Main components of YLWD rates

Water and sewer rates for Fiscal Year 2024-25 have been adjusted per the recommended increment as contained within the 2021 5-Year Rate Schedule and as approved by the Board of Directors to ensure the District’s cost of service is met.

• Variable Monthly Commodity Rate – the price per unit of water based on the amount of water used (collected on the monthly bill of water customers)
  • $ 3.77 / 100 Cubic Feet (ccf) (Includes a $0.34 Pass-Through Adjustment)
    The Pass-Through Adjustment of $0.02 is representative of projected Energy Cost adjustments that are greater than those assumed in the 2021 Rate Study.
• Fixed Monthly Service (Meter) Charge – the fixed costs for the operations, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of the water system irrespective of how much water is used (collected on the monthly bill of water customers)
  • 5/8” and 3/4” Meters $ 35.82
  • 1” Meters $ 55.88
  • 1 1/2” Meters $ 105.95
  • 2” Meters $ 166.04
  • 3” Meters $ 356.39
  • 4” Meters $ 636.87
  • 6” Meters $ 1,608.57
• Fixed Annual Capital (Finance) Charge – the annual fixed charges, based on the debt issuances (Principal and Interest payments due per fiscal year) that paid for large-scale capital projects (predominantly collected on the annual property tax bill of the property owner of water customers)
  • 5/8” and 3/4” Meters $ 88.32
  • 1” Meters $ 147.24
  • 1 1/2” Meters $ 294.12
  • 2” Meters $ 470.16
  • 3” Meters $ 1,028.04
  • 4” Meters $ 1,849.92
  • 6” Meters $ 4,698.12
• Fixed Monthly Sewer Charge* – the fixed cost to cover the operation and maintenance of the sewer system, which includes the repair, rehabilitation, and eventual replacement of the sewer pipes and equipment (collected on the monthly billing statement or annual property tax roll for certain sewer connections) (*Commercial customers pay both a flat rate as well as a variable volumetric charge based on the estimated amount of water returned to the sewer)
  • Residential – individually metered $13.77 per month
  • Residential – master metered $13.25 per month per dwelling unit
  • Commercial – individually metered $13.77 per month
  • Commercial tiers
    • Tier 1 (0 – 7 ccfs per month) $0.00
    • Tier 2 (8+ ccfs per month) $0.53 / ccf