Cost of Water / Sewer / Trash Service

Montgomery County MUD 162 (the District) provides TWO separate charges to residents on its monthly water billing statement which includes the following services:

  1. the District’s operational costs for the water supply and distribution system,
  2. the costs to provide sewer and trash service.

All are explained in more detail below:

Water Service Costs

The line item on a resident’s bill indicating “Water” reflects the costs associated with delivering the water to the resident. These costs include the District’s water operating costs, which include the District’s share of the Montgomery County MUD 163’s water plant operating costs, legal fees, operator fees, administrative fees, and other consultant fees as well as regulatory assessment fees. In order to recover the costs, the District charges residents a rate per thousand gallons used each month set by the Board in its Rate Order. The rate schedule includes a minimum charge that all residents must pay regardless of their usage. Occasionally residents question the minimum charge, but some of the District’s operating costs are fixed regardless of usage, thus the minimum charge helps to ensure the District’s costs will be recovered. The District’s new monthly single family residential water service rates are as follows:

Usage Range (Gallons) Rate per 1,000 Gallons Description
0 – 10,000 $25.00 (Minimum monthly charge) Includes first 10,000 gallons
10,001 – 15,000 $2.75 Water Rate per 1,000 gallons for usage between 10,001-15,000 gallons
15,001 – 20,000 $3.00 Water Rate per 1,000 gallons for usage between 15,001-20,000 gallons
20,001 – 25,000 $3.25 Water Rate per 1,000 gallons for usage between 20,001-25,000 gallons
25,001 – 30,000 $3.75 Water Rate per 1,000 gallons for usage between 25,001-30,000 gallons
Above 30,000 $4.75 Water Rate per 1,000 gallons for usage above 30,000 gallons

Sewer and Trash Service Costs

Sewer and trash service costs are combined into a flat monthly fee which appears on a resident’s bill as “Sewer” which is currently $60.00 per month for single family residential customers. The District charges this flat monthly fee in order to recover its sewer operating costs, which include the District’s share of Montgomery County MUD 163’s wastewater treatment plant operating costs, legal fees, operator fees, administrative fees, and other consultant fees as well as the direct cost it incurs from its trash provider, Best Trash.

Closing

The District is committed to keeping all costs as low as possible and is continually analyzing ways to improve efficiencies while maintaining high quality and safe water services. We encourage residents to participate in this process by monitoring usage, checking for leaks and learning more about irrigation tips and water savings.

Useful Information

Storm System Alert: Adjustments to Service Schedule Next Week

With the latest snow forecast for Tuesday, Best Trash will be closed for regular operations tomorrow.

Please see the revised schedule below for the tentative schedule for the rest of the week.

  • Monday: We will run a regular service day.
  • Tuesday: Closed.
  • Wednesday: Delayed start.
  • Thursday: Delayed start.

Note: If the landfills close due to inclement weather, we cannot run our routes on those day(s).

The guidelines are subject to change depending on the actual weather conditions.

If we are unable to run our routes on your scheduled service day, your pick-up will be on the next scheduled service day.

If plants die due to the weather, they will be considered storm debris and handled accordingly.

Best wishes, and be safe.