Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 26-631 Schedule.
Sec. 26-631. - Schedule.
(a) The rate charges to consumers of water by the City will be increasing for the monthly consumption beginning with the October 2023 billing cycle, and continuing thereafter. The rates for water consumed shall be as follows:
Consumer Classes | Effective October 2023
Residential—Inside and Outside City Limits |
First 3,000 gallons | $1.70 per 1,000 gallons
Next 3,000 gallons | $3.21 per 1,000 gallons
Next 6,000 gallons | $3.48 per 1,000 gallons
Over 12,000 gallons | $4.96 per 1,000 gallons
All Sprinkler | $4.96 per 1,000 gallons
Consumer Classes | Effective October 2023
Commercial/Industrial |
Up to 1,000,000 gallons | $2.65 per 1,000 gallons
Above 1,000,000 gallons | $2.17 per 1,000 gallons
Wholesale/Resale |
First 5,000,000 gallons | $2.65 per 1,000 gallons
Over 5,000,000 gallons | $2.17 per 1,000 gallons
Supplemental/Emergency | $6.45 per 1,000 gallons
Other |
All Sprinkler | $4.06 per 1,000 gallons
Metered Fire Line | $4.06 per 1,000 gallons
(b) In addition to the above rates for water consumed, there is an availability charge that is added to the consumption charge, which charge is based on having water available to the customer or consumer for water consumed or used. In the event there is no consumption, the availability charge alone will apply. The availability charge is based on meter size, and is as follows:
Meter Size | Effective October 2023
Each 5/8" meter | $14.00
Each 1" meter | $16.67
Each 1½" meter | $51.33
Each 2" meter | $77.87
Each 3" meter | $165.59
Each 4" meter | $268.66
Each 6" meter | $533.87
Each 8" meter | $726.18
Each 10" meter | $1,380.27
Fire Line | $10.04 per inch
Fire Hydrant Charge | $7.53
(c) Except for wholesale/resale, supplemental and sole-source sale where water is used through a common meter, and
(1) Where more than one house, building, or structure used for living, eating, or sleeping quarters, or in which a business occupation or profession is conducted or carried on, or
(2) In apartment houses or buildings, or
(3) In houses or buildings occupied by more than one family, or
(4) In business houses or buildings where one or more persons or entities are located therein and each person or entity is engaged in a separate business or different business, or
(5) Mobile home parks or facilities where multiple units or spaces each have a water connection, then
each separate house, building, or structure, each unit in an apartment house or building, each family in one house, each person or entity engaged in a separate business or different business in one business house or building, each space or unit in a mobile home park or facility shall be subject to the availability charge per month of Fourteen and 00/100 ($14.00) Dollars, effective October 2023, and in addition to any water consumed. If there is no consumption, the availability charge as set forth in paragraph (b) will apply.
(d) Provided further, that for residences, apartments, mobile home parks, and commercial establishments serving six (6) or more families, apartment units, separate or different businesses through a common master meter, the charge shall be $2.31 per 1,000 gallons effective October 2023. In addition to the above, there will be an availability charge per month of $14.00 effective October 2023, per unit.
(e) The City of Huntsville shall pay a monthly maintenance charge of Seven and 53/100 ($7.53) Dollars effective October 2016, (no rate increase for October 2023) for each fire hydrant in the water system.
The rates and charges as set forth in this amendment shall become effective with meter readings on and after October 1, 2023.
(Code 1982, § 23-121; Ord. No. 90-617, 11-20-1990; Ord. No. 95-306, 5-11-1995; Ord. No. 99-314, 4-8-1999; Ord. No. 00-313, § 23-121, 4-13-2000; Ord. No. 02-842, § 23-121, 10-10-2002; Ord. No. 05-550, 8-11-2005; Ord. No. 07-1125, 11-20-2007; Ord. No. 12-1019, 12-20-2012)
(Ord. No. 23-628, adopted 9-14-2023)