New Rules for Over-use: Three-month quarterly billing
- Starting in January of 2024, the water company will bill overuse of water every three months (quarterly) instead of monthly.
- The allotment of water will continue to be 5,400 gallons per month, or 16,200 gallons per quarter (three-month period).
- The benefit to members is that overuse will be based on the total allotment of water usage during a three-month period. For example, let’s say you had family come to visit for a couple of weeks and your water use increased dramatically for one month and you exceeded the 5,400-gallon allotment. You may “recover” if you used less during the other two months of the quarter.
So, if your usage stays within the total three-month allotment of water (16,200 gallons), you will not be charged for overuse. - If you over-use, you will receive your bill at the following times:
- First-quarter billings go out during the first week of April.
- Second-quarter billings go out during the first week of July.
- Third-quarter billings go out during the first week of October.
- Fourth-quarter billings go out during the first week of January.
- To assist you in managing your use of water, and avoiding overuse, the water company will continue to take meter readings on the last day of every month as we have done historically. Readings will be posted promptly on our website by the third day of the new month.
- Chronic over-users, and those who have had a very large overuse, will continue to be billed monthly.
- The price for over-use will continue to be $.05 (five cents) per gallon to encourage conservation. Watch out for over-use… it adds up quickly. Check for toilets that keep running, faucets that drip, and pilas that don’t shut off.
- The annual fee remains at $365/year for on-time payers, the same as it has been for the last three years.
- As always, our members can use the Appeals Process to question or contest any billing or policy. You must notify the water company of your appeal before the due date of the bill you are appealing. This due date is found in the heading of the invoice and is typically the last day of the month that you received your bill. Send your appeal to lamisionwaterco@gmail.com.
- Current Policies and Procedures are posted on our website at www.lamisionwaterco.org under the “About” tab.