Water Rates

Effective: July 1, 2026

Monthly Charges: As shown on Bill bi-monthly

Base Rate: $83.76 bi-monthly (zero gallons of water) effective July1, 2026

System Enhancement Fee: Has been broken into 2 seperate line items for better transparency:

  • Capital Improvement: $40 bi-monthly initially instituded for paying off a loan taken to replace main water lines, a project that was done about 2006.  
  • Watershed Protection Debt Fee: $130 bi-monthly
    • $15 which is paying off a loan of about $1MM which was taken to make the original offer on the land that constitutes the watershed for 3 of our springs—part of this loan was used to pay for litigation costs and part for land purchase.
    • $ 50 which is paying off a loan of $2.1MM which was taken to finalize the purchase of the watershed land and additional litigation cost
      • You may recall that the District condemned the land to preserve it from a development that would have placed about 30 septic tanks in our watershed—after several years of litigation there was a settlement that involved a payment of $1.75MM for the land but also under Oregon law the District had to pay the other party’s attorney fees so the overall cost including the District’s attorney fees was almost $3 MM.

 

Seasonal Water Use Ratesbased on two month billing cycle:  

July through Octoner

  • Tier 1:    0-6000 gallons                @  $5 per 1000 gallons
  • Tier 2:    6001-12,000 gallons       @ $10 per 1000 gallons
  • Tier 3:   12,001-18,000 gallons     @ $20 per 1000 gallons
  • Tier 4:   over 18,001 gallons          @ $40 per 1000 gallons

November through June

  • Tier 1:    0-6000 gallons                 @ $4 per 1000 gallons
  • Tier 2:    6001-12,000 gallons        @ $8 per 1000 gallons
  • Tier 3:    12,001-18,000 gallons     @ $16 per 1000 gallons
  • Tier 4:    over 18,001 gallons          @ $32 per 1000 gallons

 

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RATES EFFECTIVE THROUGH JUNE 30, 2026

Monthly Charges: As shown (Billed bi-monthly)

Base Rate: $40.00 per month (zero gallons of water) effective January 1, 2025

System Enhancement Fee: $85.00 per month

Tier Structure Cost Breakdown:

Tier 1: 0 - 8,000 gallons $4.00 / 1000 gallons
Tier 2: 8,001 – 16,000 gallons $6.00 / 1000 gallons
Tier 3: 16,001 – 24,000 gallons $10.00 / 1000 gallons
Tier 4: 24,001 and over gallons $15.00 / 1000 gallons

 

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Other Fees

New Water Service

Admin & Other Fees

 

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