The residential water rate is made up of two components: the service charge and the water charge.

Service Charge
Customer charge is a meter usage charge on each metered service. This charge covers CFU's overhead costs associated with meter reading, customer services, billing, service calls, and meter maintenance. The monthly service charge for residential water customers depends on the size of their water meter. Most residential water meters are 5/8 inch or 3/4 inch in diameter. The monthly service charge for a 5/8 inch or 3/4 inch water meter is $8.45. The monthly service charge for customers who own their own water meter is $8.45 a month.

Water Charge
The water charge is the amount you pay for each hundred cubic feet (CCF) of water that you use. The rate is broken up into three blocks with the rate per CCF declining with each higher block of consumption.

Rates
First 10 CCF consumed: $0.80 per CCF
Next 50 CCF consumed: $0.60 per CCF
All over 60 CCF consumed: $0.55 per CCF

Complete listing of water rates

How to Calculate Your Water Costs
If a residence consumed 18 CCF of water, the water cost would be calculated as shown below:

 

Service Charge	$8.45
First 10 CCF at $0.75/CCF	$8.00
Next 8 CCF at $0.60/CCF	$4.80
State Sales Tax (6%)	$1.28
Local Option Tax (1%)	$0.22
Total Cost:	$22.75