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Understanding Your Water Bill
Water rates for both residential and commercial customers are based on billing units (One billing unit = 748 gallons) and billing tiers. Please follow this link for an explanation of the information on the bill.

Reference the appropriate customer sections below for calculation details.
Each tier builds on the preceding tier, so your water bill is commensurate to your water use.
Water conservation is encouraged. Lower water usage will result in lower water bills.

Contacts

If you have any questions related to your utility bill, please contact the Finance and Administrative Services Department at 650/903-6317.
For information about water quality, leak detection, sewer maintenance, or nonpoint source pollution control, contact the Public Services Department at 650/903-6329.

Residential Customers

The first three (3) units of usage per month will be billed at the lowest tier 1 rate.
If your usage exceeds three (3) units but is less than twenty-five (25) units, these additional units will be billed at the tier 2 rate.
If your household uses more than twenty-five units or 625 gallons of water a day, you may fall into all three tiers.
A single 5/8 inch or 3/4 inch meter serving multi-residential units will pay the rates listed for twice the amount of water.
The flat meter charge for a 5/8 inch and 3/4 inch meter is an additional $6.75 per month.

The first three (3) units of usage per month will be billed at the lowest tier 1 rate.

Residential Water Rates (effective 7/1/2011):

If your single unit household uses:

You'll pay:

Tier 1
Up to three units per month
(between one and 75 gallons a day)

$1.98 per unit

Tier 2
More than three but less than 25 units per month
(between 75 and 625 gallons a day)

$4.09 per unit

Tier 3
Over 25 units per month
(more than 625 gallons a day)

$8.12 per unit

If your Multiple Unit (2-4) on 5/8" or 3/4" Meter household uses:

You'll pay:

Tier 1
Up to six units per month
(between one and 150 gallons a day)

$1.98 per unit

Tier 2
More than six but less than 40 units per month
(between 150 and 1,000 gallons a day)

$4.09 per unit

Tier 3
Over 40 units per month
(more than 1,000 gallons a day)

$8.12 per unit

Commercial Customers
As a Mountain View customer with a one inch meter or larger, you are billed for the water you use according to an inverted rate structure which means your water bill is commensurate to your water use.

In a progressive rate structure, high water users pay more for a unit of water than those who conserve and keep their water use down.

Commercial Water Rates (effective 7/1/2011):

If you use a 1 - 1 1/2" Meter:

You'll pay:

Tier 1
Up to 20 units per month

$4.09 per unit

Tier 2
21 - 200 units per month

$4.41 per unit

Tier 3
Over 200 units per month

$8.12 per unit

If you use a 2 - 4" Meter:

You'll pay:

Tier 1
Up to 500 units per month

$4.09 per unit

Tier 2
501 - 2,000 units per month

$4.41 per unit

Tier 3
Over 2,000 units per month

$8.12 per unit

If you use a 6" or Larger Meter:

You'll pay:

Tier 1
Up to 4,000 units per month

$4.09 per unit

Tier 2
4001 - 10,000 units per month

$4.41 per unit

Tier 3
Over 10,000 units per month

$8.12 per unit

Recycled Water:

You'll pay:

Over 0 units per month

$2.56 per unit

Additional meter charges:

1" meter	$13.45
1 1/2" meter	$21.85
2" meter	$40.70
3" meter	$70.45
4" meter	$110.70
6" meter	$221.65
8" meter	$352.90
10" meter	$515.00

This is only a partial list of the most common water service fees. For the complete list of all fees please see the Public Works Water Rates pages in the Master Fee Schedule.


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