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Water Rates

MU Water Department strives to maintain the highest water quality standards while providing one of East Tennessee’s lowest water rates.

Water Rates

Topic: Water Treatment

Water Usage Rates

Water Treatment Plant Facility Investment Charge

Water Meter Tap Fees

Fire Protection Tap Fees

Monthly Fire Protection Service Charge

Water Usage Rates

Gallons Consumed Inside City Outside City
0-2,000 Gallons Included in Minimum  Bill Included in Minimum Bill
2,000 – 50,000 Gallons $2.35/1000 Gal. $4.70/1,000 Gal.
Next – 50,000 Gallons $2.10/1000 Gal. $4.20/1,000 Gal.
Over – 100,000 Gallons $1.90/1000 Gal. $3.80/1,000 Gal.

 

Minimum Bill Inside City Outside City
2,000 gallon minimum
5/8 in. meter $11.35 $16.05
3/4 in. meter $14.76 $20.87
1 in. meter  $22.13 $31.30
1-1/2 in meter  $38.59 $54.57
2 in. meter  $61.86 $87.47
3 in. meter $147.55 $208.65
4 in. meter $221.33 $312.98
6 in. meter  $402.93 $569.78
8 in. meter  $607.23 $858.68
10 in. meter  $800.18 $1,131.53

 

Water Treatment Plant Facility Investment Charge

A Facility Investment Charge of $0.23/per thousand gallons usage shall be applied to recover the debt service expense associated with the cost of increasing capacity of the Water Treatment Plant. This charge is determined by dividing the projected annual debt service by the actual sales gallons for the previous fiscal year.

Water Meter Tap Fees

Where water service is available the following tap fees shall apply. These fees are the same whether inside the city limits or outside city limits. Larger or special requirement Water Taps shall be charged at actual cost, but in no case less than the current rates. Any special charges for boring will be added to the fees stated below.

Size Tap Fees
5/8 Inch $750.00
3/4 Inch $800.00
1 Inch $1,000.00
1 1/2 Inch $2,000.00
2 Inch $2,500.00
3 Inch $6,500.00

 

Fire Protection Tap Fees

Where fire protection service is available the following tap fees shall apply. These Fees are the same whether inside the city limits or outside the city limits. Any special charges for boring will be added to the fees stated below.

Size Sprinkler Tap Fees
2 Inch $1,500.00
4 Inch $3,000.00
6 Inch $3,500.00
8 Inch $4,000.00
10 Inch $5,000.00
12 Inch $6,000.00

 

Monthly Fire Protection Service Charge

Fire Protection service charge shall be calculated using the table below based on customers fire line connection size. These Fees are the same whether inside the city limits or outside the city limits.

Size Monthly Annual
4″ $ 25.00 $ 300.00
6″ $ 40.00 $ 480.00
8″ $ 50.00 $ 600.00
10″ $ 100.00 $ 1,200.00
12″ $ 125.00 $ 1,500.00