The Wythe County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to give the citizens served by the Wythe County public water system an opportunity to comment on a proposed rate change. In accordance with the Code of Virginia Section 15.2-2119, and subsequent revisions, the Wythe County Board of Supervisors proposes to change the rates charged for water services on July 1, 2022, as follows:
CURRENT RATES:
Customer Class | Current Minimum Fee - First 1000 Gallons |
Residential | $20.79 |
Commercial | $20.79 |
Volume Rate | Rate/1000 Gallons |
Residential | $10.40 |
Commercial | $10.40 |
PROPOSED RATES BASED ON AWWA Basis of Meter Equivalent Ratios (ERC): (Regardless of volume usage)
Customer Class | Base Rate | ||
Base Rate | $20.79 | ||
Customer Class | Base Rate | ERC Meter Factor | Meter Base Rate |
3/4" Meter* | $20.79 | 1 | $20.79 |
1" Meter | $20.79 | 2.5 | $51.98 |
1-1/2" Meter | $20.79 | 5 | $103.95 |
2" Meter | $20.79 | 8 | $166.32 |
3" Meter | $20.79 | 15 | $311.85 |
4" Meter | $20.79 | 30 | $623.70 |
6" Meter | $20.79 | 60 | $1,247.40 |
*Typical Residential Meter | |||
Volume Rate | Rate/1000 Gallons | ||
Residential | $10.40 | ||
Commercial | $11.40 |
The public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at 6:05 p.m., or as soon as practicable thereafter, in the Board Room of the County Administration Building, 340 South Sixth Street, Wytheville, Virginia 24382 to hear public comment on the proposed water rate change.