Non-Residential Rate Information

The District applies a fixed commodity rate per hundred cubic feet of water used and monthly meter charge for non-residential customers. Wastewater rates include a fixed and variable charge.

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Commodity Fixed Rate

Commodity rates cover cost that vary based upon the amount of water delivered. This rate applies to non-residential customers and reflect monthly usage per 1 hundred cubic feet (HCF).

HCF = 1 hundred cubic feet
Type Rates
Non-residential Rate $ 2.39 / HCF

As a government agency, East Valley Water District is required by law to only charge its customers the costs associated with providing water services.

Miscellaneous Water Service Fees

Initiation of Service Charge:
$35 / Service Address

Final Disconnect Notice Charge (when disconnect notice is generated):
$30 (effective June 1, 2021)

Temporary Service Charge (Fire Hydrant Meter): 
$2,700 deposit + monthly meter fee + $4.10 per hundred cubic feet of metered water

Monthly Meter Charges

Water meter charges help pay for the cost associated with operating and maintaining EVWD's water treatment and delivery system. These charges are determined by meter size, not by the amount of water delivered.
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Meter Size January 1, 2025 January 1, 2026 January 1, 2027
5/8" Meter 27.52 29.18 30.97
3/4" Meter 34.62 36.70 38.910
1" Meter 48.83 51.76 54.87
1 1/2" Meter 84.35 89.42 94.79
2" Meter 126.97 134.59 142.67
3" Meter 368.48 390.59 414.03
4" Meter 901.23 955.31 1,012.63
6" Meter 1,433.89 1,520.02 1,611.23
8" Meter 2,854.65 3,025.93 3,207.49
10" Meter 4,630.48 4,908.31 5,202.81
12" Meter 5,695.98 6,037.74 6,400.01

Fire Service Charges

Fire protection charges reflect a monthly service charge, based on connection size, for private fire services. Revenues from these charges cover the costs associated with maintaining these facilities. These charges do not typically apply to most residential customers.

Fire Service Charge: 
Monthly connection rate + $2.19 per hundred cubic feet of metered water.


Tier January 1, 2025 January 1, 2026 January 1, 2027
5/8" Meter $ 13.75 / month $ 14.58 / month $ 15.46 / month
3/4" Meter $ 13.84 / month $ 14.68 / month $ 15.57 / month
1" Meter $ 14.01 / month $ 14.86 / month $ 15.76 / month
1 1/2" Meter $ 14.36 / month $ 15.23 / month $ 16.15 / month
2" Meter $ 14.71 / month $ 15.60 / month $ 16.54 / month
3" Meter $ 15.41 / month $ 16.34 / month $ 17.33 / month
4" Meter $ 16.11 / month $ 17.08 / month $ 18.11 / month
6" Meter $ 17.51 / month $ 18.57 / month $ 19.69 / month
8" Meter $ 18.91 / month $ 20.05 / month $ 21.26 / month
10" Meter $ 20.31 / month $ 21.53 / month $ 22.83 / month
12" Meter $ 21.71 / month $ 23.02 / month $ 24.41 / month

2024 Commercial Wastewater Rates

The new structure would simplify this process by creating four primary categories for all non-residential customers based on the concentration of organic materials and suspended solids in the wastewater they discharge.

Calculation: 
Monthly fixed charge + monthly variable charge = Monthly wastewater charges.

Monthly Fixed Charge

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Non-Residential /Commercial Wastewater Rate July 1, 2024 July 1, 2025 July 1, 2026
Monthly Fixed Charge $ 19.75 $ 20.99 $ 22.33

Monthly Variable Charge

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Non-Residential /Commercial Wastewater Rate July 1, 2024 July 1, 2025 July 1, 2026
Mixed Use*  $ 1.74 $ 1.89 $ 2.06
Low Strength* $ 2.96 $ 3.21 $ 3.49
Medium Strength* $ 3.31 $ 3.60 $ 3.91
High Strength* $ 4.73 $ 5.16 $ 5.63
  • Mixed Use: Qualifying accounts that utilize one meter to measure indoor and outdoor usage.
  • Low Strength: Includes Patton State Hospital, retail shops, schools and churches serviced by one meter, and other services.
  • Medium Strength: Laundromats, auto repair/service stations and convalescent homes.
  • High Strength: Restaurants, hotels, and supermarkets.

*Billed per unit of HCF.

HCF = 1 hundred cubic feet. 1 HCF is 748 gallons.

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Budget Based Rates

The East Valley Water District Board of Directors adopted a budget based rated billing structure effective June 1, 2015.

Budget Based Rates