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Rates & Fees – Usage
NEW ACCOUNT FEE
When a customer applies for initial water service, there shall
be a fee of $12.00 charged for establishing the new account and
turning on water at the new residence. When a customer moves
from one residence to another within the City, there shall be a
transfer fee of $5.00. These charges will be billed with the
first bill at the new residence.
DEPOSITS
A deposit equal to an average billing is required from anyone
other than the property owner when applying for service. For
residential service, this is a minimum of $170.00. This will be
applied to the final bill or returned when service is terminated
or the residence is purchased. No interest is paid on this
deposit.
DELINQUENT FEE
There is a $12.00 fee for turning service off and a $12.00 fee
for restoring service for non-pay. This fee and the amount due
shall be paid before service is restored. Where unauthorized
persons turn water on, there is an additional $12.00 fee or a
total of $36.00 when service is restored.
ESTIMATED BILL
On occasion a water bill is estimated. This is often due to access issues, including parked vehicles, locked gates, and snow cover. An estimated bill is based on your historical usage over the last 6 months. Every effort is made to take an actual reading during the next billing cycle. Should your estimated bill not accurately reflect actual usage, the next bill will be adjusted up or down accordingly based upon the actual reading.
Ready to Serve Charge:
This charge is included in "Water" on billings. No water consumption is
included in this charge.
Most residential houses have a 5/8" size meter.
| Meter Size | Monthly Charges | |
| 5/8" | $5.00 | |
| 3/4" | $6.00 | |
| 1" | $8.00 | |
| 1-1/2" | $15.50 | |
| 2" | $25.50 | |
| 3" | $40.50 | |
| 4" | $75.50 | |
| 6" | $164.00 | |
| 8" | $250.50 | |
| 10" | $375.00 |
| Water Charge: | $3.557 / 100 cubic feet |
| Sewage Charge: | $2.78 / 100 cubic feet (Minimum $3.21 per month) |
| HRSD Sewage Treatment Charge: (Effective 7/1/11) |
$4.13/100 Cu. Ft. Minimum charge of $0.25 per day Flat rate accounts (single family residential only) $24.40 per 30 day Period |
| Utility Tax: | 20% of water charges (ready to serve and water charge) $400.00 per month, maximum |
| Refuse Collection Fee: | $33.36 per month per dwelling unit |
| Returned Check Fee: | $50.00 (as of March 2010) |
Rates & Fees – New Construction
Water Service Connection:
Costs include tap, service, and meter installation by the Department except where
noted.
| Size Connection | Portsmouth | Chesapeake Service Area | ||
| 3/4" | $500 | $750 | ||
| 3/4" (service installed by developer/owner) | $200 | N/A | ||
| 1" | Cost plus 25% ($750 min.) |
1.5 times cost plus 25% | ||
| 1-1/2" | Cost plus 25% ($900 min.) |
1.5 times cost plus 25% | ||
| 2" | Cost plus 25% ($1,500 min.) |
1.5 times cost plus 25% | ||
| 4" | Cost plus 25% ($2,900 min.) |
1.5 times cost plus 25% | ||
| 6" | Cost plus 25% ($4,000 min.) |
1.5 times cost plus 25% | ||
| 8" | Cost plus 25% ($5,800 min.) |
1.5 times cost plus 25% | ||
| 10" | Cost plus 25% ($6,200 min.) |
1.5 times cost plus 25% |
Sewer Connection Fees (where a lateral is available):
| Residential, Trailer Parks: | $150 for each dwelling unit | |
| Commercial/Industrial: | $150 per equivalent dwelling unit (1 equiv. unit = 280 gallons per day) |
| When the City performs the installation and connection, a connection fee equal to the greater of the actual cost of such connection plus twenty-five per cent (25%) or $1,250.00 shall be made for each point of connection. If the deposit is less than the actual connection fee, the applicant shall pay the difference within thirty days or have service denied until payment of any balance due is made. If the deposit is more than such charge, the difference shall be promptly refunded. This is in addition to the $150.00 availability fee. |
SEWER LINE FEE (PORTSMOUTH) $250.00
This fee is in addition to the sewer connection fee. It applies
to areas where sewers have been installed by the City of
Portsmouth and a shall be paid by homeowners who do not connect
and pay the sewer connection fee within 30 days after notice
that sewers are available. During construction of sewers and
within 30 days after completion, the homeowner pays only the
$150 connection fee. Afterwards, the line fee is due, or a total
of $400. Where new construction is done and the connection fee
is paid at the time of application for building permit, only
$150 sewer connection fee is due.
Owner/Developer is responsible for installation of
a sewer lateral meeting current City standards where sewer lateral is
non-conforming or not available.
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HRSD Charges:
Facilities Charge:
Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD), the regional sewage treatment authority,
assesses a sewer connection fee as a capacity charge for their treatment system. This fee
is based on the water meter size.
Table of Charges (Effective 7/1/2015)
| Meter Size | Charge | |
| 5/8" | $1,895 | |
| 3/4" | $4,830 | |
| 1" | $8,170 | |
| 1-1/2" | $17,260 | |
| 2" | $29,420 | |
| 3" | $67,350 | |
| 4" | $122,400 | |
| 6" | $284,070 | |
| 8" | $516,260 | |
| 10" | $820,560 |
In addition to the above charge, whenever a
new user’s high strength or high volume wastewater impacts HRSD
facilities to such an extent that special modification and/or
expansion is required, an additional Facility Charge may be
assessed. This additional Facility charge shall be calculated
based on those capital expenditures required to provide service
to the affected user.
The Facility Charge shall be due and payable prior to the
issuance of a building permit/sewer permit by the local
jurisdiction. The Facility Charge shall also be due and payable
prior to the renewal and /or reissuance of a building permit,
except in cases where the applicable Facility Charge was paid
when the building permit was originally issued.