City of Mountain Lake’s Municipal Utility takes action effective January 1, 2015; changes first noticed on late February bill
The City of Mountain Lake’s Municipal Utility took action – effective January 1, 2015 – to increase water and sewer rates, but the electric Conservation Improvement Plan (CIP) surcharge will decrease from 3% to 1.5% of the electric bill.
As an example, a household using 4,000 gallons of water per month will see a water bill increase of $1.08 per month. The sewer increase for this same household would be 77 cents a month. As far as sewer rates, Mountain Lake Utility bills sewer at a flat rate; only commercial/industrial bills are based on usage. In looking at electricity charges, a household with a $75 electric bill will see the CIP surcharge drop from $2.25 to $1.13.
These changes will first be noticed on the Utility bill received in late February, and that is due in March.
New Residential Water Rates
* Base – $28.65.
* 1,000 to 6,999 gallons – $6.63 per 1,000 gallons.
* 7,ooo to 12,999 gallons – $7.43 per 1,000 gallons.
* 13,000 to 25,999 gallons – $8.48 per 1,000 gallons.
* 26,000+ – $9.55 per 1,000 gallons.
New Rural Water Rates
* Base – $29.74.
* 1,000 to 6,999 gallons – $7.42 per 1,000 gallons.
* 7,000 to 12,999 gallons – $8.49 per 1,000 gallons.
* 13,000 to 25,999 gallons – $9.54 per 1,000 gallons.
* 26,000+ gallons – $10.61 per 1,000 gallons.
New Commercial/Industrial Water Rates
* Base – $28.65.
* 1,000 to 50,000 gallons – $7.16 per 1,000 gallons.
* 51,000+ gallons – $7.42 per 1,000 gallons.
New Residential/Rural Sewer Rates
* Base – $39.02 for residential, $41.62 for rural. (Sewer bills are set at a flat rate for residential/rural.)
New Commercial/Residential Rates
* Base – $0.00.
* 0 to 3,000 gallons of water used – $41.62.
* 3,001+ gallons of water used – $7.79 per 1,000 gallons.