Water
rates will increase on July 1, 2009. The Water Bill Calculator
below is designed to help you estimate the cost difference to you. You can
lower your bill by conserving and using water efficiently. Find tips and
rebates on water-efficient fixtures and appliances at
www.PasadenaSavesWater.com
How
to Estimate Your Water Bill:
For
reference, begin by finding a recent utility bill, preferably with
service dates between July 1 and Sept. 30, 2008 which would
typically be a period of peak usage. Look for your water usage amount for that billing period, given as "HCF"
(hundred cubic feet) on the statement. Enter that water usage amount in
the Water Bill Estimator below. See a sample utility bill.
Select your bill type, monthly or bi-monthly. Typically, if you are
a residential customer, you are billed bi-monthly. Most commercial
services are billed monthly. If you are unsure
about what type of bill you receive, look for the two letter code next
to "Water Rate" on your bill. One of the letters in the code
will be either "M" or "B." M = Monthly. B =
Bi-Monthly. If you receive a
bi-monthly bill, the bill estimator will return results for both a one
month and two month period of service.
Select your meter size under the appropriate zone for your
service address (inside or outside Pasadena city limits). The estimator
will then automatically show the results for your estimated total water
services.
The results show a comparison of what your APPROXIMATE total water
services bill is under the current rates versus
what it would be under the new proposed rates.
If you receive a bi-monthly bill,
please note that the bill estimator will automatically calculate
based on your monthly usage. (It divides your usage input by
two.) For your convenience, the bill estimator will still return
results for both a one month and two month period of service.
Results are shown using summer peak
rates (April - September) to approximate the maximum your water
service would cost
for using a specified amount of water. Using that same amount of
water would cost less during the winter rate months (October - March).
Customers typically use more water
during the summer months, when PWP purchases more
water
from
Metropolitan Water District (MWD). Summer peak rates are
therefore higher than winter rates.
The
dollar amount for “Total Water Services”
under the “Current Rate Structure” abovemay not exactly match the total water services amount on
the recent utility bill that you are using
for reference. This may be because the service
dates on your reference bill extend before or beyond the peak period
of July 1-Sept. 30, 2008, and therefore lower rates were applied to
that bill.
Water usage is billed by hundred
cubic feet (HCF). 1 HCF = 748 gallons. One billing unit (BU) is
equivalent to one HCF (748 gallons), and both terms are used
interchangeably.
PWP uses a "block rate structure"
to determine how much a customer is charged for water use. A set
limit of water (given in HCF) is allocated for each block, and each block has a
different billing rate for water use: the higher the block, the
higher the billing rate.
See the current and proposed allocation of HCF
for each block and meter size.
The Capital Improvement Charge (CIC)
is a fixed rate charge based on the number of HCF used. The CIC rate for
customers inside city limits is $.6243 per HCF, and $.8427 per HCF
for customers outside city limits. No rate change for the CIC is
proposed at this time.
If you have any questions about the
above results, please contact PWP
here or by calling 744-4005.
