Rates for users taking city water.

Houston Code of Ordinances § 47-122

in effect

Sec. 47-122. - Rates for users taking city water. (a) Residential users. Each residential user shall incur monthly sanitary charges for each meter serving the user's premises, except certain multifamily residential users with umbrella accounts authorized to receive different basic service charges as set forth in section 47-71 of this Code. (1) Single-family residential user. Each single-family residential user's monthly sanitary charge shall be calculated using the total of the applicable basic service charge and the volume charge set forth below: a. Basic service charge. The user's basic service charge shall be based on meter size, measured by meter diameter in inches, as set forth in the chart stated for this provision in the city fee schedule. b. Volume charge. The user's volume charge, regardless of meter size, shall be calculated using the user's monthly water usage as set forth in the chart stated for this provision in the city fee schedule. (2) Multifamily residential user. Each multifamily residential user's monthly sanitary charge shall be calculated using the total of the applicable basic service charge and the volume charge set forth below: a. Basic service charge. The user's basic service charge shall be based on meter size, measured by meter diameter in inches, as set forth in the chart stated for this provision in the city fee schedule. b. Volume charge. The user's volume charge, regardless of meter size, shall be the user's monthly water usage multiplied by the wastewater volume rate stated for this provision in the city fee schedule for each 1,000 gallon increment. (b) Non-residential users. Each non-residential user shall incur monthly sanitary charges for each meter serving the user's premises. (1) Commercial user. Each commercial user's monthly sanitary charge shall be calculated using the total of the applicable basic service charge and volume charge set forth below: a. Basic service charge. The user's basic service charge shall be based on meter size, measured by diameter in inches, as set forth in the chart stated for this provision in the city fee schedule. b. Volume charge. The user's volume charge, regardless of meter size, shall be the user's monthly water usage multiplied by the wastewater volume rate stated for this provision in the city fee schedule. (2) Industrial user. In additional to any applicable charges under section 47-143 of this Code, each industrial user's monthly sanitary charge shall be calculated using the total of the applicable basic service charge and volume charge set forth below: a. Basic service charge. The user's basic service charge shall be based on meter size as set forth in the chart stated for this provision in the city fee schedule. b. Volume charge. The user's volume charge, regardless of meter size, shall be the user's monthly water usage multiplied by the wastewater volume rate, and the flow rate, if applicable, plus the industrial waste program charge, all as stated for this provision in the city fee schedule and as described further below: [1] Industrial users without industrial waste surcharge. The user's volume charge shall be the user's monthly usage multiplied by the wastewater volume rate stated for this provision in the city fee schedule, plus the user's monthly usage multiplied by the wastewater volume rate stated for this provision in the city fee schedule for all flow to the city's public water system. [2] Industrial users with an industrial waste surcharge. The user's volume charge shall be the user's monthly usage multiplied by the wastewater volume rate for BOD per pound, TSS per pound, and Ammonia per pound, as stated for this provision in the city fee schedule. [3] All industrial waste permittees shall pay the industrial waste program charge. (Code 1968, § 49-95; Ord. No. 74-221, § 1, 2-6-74; Ord. No. 77-499, § 2, 3-15-77; Ord. No. 83-37, § 1, 1-12-82; Ord. No. 83-1138, § 1, 7-26-83; Ord. No. 85-1094, § 1, 7-2-85; Ord. No. 86-1664, § 1, 9-17-86; Ord. No. 87-494, § 1, 4-14-87; Ord. No. 87-581, § 1, 4-21-87; Ord. No. 87-1906, § 1, 11-10-87; Ord. No. 88-1194, § 8, 7-6-88; Ord. No. 89-1048, § 8, 7-5-89; Ord. No. 90-861, § 16, 7-11-90; Ord. No. 92-113, § 9, 2-5-92; Ord. No. 93-314, § 15, 3-24-93; Ord. No. 04-297, § 7, 4-21-04; Ord. No. 04-299, § 5.2, 4-21-04; Ord. No. 09-206, § 7, 3-11-09, eff. 4-1-09; Ord. No. 2010-305, § 6, 4-21-2010, eff. 6-1-2010; Ord. No. 2011-1168, § 13, 12-14-2011; Ord. No. 2021-515, § 3(Exh. B), 6-23-2021, eff. 7-1-2021)

Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH47WASE_ARTIIICISESECH_S47-122RAUSTAWAFetched: 10/26/2026