2023 Affordability Program Water & Wastewater Rates (Uplift Assistance Program)
The RAC recommended to replace the affordability discount program with a separate rate structure that provides discounted rates for qualified affordability program customers.
Effective for Consumption on or about January 1, 2023
Households inside the City Limits or outside the City Limits with income at or below 125 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) are eligible to apply to be subject to the below rates.
Affordability Program Water Rates (Uplift Assistance Program)
Water service charges for all metered residential water connections shall be the application of the Water Monthly Volume Charges to metered water usage in every instance of service for each month or fraction thereof and are billed according to the schedule below.
| MONTHLY SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGE* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSIDE CITY LIMITS | OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS | |||
| Usage Tier | APPROVED 2023 |
APPROVED 2023 |
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| Tier 1 | $ – | $ – | ||
| Tiers 2-5 | 3.00 | 3.90 | ||
| MONTHLY VOLUME CHARGE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSIDE CITY LIMITS | OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS | |||
| Usage Tier Gallon Block Threshold |
RATE PER 1,000 GALLONS | RATE PER 1,000 GALLONS | ||
| APPROVED 2023 |
APPROVED 2023 |
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| 2,000 | $ – | $ – | ||
| 6,000 | 1.000 | 1.300 | ||
| 10,000 | 1.500 | 1.950 | ||
| 15,000 | 2.500 | 3.250 | ||
| Over 15,000 | 3.500 | 4.550 | ||
Affordability Program Wastewater Rates (Uplift Assistance Program)
Sewer service charges for all metered residential water connections shall be the application of the Sewer Monthly Volume Charges to average monthly water usage for 90 days during three consecutive billing periods beginning after November 15 and ending on or about March 15 of each year and are billed according to the schedule below.
| MONTHLY SEWER VOLUME CHARGE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSIDE CITY LIMITS | OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS | |||||
| Usage Gallon Block Threshold |
RATE PER 1,000 GALLONS | RATE PER 1,000 GALLONS | ||||
| APPROVED 2023 |
APPROVED 2023 |
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| 2,000 | $ – | $ – | ||||
| Over 2,000 | 2.700 | 3.240 | ||||
| Customers who do not have a record of winter water usage or an interim average will be billed for sewer service assuming 5,985 gallons monthly sewer usage.
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| Federal Income Guidelines | |
|---|---|
| Family Size | Annual income at or below |
| 1 | $18,225 |
| 2 | $24,650 |
| 3 | $31,075 |
| 4 | $37,500 |
| 5 | $43,925 |
| 6 | $50,350 |
| 7 | $56,775 |
| 8 | $63,200 |
| 9 | $69,625 |
| 10 | $76,050 |
| 11 | $82,475 |
| 12 | $88,900 |
| Families with more than 12 persons | Add $6,425 for each additional person |