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 2020 |
Jan 2021 |
| Residential |
$13.24 |
$13.51 |
| Duplex |
$26.48 |
$27.02 |
| Small Commercial |
$26.48 |
$27.01 |
| Large Commercial |
$54.53 |
$55.62 |
| Multi-Unit |
$40.50 |
$41.31 |
| Fire Service |
$26.48 |
$27.01 |
Water Volume Rate Per 1000 Gallons Used
The following volume charges are hereby established and effective as noted:
(GPM = Gallons Per Month)
| |
Jan 2020 |
Jan 2021 |
| First 5,000 GPM |
$5.68 |
$5.80 |
| 5,000 - 10,000 GPM |
$5.92 |
$6.04 |
| 10,000 - 75,000 GPM |
$6.39 |
$6.51 |
| 75,000 GPM - 1 Million |
$6.71 |
$6.84 |
| All over 1 Million |
$3.98 |
$4.06 |
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 2020 |
Jan 2022 |
| 32% of 5,000 GPM Residential Rate |
$13.32 |
$13.60 |