HALLSDALE POWELL UTILITY DISTRICT

Water and Sewer Rate Structure

 

Effective April 1, 2011

 

 

Each customer shall pay monthly in accordance with the following rates, which are generally based on the amount of water sold as determined by meter measurement.  Multi-service units served by a master meter will be billed based on the average consumption for each unit.

 

Domestic and Commercial Water Rates

 

Minimum Bill                                                          1,500 Gallons                                       $20.17  Base Rate

All Over                                                                1,500 Gallons                                           7.43  Per Thousand Gallons

 

(Sales tax is added to all water charges)

 

 

Domestic Sewer Rates

 

Minimum Bill                                                            1,500 Gallons                                      $23.48  Base Rate

Next                                                                      10,500 Gallons                                         7.26  Per Thousand Gallons

All Over                                                                  12,000 Gallons                                                  No Charge

*Grinder Pump (if applicable)                                                                                                  7.00  Per Month

 

Commercial Sewer Rates

 

Minimum Bill                                                          1,500 Gallons                                        $23.48  Base Rate

All Over                                                                1,500 Gallons                                            7.26  Per Thousand Gallons

*Grinder Pump (if applicable)                                                                                                 7.00  Per Month

 

 

Sunset Bay Sewer Rates

Vacant Lot Minimum Bill                                                                                                           $  9.00  Base Rate

Minimum Bill                                                          1,500 Gallons                                                23.48  Base Rate

All Over                                                                1,500 Gallons                                                  8.56  Per Thousand Gallons

 

*Sewer Grinder Pump Service/Maintenance Fees

 

Service Maintenance Fee                                                                                                             $7.00 Per Month

(This fee applies only for E-One Grinder Pump Model Numbers)

 

Sewer User’s Fee and Sewer Availability Charge

 

A six percent (6%) surcharge shall be added to every sewer bill, which amount is dedicated to the repayment of indebtedness owed to the State of Tennessee for improvements to the District’s sewer system.  A monthly sewer availability charge equal to the minimum sewer bill will be assessed to the owner of any house, building, and/or structure of any kind that is not connected to the District’s sewer system when the District’s sewer system is available to the property as provided by the District’s rules and regulations. 

 

Surcharge for Excess Concentration

 

Grease, fats, oils, etc., in excess of 50 mg/l at $4.00 per hundred pounds; BOD in excess of 240 mg/l at $6.00 per hundred pounds; Suspended Solids in excess of 300 mg/l at $5.50 per hundred pounds; Ammonia in excess of 30 mg/l at $4.00 per hundred pounds.

 

The Board of Commissioners for the Hallsdale-Powell Utility District sets the rates, fees and charges for the services provided by the utility district to ensure that the utility system is self-supporting.  These rates, fees and charges are set so as to produce revenues at least sufficient to (i) provide for all expenses of operation and maintenance of the utility district, including establishing necessary reserves, and (ii) pay when due all the utility district's debt obligations, including related interest and debt service reserve obligations.