Water & Sewer Rates

  1. Water Rates
  2. Sewer Rates

Water Rates 

Effective October 1, 2023

Residential and Commercial Customers

Base ChargeGallonsCommodity Rate Sales Tax
$18.00 / month0 - 2,500$4.42 per 1,000 gallons over Base Charge4%


Residential & Commercial Customers Outside the City of Pelham

Base ChargeGallonsCommodity Rate Sales Tax
$21.00 / month0 - 2,500$5.09 per 1,000 gallons over Base Charge4%


Social Security/Social Security Disability 

*To qualify, residents must have a household income derived solely from Social Security or Social Security Disability.

Base ChargeGallonsCommodity Rate Sales Tax
$5.60 / month0 - 2,500$2.13 per 1,000 gallons over Base Charge4%


Commercial Customers

Base ChargeGallonsCommodity Rate Sales Tax
$18.00 / month0 - 2,500$4.42 per 1,000 gallons over Base Charge4%


Commercial Customers Outside the City of Pelham

Base ChargeGallonsCommodity Rate Sales Tax
$21.00 / month0 - 2,500$4.42 per 1,000 gallons over Base Charge4%


Definitions

  • Residential customer category: single-family premise used for residential purposes and served by an individual water meter for the premises. Users served by master meters shall be classified as commercial customers.
  • Social Security/Social Security Disability category: accounts that have met the guidelines established by the City Clerk.
  • Residential-Access to the system but not connected: accounts that have met the guidelines established by the Pelham Water Works and the Pelham Sewer Department.
  • Commercial customer category: any user not classified as residential. Commercial users include but are not limited to businesses, industries, offices, and residential uses such as apartments and mobile home parks served by master meters.
  • Significant Commercial (High Strength user or Commercial Fast Food user): any commercial user discharging wastewater into the system with BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) greater than 250 milligrams per liter of wastewater.

Water Fee Schedule (PDF)