Richmond, Va., City Code § 28-307 Residential water service.
Sec. 28-307. - Residential water service.
(a) Application. This section shall apply to the use of service for residential purposes in individual residences, owner-occupied duplexes or nonprofit facilities that provide transitional housing for residential use on a regular basis by homeless persons where service is available.
(b) Minimum charge for water. The monthly minimum charge is the service charge.
(c) Service charges (readiness to serve). Monthly water service charges shall be as set forth in this subsection. Each residential water service customer shall pay the service charge determined by meter size, unless the customer is eligible to receive a discount to the service charge for installing fire suppression equipment. The service charges set forth in this subsection shall be paid in addition to the charges for the quantity of water which passes through the meters. The Director shall issue rules and regulations to establish the parameters for such a discount.
Meter Size (inches) | Charge
⅝ | $16.70
¾ | $23.73
1 | $37.77
1½ | $72.84
2 | $114.94
3 | $227.21
4 | $353.50
6 | $704.33
8 | $1,125.33
10 | $1,616.49
(d) Volume charge. Monthly charges for the quantity of water which passes through the meters shall be as follows:
Quantity (ccf) | Charge Per 100 Cubic Feet (ccf)
Single-Family Residential Tier 1 (0—4) | $2.96
Single-Family Residential Tier 2 (more than 4) | $6.27
Multifamily Residential | $5.23
(e) Term of contracts. Contracts for water service for customers within the corporate City limits under this schedule shall be cancelable at any time, provided that such a consumer cannot resume service within one month at the same location without paying the prescribed service charges and charges for water supplied during the intervening period in accordance with this schedule. Contracts for water service for customers not within the corporate City limits shall be cancelable as discussed hereinafter in this chapter.
(f) Special provisions (cost of water adjustment).
(1) Cost adjustment clause. The charge specified in the monthly volume charge may be subject to an adjustment per 100 ccf for increases or decreases in the costs associated with the cost of electric energy, water treatment chemicals and purchased water.
(2) Residential water service charges for meters having a capacity greater than five-eighths inch; special provision. The monthly service charge for each residential water customer, with service established on or before the adoption of the ordinance from which this subsection is derived and having a water meter capacity greater than five-eighths inch, shall be equal to the monthly service charge for a five-eighths inch meter size as set forth in this section. The monthly service charge for each residential water customer, with service established after the adoption of the ordinance from which this subsection is derived and having a water meter capacity greater than five-eighths inch, shall be based upon the meter capacity as set forth in this section.
(Code 1993, § 29-218; Code 2004, § 106-282; Code 2015, § 28-326; Code 2020, § 28-307—28-310; Ord. No. 2004-94-123, § 1, 5-24-2004; Ord. No. 2005-101-109, § 1, 5-31-2005; Ord. No. 2006-66-134, § 1, 5-30-2006; Ord. No. 2008-97-127, § 5, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2008-99-127, § 3, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2009-58-81, § 1, 5-26-2009; Ord. No. 2009-114-123, § 1, 6-22-2009; Ord. No. 2010-84-97, § 1, 5-24-2010; Ord. No. 2011-59-85, § 1, 5-23-2011; Ord. No. 2012-48-63, 5-14-2012; Ord. No. 2013-51-84, § 1, 5-28-2013; Ord. No. 2014-43-101, § 1, 5-27-2014; Ord. No. 2015-64-95, § 1, 5-15-2015; Ord. No. 2016-070, § 1, 5-13-2016; Ord. No. 2017-062, § 1, 5-15-2017; Ord. No. 2018-094, § 1, 5-14-2018; Ord. No. 2019-071, § 1, 5-13-2019; Ord. No. 2021-059, § 1, 5-24-2021; Ord. No. 2022-074, § 1, 5-9-2022; Ord. No. 2023-071, § II(4), 5-8-2023; Ord. No. 2024-099, § III(§ 9), 5-13-2024)