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Water Superintendent:  Fernando Ibarra

 
  • City Code 21-24-- Utility Deposit- 2 months estimated bill
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  • City Code 21-29-- Water Connect fee with Existing taps
  • City Code 21-33
  • For reconnect after non-pay
    During city working hours- $35.00
    During nights, weekends, and holidays- $40.00
    For New services and services transfers.
    During city working hours- $20.00
    During nights, weekends, and holidays- $30.00
    Service Trip Fee: Any service call or trip to the members tap as a result of a request.
    During City working hours- $35.00
    After hours, weekends, and holidays- $40.00
  • City Code 21-31-- Return check fee- $25.00
  • Late payment fee (after 10 days from due date), per month- 1.5% of bill
  • Equipment damage fee- $70.00 + actual
  • Meter test fee (Charge imposed on the affected account if the meter is found correct.)- new meter cost
  • Owner Notification fee (Notify owner of property that renter/lessee delinquent account status prior to disconnection of service.)- $20.00
  • City Code-- 21-52- Water Tap Fees
  • 3/4 x ½ tap-- $550.00
  • 1 x ½ tap-- $675.00
  • Greater than 1 inch-- $675.00 + actual cost
  • Water Rates Base
  • Residential 3/4"  - 1" meter -- $13.13
  • Commercial 1 1/2" - 2 " meter -- $19.43
  • Industrial > 2" --$157.50
  • Ascending Consumption Rates all water meters
  • Rate 0-10,000per 1000 gal-- $1.63
  • Rate 10,001-20,000 per 1000 gal-- $1.73
  • Rate over 20,001 per 1000 gal-- $1.84
  • A customer pays a rate based on the meter size, plus an additional charge on the amount of water used. Water consumption is figured per thousand gallons based on the ascending rate schedule.
  • City Code 21-66-- Private water well permits. (The drilling of private water wells within the City and the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction is generally prohibited. In some very specific instances, wells can be drilled in accordance with City Codes, after obtaining City Council approval and approval of the Sutton County Water Conservation District. All water well drilling and completion shall be as per Texas Water Well Driller's Association and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) guidelines and specifications.)
  • New Well 0-50 ft. deep-- $5.00
  • New Well 50-150 ft. deep-- $7.50
  • New Well greater than 150 ft. deep-- $10.00
  • Repair or Enhancement of existing well-- $5.00
  • Plugging or Abandoning well-- $5.00
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