Including Apartment, Commercial, Industrial and Municipal
Effective for consumption on or about January 1, 2020. No changes to these rates have been implemented in 2022.
For business customers, a multi-step, base-excess use structure has been developed called the General Class. The base amount for General Class customers is 100% of customer’s prior year’s average monthly usage. Increased unit rates apply as usage exceeds each customer’s base amount.
General Class Water Rates
Monthly Service Availability and Volume Charge
The Monthly Service Availability Charge (minimum bill) for all general water service furnished through meters of the following sizes together with the Monthly Volume Charge measured per 100 gallons for water usage in every instance of service for each month or fraction thereof shall be as follows:
| MONTHLY SERVICE AVAILABILITY FEE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSIDE CITY LIMITS | OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS | |||
| METER SIZE | NET SERVICE AVAILABILITY FEE | NET SERVICE AVAILABILITY FEE | ||
| Approved 2020 |
Approved 2020 |
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| 5/8″ | $13.86 | $16.94 | ||
| 3/4″ | 19.79 | 24.12 | ||
| 1″ | 31.66 | 38.45 | ||
| 1 1/2″” | 61.29 | 74.27 | ||
| 2″ | 96.79 | 117.20 | ||
| 3″ | 179.74 | 217.47 | ||
| 4″ | 298.19 | 360.65 | ||
| 6″ | 594.32 | 718.67 | ||
| 8″ | 949.73 | 1,148.31 | ||
| 10″ | 1,364.34 | 1,649.54 | ||
| 12″ | 2,548.96 | 3,081.65 | ||
| MONTHLY VOLUME CHARGE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSIDE CITY LIMITS RATE PER 100 GALLONS |
OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS RATE PER 100 GALLONS |
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| USAGE BLOCKS | Approved 2020 |
Approved 2020 |
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| Base | $0.1810 | $0.2354 | ||
| >100-125% of Base | 0.2084 | 0.2710 | ||
| >125-175% of Base | 0.2717 | 0.3533 | ||
| >175% of Base | 0.3171 | 0.4121 | ||
| The Base Use is defined as 100% of the Annual Average Consumption | ||||
General Class Sewer Rates
| MONTHLY SEWER SERVICE AVAILABILITY CHARGE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSIDE CITY LIMITS | OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS | |||
| METER SIZE | Approved 2020 |
Approved 2020 |
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| 5/8″ | $14.53 | $17.43 | ||
| 3/4″ | 15.97 | 19.18 | ||
| 1″ | 18.14 | 21.78 | ||
| 1 1/2″ | 25.41 | 30.50 | ||
| 2″ | 36.31 | 43.58 | ||
| 3″ | 72.61 | 87.12 | ||
| 4″ | 108.91 | 130.70 | ||
| 6″ | 181.52 | 217.83 | ||
| 8″ | 290.41 | 348.52 | ||
| 10″ | 435.65 | 522.77 | ||
| 12″ | 580.86 | 697.03 | ||
| Customers who do not have a San Antonio Water System water meter will be charged the Sewer Service Availability Charge based on a 2″ meter size. | ||||
| MONTHLY SEWER VOLUME CHARGE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSIDE CITY LIMITS RATE PER 100 GALLONS |
OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS RATE PER 100 GALLONS |
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| Approved 2020 |
Approved 2020 |
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| 1,496 | $0.000 | $0.000 | ||||
| Over 1,496 | 0.4159 | 0.4992 | ||||
| *The Base Use is defined as 100% of the Annual Average Consumption | ||||||
Updated 1/22