Sewer Bill Winter Average

Because we don’t directly meter your sewer usage, the City calculates your sewer consumption based on your water consumption.  During the winter this is straightforward, but because many of us use extra water during the summer for purposes that have nothing to do with the sewer (watering plants for example), the City uses a ‘winter average’ to calculate sewer bills during warmer months.

Between November 15th and May 15th, on the sewer portion of your bill, you will see a base charge of $30.24 plus a consumption charge of $7.76 per hundred cubic feet of water usage.  (For a typical household that uses 700 cubic feet of water in a month, this works out to $30.24 + $54.32 = $84.56).  During the summer months of May 15th to November 15th, you’ll be billed the $30.24 base charge, plus whatever your average consumption charge was during the winter months of November 15th to May 15th.