Water Rate Schedule

Rates Approved by the Board of Trustees on August 3, 2023 (effective with January 2024 billing)

• The water increase would affect all water users inside and outside the Village and would go into effect for the January 2024 billing that uses October 2023 to December 2023 usage
• Bills must be paid or postmarked within 30 days of the bill date to avoid a late penalty of 10%
• Our rate structure is designed to promote conservation - the more you use the more you pay

Rates inside the Village of Brewster:

Metered service; add A. + B. + C. (if applicable) + D. (if applicable) + E. (if applicable)
Unmetered service; add A. + F.
A. basic charge of $11.00 per month per unit (currently designated for fund deficit reduction)
B. 2500 gallon minimum usage charge equivalent to $50.00 per quarter per unit during the billing period (on or about every three months). 2500 gallons per quarter is equivalent to 27 gallons per day. $0.020 per gallon for 82 gallons per day per-unit during the quarterly billing period (on or about every three months). [Equivalent to an additional 10,000 gallons per quarter per unit]
C. $0.0265 per gallon for the next 328 gallons per day per-unit during the quarterly billing period (on or about every three months). [Equivalent to an additional 30,000 gallons per quarter per unit]
D. $0.034 per gallon for all consumption over 438 gallons per day per-unit during the quarterly billing period (on or about every three months). [Equivalent to all usage over 40,000 gallons per quarter per unit]
E. No meter: $920.00 per unit billed quarterly (on or about every three months).
F. Broken meter, bad reading, short reading: prorated based on average metered usage determined solely by the Village.

The Village of Brewster solely determines incremental (pro-rating) billing if any, and may from time to time adjust the billing period.

Rates outside the Village of Brewster:

Metered service; add A + B.
Unmetered service; add A. + B. + C.
A. A basic charge of $9.00 per month per unit (currently designated for fund deficit reduction.)
B. All metered customers are billed at a rate of $0.032 per gallon billed quarterly (on or about every three months).
C. No meter: $1,380.00 per unit billed quarterly (on or about every three months).
Broken meter, bad reading, short reading: prorated based on average metered usage determined solely by the Village.

The Village of Brewster solely determines incremental (pro-rating) billing if any, and may from time to time adjust the billing period.

April 15, 2020 and forward (effective with the July, 2020 billing)

• Bills must be paid or postmarked within 30 days of bill date to avoid a late penalty of 10%
• Our water rate structure is designed to promote conservation.  The more you use the more you pay.
  

Rates inside the Village of Brewster: 

• Metered service; add A. + B. + C. (if applicable) + D. (if applicable) + E. (if applicable)
• Unmetered service; add A. + F.

1. 1.  basic charge of $10.00 per month per unit (currently designated for fund deficit reduction)
   2. 2500 gallon minimum usage charge equivalent to $45.00 per quarter per unit during the billing period (on or about every three months).  2500 gallons per quarter is equivalent to 27 gallons per day. $0.018 per gallon for 82 gallons per day per-unit during the quarterly billing period (on or about every three months).  [Equivalent to an additional 10,000 gallons per quarter per unit]
   3. $0.025 per gallon for the next 328 gallons per day per-unit during the quarterly billing period (on or about every three months).  [Equivalent to an additional 30,000 gallons per quarter per unit]
   4. $0.033 per gallon for all consumption over 438 gallons per day per-unit during the quarterly billing period (on or about every three months).  [Equivalent to all usage over 40,000 gallons per quarter per unit]
   5. No meter: $920.00 per unit billed quarterly (on or about every three months).
      

Broken meter, bad reading, short reading: prorated based on average metered usage determined solely by the Village.

The Village of Brewster solely determines incremental (pro-rating) billing if any, and may from time to time adjust the billing period. 

Rates outside the Village of Brewster: 

• Metered service; add A + B.
• Unmetered service; add A. + B. + C. 
  

1. 1. A basic charge of $7.00 per month per unit (currently designated for fund deficit reduction.)
   2. All metered customers are billed at a rate of $0.029 per gallon billed quarterly (on or about every three months).
   3. No meter: $1,380.00 per unit billed quarterly (on or about every three months).
      

Broken meter, bad reading, short reading: prorated based on average metered usage determined solely by the Village.

The Village of Brewster solely determines incremental (pro-rating) billing if any, and may from time to time adjust the billing period.