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how we calculate your bill (En espaņol)

1. Subtract PRIOR READ from CURRENT READ to determine usage (in hundred cubic feet) this billing period.

  SAMPLE
452
 - 402 
  = 50 
(100 cubic feet = 1 unit of usage)

 

prior read 402 current read 452

2. Calculate in increments of 10 units according to chart

1st 10 @ 1.54 = $15.40
2nd 10 @ 2.71 = $27.10
3rd 10 @ 2.95 = $29.50
4th 10 @ 3.15 = $31.50
5th 10 @ 3.23 = $32.30

     total = $135.80

 

3. Add meter charge            (5/8" meter = $29.78 bimonthly)

$29.78

 

meter size: 5/8     meter number 12345678

4. Add San Diego County Water Authority (CWA) Surcharges

$3.40
+5.00
=$8.40

5. Based on this sample, the total bill for two months =

$135.80
29.78
+ 8.40
= $173.98

 

 

calculating daily water use


100 cubic feet = 748 gallons


 

1. To determine how many gallons per day your household used on an average day during the billing period, multiply the usage (in hundred cubic feet) by 748.

days 60    cu.ft. 50    gallons per day 623

50 X 748 = 37,400 gallons

2. Divide by the number of days

37,400 ÷ 60 = 
623 gallons per day