Residential Water

Residential Water Rates

Outside the City Limits

This schedule is available for water to residential customers, commercial multiple-family facilities and multiple commercial facilities, served with one meter, outside the city limits and within former boundaries of dissolved Public Water Supply Districts No. 1 and No. 2.

Water usage charges are in addition to a minimum monthly charge, which is based on meter size. Water usage is measured in hundred cubic feet (ccf). There are approximately 748 gallons per 1 ccf.

A: Water Usage

Non-summer: $2.78 per one hundred cubic feet (1 ccf)

Non-summer months: October through May

Summer:

First 4 ccf @ $2.78 per ccf
All remaining ccf @ $3.89 per ccf
Summer months: June through September

Exceptions

For commercial multiple-family facilities and multiple commercial facilities, served through a single meter, the summer rate, $3.89 per ccf, will be assessed on water consumption that exceeds eighty percent of the customer's average monthly winter water use (calculated from the immediate preceding billing periods of January, February and March).
For water service metered separately for lawn irrigation, the summer rate of $3.89 will be assessed on all water consumption occurring during the period from June 1 through September 30.

B: Minimum Monthly Charge

meter size	minimum monthly charge
5/8 inch and 3/4 inch 1 inch 1 1/2 inch 2 inch 3 inch 4 inch 6 inch	$8.05 $8.47 $12.47 $13.07 $22.03 $32.66 $62.80

C. Fire Flow Charge

The fire flow charge is an additional charge to cover the cost of providing water for public fire protection. The charge is based on meter size.

meter size	fire flow charge
5/8 inch and 3/4 inch 1 inch 1 1/2 inch 2 inch 3 inch 4 inch 6 inch	$1.48 $1.57 $2.27 $2.44 $5.98 $9.24 $18.49

D. Backflow Prevention

In addition to the charges listed above, each backflow prevention device at a customer location will be charged $1.16.

Taxes

Bills computed under this rate schedule are subject to increase by proportionate part of any existing, new, or increased rate of gross receipts tax or other similar tax levied by municipality or other governmental authority.

RATES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2010

This information taken from Columbia Ordinance Chapter 27, Section 27-124 and Section 27-16. The City Council has the sole authority to set rates and charges for Columbia Water & Light services. The City reviews these rates and charges annually.