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Powdersville Water District's
Current Water Rates

• The minimum rate for the first 4,000 gallons for a two month billing period is $22.74
• The rate for all consumption over 4,000 gallons is $3.51 per 1,000 gallons
   The regulatory fee is $.45 per customer per billing period

Ancillary Fees

 Fee Type
FY 2008 Fee
 Fee Description
Effective Date
1
 New Service Fee (for Owners)
$50.00
Establishing a new water account for any establishment by owner
2
 New Service Fee (for Renters)
$75.00
Establishing a new water account for any establishment by a renter
12/21/07
3
 Account Transfer Fee
$35.00
Transfer of any water account (owner or renter)
12/21/07
4
 Service Call Fee (business hours)
$35.00
Basic charge for any field service call
12/21/07
5
 Service Call Fee (after hours)
$47.00
 Does not include Late Payment Cut-on shown below
12/21/07
 service calls include the following (each occurrence):
     - Meter removal
Cost of removing meter for non-payment or at customer's request
     - Reinstall meter
For reinstallation of meter
     - Turn-on/Turn-off meter
For routine trips to customer meter to turn service on or off
     - Meter damage
Labor rate for repairing meter plus material cost
     - Temporary account transfer
Transfer of accounts for renters, landlords, realltors, owners
6
 Late Payment Cut-on (afterhours)
$80
Customer request cut-on after hours when cut-offs completed
12/21/07
7
 Reactivation Service Fee 
$50
 Reactivate an account that is dormant for 6 months or > (service call included)
8
 Backflow Preventor Testing     6 inch or less
$200
 Fee only applies if owner fails to have device tested
                                                > 6 inch
$300
 during the time frame required (RPs & DCVAs)
9
 Fire Protection Fees       
Commercial or residential dedicated fire lines
3/4'" to 4" fire line tap
$10 per month
8/11/06
6" fire line tap
$20 per month
8/11/06
8" fire line tap
$35 per month
8/11/06
10" fire line tap
$45 per month
8/11/06
12" fire line tap
$55 per month
8/11/06
Private Hydrant 
$8.33 per month each
 Hydrants on private mains on private property that are served by our system
existing
10
 Meter Testing                        3/4" & 1"
$75
 Testing a customers meter per request, fee waived if meter is in error 
Water Theft Fee
Unauthorized or illegal use of water
    - first offense
$100
 plus 5.00 per kgal of estimated water use 
12/21/07
    - first offense for homes & buildings under contruction
$500
 plus 5.00 per kgal of estimated water use 
12/21/07
    - second offense
$500
 plus 5.00 per kgal of estimated water use 
12/21/07
    - second offense for homes & buildings under construction
$1,000
 plus 5.00 per kgal of estimated water use 
12/21/07
11
 Meter Tampering Fee
$50
 Penalty charged anytime customer tampers with meter or meter locks/tags
11/8/04
12
 Late Payment Fee
10%/month
 All delinquent accounts after grace period
existing
13
 Returned Check Fee
$30
12/21/07
14
 New Meter Fee                       3/4"
$300
 Install radio read meter in existing box on existing service line and box
11/8/04
                                              1"
$380
 same
12/21/07
                                            2" or >
actual cost
 same
15
 New Taps to the Main              3/4"
$1,000
 Install new tap on main, run service line, set meter & box at property line
exisiting
                                              1"
$1,200
 same
                                            2" or >
actual cost
 same
16
 Tap Fees to the Main
actual cost
 all sizes
(major highways or complex installation)
17
 System Capacity Fee
$1.85/REU
 REU = 400 gallons per day max. daily water use (commercial estimated)
1/1/06
   - single family homes
$740
 based on 400 gpd x $1.85 per gallon
   - mobile homes
$555
 based on 300 gpd x $1.85 per gallon
   - all commercial establishments
calculated
 based on max. daily use x $1.85 per gallon (DHEC Contrib. Loadings)
   - irrigation taps
none
 unless irrigation water is guaranteed to be available
*Capacity is assigned by parcel or per unit, non-transferrable
18
 Bulk Water Fee (from fire hydrant)

   - permanent water filling station
(one day permit; includes 5,000 gals)
$50
Contractors only - 1 day limit - 5 filling locations - see Hydrant Use Policy
12/21/07
   - permanent water filling station
(14 day permit; includes 10,000 gals)
$75
Contractors only - 14 day limit - 5 filling locations - see Hydrant Use Policy
12/21/07
   - permanent water filling station
(30 day permit; includes 20,000 gals)
$125
Contractors only - 30 day limit - 5 filling locations - see Hydrant Use Policy
12/21/07
Charge for gallons used in excess of allowance
$5.00/1000
12/21/07
19
 Water Leak Adjustment
$2.28/1000 (actual use)
 If bill is 3 times your avg. bill, one adjustment allowed per year
12/21/07