This page is for  Ansonia/Valley Office (Former BUI) Customers Ansonia/Valley Office Area Towns (Former BUI Customers):
Ansonia, Derby, and Seymour.

New Haven Area Customers New Haven Office Area Towns: Bethany, Branford, Cheshire, East Haven, Hamden, Milford, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, West Haven, Woodbridge. Link to Your Rate Schedule Here

Effective April 8, 2009

Quarterly Rates

Meter Size	Service Charges	Cost of Consumption Per 100 Cubic Feet
5/8"	$34.18	Residential—$3.710 Commercial—$3.204 Industrial—$2.934 Public Authority—$3.055
3/4"	51.27
1"	85.45
1-1/2"	170.90
2"	273.44
3"	512.70
4"	854.50
6"	1,709.00
8"	2,734.00
10"	3,930.70
Privately Owned	11.05

Monthly Rates

Meter Size	Service Charges	Cost of Consumption Per 100 Cubic Feet
5/8"	$11.39	Residential—$3.710 Commercial—$3.204 Industrial—$2.934 Public Authority—$3.055
3/4"	17.09
1"	28.48
1-1/2"	56.97
2"	91.15
3"	170.90
4"	284.83
6"	569.67
8"	911.47
10"	1,310.23
Privately Owned	11.05

Fire Service Charges

Private Fire Service Rates
Private	Annual	Quarterly
1"	$16.10	$6.2267
2"	84.36	23.2939
3"	239.46	62.0682
4"	506.97	128.9455
6"	1,467.06	368.9671
8"	3,123.01	782.9555
10"	5,613.90	1,405.6794
12"	9,066.19	2,268.752
Public Fire Service Rates
Connection	Quarterly	Monthly
Per Inch Foot of Main	$0.03576	$0.01192
Per Hydrant	60.00	20.00

Economic Development Rate

The Authority offers an “economic development rate” as an incentive to encourage new commercial or industrial customers in its service area, assessing the customer at 80 percent of applicable water rates for the first five years of occupancy. If the customer’s period of occupancy is less than five years, the Authority will pro-rate the full rate back to the first date of occupancy. After the initial five year period, the Authority will assess the customer its full applicable water rates.

To qualify for this economic development rate, the customer must:

• Be relocating to the Authority’s service area from out-of-state or from another service area within Connecticut.
• Consume at least 416,667 gallons of water per month, or 5 million gallons per year.

Miscellaneous Rates

Reconnection Charge     Prior to 3:30 p.m. (after termination of service)	$50.00
After Hours Reconnection      Charge between 3:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.      (after termination of service)	75.00
Collection Activity Charge (for service call due to delinquency)	18.00
Waste Inspection Charge	50.00
Meter Resetting Charge	35.00
Meter Removal Charge	35.00
Lien Processing Charge	16.00
Private Use of Public Hydrant:     (water usage above the allowance will be charged at seasonal rates)
Meter Service Charge	202.00
Minimum Charge (12,000 gallon allowance)	72.00
Seasonal Minimum Charge (60,000 gallon allowance)	274.00
Tank Truck Water (per 6,000 gallons)	50.00
Deficient Check	25.00
Wholesale (per cu.ft.)	2.033
Operate Curb Valve
Turn on or off during work hours	25.00
Turn on or off outside work hours	35.00
Turn on or off during Sundays or holidays	50.00
Excavation for Termination:
(1) at curb valve	306.00
(2) in street at tap	(A)
Backflow Device Testing Charges:
Scheduled Testing	54.00
Unscheduled Testing	109.00
Confined Space, Pit/Vault	109.00
Pit/Vault Requiring Pumping	(A)
Meter Replacement Charges:
5/8" & 3/4"	160.00
1"	205.00
1-1/2"	326.00
2"	446.00
Over 2"	(A)

(A) The charge will be the Authority’s cost of material, labor and equipment used, plus overhead at prevailing rates. In circumstances where this procedure for charging a customer would significantly delay the final billing, the Authority will use an appropriate estimate of its cost.

Service Connection Charges

Prior to the approval of an application, a service connection charge shall be paid by each applicant for each new service connection and meter installation as follows:

Corporation Stop or Branch Connection

Size	Charges
1"	$210.00
1-1/2"	220.00
2"	335.00
Over 2"	(A)

Meter Installation

Size	Charges
5/8"& 3/4"	$115.00
1"	115.00
1-1/2"	225.00
2"	225.00
Over 2"	(A)

(A) The charge will be the Authority’s cost of material, labor and equipment used, plus overhead at prevailing rates. In circumstances where this procedure for charging customers would significantly delay the final billing, the Authority will use an appropriate estimate of its cost.

Note: See rules of Authority, Re: Necessary inspection by Authority personnel of installation prior to backfilling and paving. The purpose of these charges is to defray the cost of installing the corporation stop or branch connection for a service connection, installing the meter (does not include the cost of the meter) and inspecting the service connection installation.

Local Facilities Charge

The purpose of the local facilities charges is to collect a fair contribution from the applicant toward the cost of the utility system, heretofore paid by existing customers.

A local facilities charge for each separate connection to a water main shall be paid by each applicant who desires to secure water service from the main. The applicant will pay the charge prior to the Authority’s granting approval for a service connection.

Meter Size	Facilities Charges
5/8" & 3/4"	$440.00
1"	660.00
1- 1/2"	770.00
2"	1,210.00
3"	4,850.00
4"	6,060.00
6"	9,150.00
8"	12,660.00

Charges for Pipe Installation*

Charges for pipe installation under rules and regulations of main will be the cost of the pipe, labor and equipment used, plus overheads at prevailing rates. In those circumstances where this procedure will cause a significant delay in the final billing, the Authority will use an appropriate substitute for cost. If pavement, excavation and repairs are required for the extension, these additional charges will be added to the final invoice. The cost of pipe will normally be based on 8" main but, if for any reason it is necessary to install pipe larger or smaller than 8" to satisfy the requirements of the applicant, cost shall be based on the pipe size actually required.

*Subject to proportionate sharing

Miscellaneous Charges

Charges for all services or materials are based on the direct cost of the material, labor and equipment used, plus overhead at prevailing rates. In those circumstances where the procedure will cause a significant delay in the final billing, the Authority will use an appropriate substitute for cost. These charges are assessed on the water bill account whenever possible, otherwise a separate invoice is rendered.

How to Compute Your Bill

Using the quarterly* meter rates and the assumed readings used below, the total bill would be computed as follows:

Present Reading	418 (100 Cu. Ft.)
Reading Last Quarter	393 (100 Cu. Ft.)
Water Used Present Quarter	25 (100 Cu. Ft.)
Customer Bill Calculation:
Service Charge (1)	$34.18
Rate (2,500 cu. ft. x $3.710 per 100 cu. ft.)	92.75
TOTAL BILL	$126.93

*Quarters may contain more or less than 91 days.
(1) Service charge based on 5/8” meter.