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Reading Area Water Authority Rates

Effective 2008

Service Charges
Meter Size Water Sewer
Meter Surcharge
0.62 " $6.83 $7.96   $2.58
0.75 " $13.77 $16.04   $2.58
1 " $22.56 $26.28   $10.16
1.25 " $35.33 $41.16     $15.90
1.5 " $40.41 $47.08     $18.18
2 " $66.58 $77.57     $29.96
3 " $129.77 $151.19   $58.40
4 " $161.02 $187.60   $72.46
6 " $317.95 $370.43     $143.08
8 " $791.52 $922.16     $356.18
10 " $1,233.15 $1,436.68     $554.91
Service Charges for Fire Connections
2 " $21.53   $9.68
3 " $31.95   $14.38
4 " $53.47   $24.06
6 " $97.91   $44.06
8 " $144.44   $64.99
10 " $190.26   $85.61

Consumption charges...................62 Meters

Per 100 Cu Ft..............................$2.6182

Per 1000 Gallons..........................$3.50

Sewer 126%

Consumption charges    .62" Meters Sewer 
@ 140%
Per 100 Cu Ft $2.6967   $3.78
     
Per 1000 Gallons $3.61   $5.05
 
Sewer 140%  
 
Consumption charges .75 to 10" meters  
 
Per 100 Cu Ft    
   
First 100,000 cu ft $3.3208   $4.65
Next 400,000 cu ft $2.9048   $4.07
Over 500,000 cu ft $2.4502   $3.43
     
Per 1000 Gallons      
3% inc.    
First 750,000 Gallons $4.4393   $6.22
Next 3,000,000 Gallons $3.8831   $5.44
Over 3,750,000 Gallons $3.2754   $4.59

 

Connection Fees - Updated March 14, 2006

Connection Size............................Installation Charge
0.75............................................$3,170.80
1.................................................$3,202.80
1.5..............................................$3,610.04
2.................................................$3,780.04

Size of main....................4"....................6"....................8"....................10"....................12"
4" .................................$3,492.00
6"..................................$3,553.00........$4,222.00
8"..................................$3,641.00........$4,394.00 ........$4,823.00
10"................................$3,775.00........$4,623.00........ $5,125.00........ $5,407.00
12"................................$4,077.00........$4,770.00........ $5,405.00........ $5,645.00 ........$5,888.00
16"................................$3,953.00........$5,070.00........ $5,644.00 ........$5,945.00 ........$6,398.00
20"................................$4,406.00........$5,372.00........ $5,886.00........ $6,247.00........ $6,880.00
24"................................$5,311.00........$5,674.00 ........$5,550.00 ........$6,548.00........ $7,801.00
30"................................$5,674.00........$5,976.00 ........$6,519.00 ........$7,455.00........ $8,389.00
36"................................$6,037.00........$6,354.00 ........$7,425.00 ........$8,299.00........ $9,024.00

Tapping Fees - Updated March 14, 2006 ..........Abandonment Fees

Meter Size.................Fee........................ Size........................Rate
0.62"........................$3,017.00................ 0.5"....................$1,918.00
0.75"........................$3,017.00................ 0.75"..................$1,918.00
1".............................$7,542.00................1"........................$1,918.00
1.5"...........................$15,085.00..............1.25"...................$1,918.00
2"..............................$24,136.00..............1.5".....................$2,068.00
3"..............................$48,272.00..............2"........................$2,068.00
4"..............................$75,425.00..............3"........................$2,697.00
6"..............................$150,850.00.............4".......................$2,697.00
8"..............................$241,360.00.............6".......................$2,697.00
10"............................$346,955.00.............8"........................$3,101.00
................................................................10"......................$3,101.00

Also add $56.00 administration fee Also $300 Inspection Charge on new services with 2" meters and above

STATE HIGHWAY:  An Additional “Minimum Charge” of $450.00 will be added to the total abandonment’s fee for all abandonment that are performed on a State Highway. 

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