There are hereby established the following customer classes and rates for consumers of water within the City of Salem effective July 1, 2010. The following consumer classes are:
Residential, generally characterized as serving single family residential households regardless of the level of consumption; Small Commercial, a business entity that generally uses less than 75,000 gallons of water per month; Large Commercial, business entities both commercial or industrial using in excess of 75,000 gallons of water per month; Multi-Unit, those customers both residential and small commercial with more than one housing unit or business location receiving water through one meter; Fire Service are the connections for metered fire suppression systems.
Water Base Service Fee
The following base charges are hereby established and effective as noted:
| |
Jan 2016 |
Jan 2017 |
| Residential |
$11.88 |
$12.24 |
| Duplex |
$23.76 |
$24.48 |
| Small Commercial |
$23.76 |
$24.47 |
| Large Commercial |
$48.92 |
$50.39 |
| Multi-Unit |
$36.34 |
$37.73 |
| Fire Service |
$23.76 |
$24.47 |
Water Volume Rate Per 1000 Gallons Used
The following volume charges are hereby established and effective as noted:
(GPM = Gallons Per Month)
| |
Jan 2016 |
Jan 2017 |
| First 5,000 GPM |
$5.10 |
$5.25 |
| 5,000 - 10,000 GPM |
$5.31 |
$5.47 |
| 10,000 - 75,000 GPM |
$5.73 |
$5.90 |
| 75,000 GPM - 1 Million |
$6.02 |
$6.20 |
| All over 1 Million |
$3.57 |
$3.68 |
Water Non-User Fees
Non-User Fees are fees charged to customers if service is available to the property, whether or not they use this utility:
| |
Jan 2016 |
Jan 2017 |
| 32% of 5,000 GPM Residential Rate |
$11.97 |
$12.32 |