Barberton, Ohio - Utilities Water Rate And Fee Schedule

Utilities Water Rate And Fee Schedule

Effective January 10, 2010 - beginning with February, 2010 billing

Water rate increase - 5.0%

Water Rate Schedule

	Barberton	Norton*	Norton rate + Surcharge
1 M through 30 Mgal per month	$5.28 per Mgal**	$7.92 per Mgal	$6.47+ 1.45 per Mgal
31 M through 120 Mgal per month	$4.70 per Mgal	$7.05 per Mgal	$5.76 + 1.29 per Mgal
Over 120 Mgal per month	$4.39 per Mgal	$6.59 per Mgal	$5.38 + 1.21 per Mgal

M = Thousand Gallons

Note:

* Norton rate = 1.225% of Barberton rate and includes 27.5% Norton surcharge (SC) per Norton Ordinance 49-2004. Does not include Brentwood Estates, which are now Norton customers.

** Special pricing rate: 20% discount on water only. $4.25 per Mgal (qualified Barberton residents & homeowners only; $10.63 per month minimum; extended through 2010).

Minimun Charge per Month - According to Meter Size

METER SIZE	GALLONS	CHARGE
METER SIZE	GALLONS	Barberton	Norton
5/8-inch	2,500	$13.20	$19.80	$16.17 + 3.63
3/4	6,000	$31.68	$47.52	$38.81 + 8.71
1	14,000	$73.92	$110.88	$90.55 + 20.33
1-1/2	19,000	$100.32	$150.48	$122.89 + 27.59
2	24,000	$126.72	$190.08	$155.23 + 34.85
3	34,000	$177.20	$265.80	$217.07 + 48.73
4	50,000	$252.40	$378.60	$309.19 + 69.41
6	80,000	$393.00	$589.50	$481.43 + 108.08

Charges for Fire Service - Unmetered

Service	Charge (per month)
Service	Barberton	Norton*
2-inch	$29.45	$36.00
4	$58.90	$72.00
6	$88.35	$108.00
8	$147.00	$180.00

* Norton no surcharge

Bulk water, available at the Wastewater Treatment Plant to truck customers, is $8.10 per thousand gallons.

For consumption outside the corporation limits (excluding Norton) double the Barberton rate superseded by ordinance.

Sewage Rate Schedule

(Based on water use)

Effective January 10, 2010; 2.5% increase

	Barberton	Norton*	Norton rate + SC
First 30 Mgal per month	$3.94 per Mgal	$5.91	$4.83 + 1.08 per Mgal
Over 30 Mgal per month	$3.16 per Mgal	$4.74	$3.87 + 0.87 per Mgal

M = Thousand Gallons

* Norton rate = 1.225% of the Barberton rate and includes a 27.5% Norton surcharge, per Norton Ordinance 48-2004.

Rates to increase 2.5% on January 1st of each succeeding year. by Ordinance

Minimum Charge per Month According to Meter Size

METER SIZE	GALLONS	CHARGE
METER SIZE	GALLONS	Barberton	Norton
5/8-inch	2,500	$9.85	$14.78	$12.07 + 2.71
3/4	6,000	$23.64	$35.64	$28.96 + 6.50
1	14,000	$55.16	$82.74	$82.74 + 15.17
1-1/2	19,000	$74.86	$112.30	$91.71 + 20.59
2	24,000	$94.56	$141.84	$115.84 + 26.00
3	34,000	$130.84	$196.84	$160.28 + 35.98
4	50,000	$181.40	$272.10	$222.22 + 49.88
6	80,000	$276.20	$414.30	$338.35 + 75.95

All rates outside the corporate limits of the City of Barberton, excluding the City of Norton, shall be

double the Barberton rates, except as authorized by Council Ordinance.

Office Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday
Phone: (330) 753-0328 Customer Service
Fax: (330) 848-6664

Rates for Non-Water Users - Sewer Only

If a residential user, who discharges sanitary sewage into the City's sanitary sewage collection system is not a user of water supplied by the City and water is not measured by a City water meter or by a meter acceptable to the Superintendent of Utilities, the Superintendent of Utilities shall estimate the usage in gallons per month of sanitary sewage discharged into the City's system and a sewer service charge and a use charge shall be billed to the residential user at the following rate:

Rate Per Month (January 10, 2010) - $3.84 per M

No. of Persons In Residence	Estimated Usage in Gals per Month	Inside Corp. ($3.94/Mgal)	Norton rate + SC $5.91/Mgal ($4.83+1.08)		Outside Corp. ($7.88/Mgal)
2	4,800	$18.90	$28.35	$23.15 + 5.20	$37.80
3	7,200	$28.40	$42.60	$34.79 + 7.81	$56.80
4	9,600	$37.80	$56.70	$46.30 + 10.40	$75.60
Over 4	14,400	$546.70	$85.07	$69.48 + 15.59	$113.00

If a multi-family apartment, commercial, industrial or institutional user, who discharges sanitary sewage into the City's sewage collection system, is not a user of water supplied by the City, and it is not measured by a City water meter or by a meter acceptable to the Superintendent of Utilities, the Superintendent of Utilities shall estimate the usage in gallons per month of sanitary sewage discharged into the City's system or shall require the installation of a meter to measure such usage and a sewer service charge and use charge shall be billed to the user at the rate set forth.

Notes:

Residential irrigation meters, those with no sewer costs, are no longer permitted due to safety and health consideration.

The rate structure will be modified in August to support conservation,

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