Water & Sewer Billing / Rate
Charges for municipal water are billed on a quarterly basis (4 times per year). There are 3 different Billing Cycles within the City: one to which your street has been assigned, which determines the schedule for meter reading, bill calculation and due date of water and sewer invoices.
Cycle 1
- January
- April
- July
- October
Cycle 2
- February
- May
- August
- November
Cycle 3
- March
- June
- September
- December
Meter Readings
The meter readings are collected at the beginning of each month listed; the invoices are mailed out at the end of each month; and, the due date is set approximately 35 days from the date of mailing.
Rates
The rate structure is a base rate per unit plus consumption in hundred cubic feet (HCF) recorded by the water meter. The formula used to calculate your charge is as follows:
- (Number of units times base rate) plus (consumption times usage rate) equals quarterly charge
Quick Reference Chart of Utility Billing Rates
- Water Unit Charge
$21 per unit
plus consumption at $2.35 per hcf - New Non-Laconia Unit
$24.15 per unit
plus consumption at $2.70 per hcf - Sewer Unit Charge
$40.00 per unit
plus consumption at $5.57 per hcf - Unmetered Sewer Unit
$265.00 per unit
semi-annually collected by the tax collector
See Tariff, pages 13-18 for complete water rate schedules.
See Sewer Ordinance for sewer rate schedule.
Fire protection changes are based upon the schedule found on pages 16-17 of the Tariff. The size of the fire service and any private hydrants within that property are billed accordingly.