why safe drinking water has a cost. It describes the water service a typical residential water bill covers, and the costs of delivering a consistent, reliable flow of safe and affordable drinking water to faucets.
Why Are My Water Rates Going Up? video seeks to communicate the impact of water conservation on rates, by explaning how conservation can help keep utility costs and customer water rates lower over time. Conservation is a win-win - keeping utility costs down and money in customers wallets - by avoiding unnecessary costs and keeping rates lower in the long-term. Visit the Alliance for Water Efficiency at www.allianceforwaterefficiency.org
Why Are My Water Rates Going Up? video seeks to communicate the impact of water conservation on rates, by explaning how conservation can help keep utility costs and customer water rates lower over time. Conservation is a win-win - keeping utility costs down and money in customers wallets - by avoiding unnecessary costs and keeping rates lower in the long-term. Visit the Alliance for Water Efficiency at www.allianceforwaterefficiency.org
Water conservation focuses on taking action to improve the effectiveness of water use through various means, such as choosing to change behavior by using those fixtures and appliances less. Water efficiency often refers to the state of water use in a community, and higher levels of efficiency implies the community uses less according to metrics such as gallons per person per day or gallons per acre of irrigated area.
Visit the American Water Works Association at www.awwa.org
