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Elizabethtown Area Water Authority
211 W. Hummelstown St. Elizabethtown, PA 17022
Rates
Water rates for the Elizabethtown Area Water Authority customers shall be billed on a quarterly annual basis, based on the following Schedule of Water Rates, as set in Resolution 2020-8 (Approved December 2, 2020, Effective March 2021) :
SCHEDULE OF WATER RATES
GALLONS METERED WATER RATE
0 to 3,000 gallons $38.49 (Base Charge – Billed to All Customers);
3,001 to 25,000 gallons: $8.37 / 1000 gallons;
25,001 to 49,000 gallons: $7.48 / 1000 gallons;
49,001 to 100,000 gallons: $4.44 / 1000 gallons;
Over 100,000 gallons: $3.815 / 1000 gallons
How to calculate your water bill for a single unit using the formula listed above:
Single unit billed for usage of 27,000 gallons:
$ 38.49 (base charge / Quarter)
$ 184.14 (22,000 gals. @ $8.37 / thousand gals.)
$ 14.96 (2,000 gals. @ $7.48 / thousand gals.)
$ 237.59 Total bill
How to calculate your water bill for multiple units using the formula listed above:
32 unit building billed for usage of 251,000 gallons:
251,000 gals. / 32 units = 7,843.75 gals. per unit
7,843.75 gals. used –
4,843.75 gals. / 1000 x $8.37 = $40.54
$38.49 (base charge up to 3,000 gals.) + $40.54 = $79.03
$79.03 x 32 units = TOTAL $2,528.96
Meter Testing $100.00
Frozen / Burst Meter $145.00 + $75.00 for service call = $220.00
National Standard Usage is 22,500 / quarter for a family of 4 (247 gals per day)