Statesboro, Georgia Tiered Water Rates Rising Significantly: Almost $6.68 Per Month Per Customer = $75.00+ Per Year (StatesboroHerald)

May.03, 2009 in Public Works, Water Rates

(May 2, 2009, The Statesboro Herald)

If the measure passes, water and sewer base rates will both go up. The water base rate will rise from $4.60 per month to $6.00 while the sewer rate does the same. As a result, the base rates for city residents will go up $2.80 per month.

Johnson said some of the changes to the fee schedule come from Georgia EPD demands that municipal water permit holders adopt and implement a conservation-oriented rate structure. As a result, city staff has come up with a four tiered structure for charging residential customers.

Water usage rates will also go up, divided into four tiers. In Tier 1, usage under 9,000 gallons, the rate will rise from $1.94 per 1,000 gallons to $2.15. In Tier 2, usage between 10,000 and 19,000, the rate goes from $2.04 to $2.25 per 1,000. In Tier 3, a new level which runs from 20,000 to 49,000 gallons, the charge will be $2.50 per 1,000. Every 1,000 gallons over 49,000 will be charged $3.00 per thousand. All sewer rates will rise $.35 per 1,000 gallons.

According to Johnson, 65 percent of water system users use less than 9,000 gallons per month. For these folks, they should expect a $6.68 increase in their total bill. Commercial and industrial customers should expect a 10 percent increase in rates…

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