Water rates.
Meridian Code of Ordinances § 25-40
in effectSec. 25-40. - Water rates.
(a) Schedule. The following rates shall be charged and collected for water service. Said rates will increase seven (7) percent effective October 1, 2026, and will increase seven (7) percent thereafter annually on October 1 through October 1, 2030. A water capital recovery fee shall be instituted effective October 1, 2026, which shall increase three (3) percent every year on October 1 through October 1, 2030.
Water Rates | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030
Base and Volumetric Rate Increases | 7.00% | 7.00% | 7.00% | 7.00% | 7.00%
Base Charge per Meter Size
Inside city:
⅝" | $18.45 | $19.74 | $21.12 | $22.60 | $24.18
¾" | $50.55 | $54.09 | $57.87 | $61.93 | $66.26
1" | $76.21 | $81.54 | $87.25 | $93.36 | $99.90
1.5" | $153.18 | $163.90 | $175.38 | $187.65 | $200.79
2" | $255.82 | $273.73 | $292.89 | $313.39 | $335.33
3" | $448.25 | $479.63 | $513.20 | $549.13 | $587.56
4" | $640.71 | $685.56 | $733.55 | $784.90 | $839.84
6" | $1,282.17 | $1,371.92 | $1,467.96 | $1,570.71 | $1,680.66
8" | $2,565.09 | $2,744.65 | $2,936.77 | $3,142.35 | $3,362.31
Outside city:
⅝" | $36.90 | $39.48 | $42.25 | $45.20 | $48.37
¾" | $101.10 | $108.18 | $115.75 | $123.85 | $132.52
1" | $152.42 | $163.09 | $174.51 | $186.72 | $199.79
1.5" | $306.36 | $327.81 | $350.75 | $375.30 | $401.58
2" | $511.64 | $547.45 | $585.78 | $626.78 | $670.66
3" | $896.50 | $959.26 | $1,026.40 | $1,098.25 | $1,175.13
4" | $1,281.42 | $1,371.12 | $1,467.10 | $1,569.79 | $1,679.68
6" | $2,564.34 | $2,743.84 | $2,935.91 | $3,141.43 | $3,361.33
8" | $5,130.18 | $5,489.29 | $5,873.54 | $6,284.69 | $6,724.62
Volume Charge
Inside city:
Usage per Kgal over 2,000 gallons | $9.22 | $9.87 | $10.56 | $11.29 | $12.09
Outside city:
Usage per Kgal over 2,000 gallons | $18.44 | $19.73 | $21.11 | $22.59 | $24.17
Capital Recovery Fee
⅝" | $3.00 | $3.09 | $3.18 | $3.28 | $3.38
¾" | $8.22 | $8.47 | $8.72 | $8.98 | $9.25
1" | $12.39 | $12.76 | $13.15 | $13.54 | $13.95
1.5" | $24.91 | $25.65 | $26.42 | $27.22 | $28.03
2" | $41.60 | $42.84 | $44.13 | $45.45 | $46.82
3" | $72.89 | $75.07 | $77.32 | $79.64 | $82.03
4" | $104.18 | $107.31 | $110.53 | $113.84 | $117.26
6" | $208.48 | $214.74 | $221.18 | $227.81 | $234.65
8" | $417.09 | $429.60 | $442.49 | $455.76 | $469.44
(b) Outside city. Customers outside the city limits shall pay double the monthly charges for water and sewer and all connection and other service fees.
(c) Adjustments.
(1) Leakage adjustment. In the event the amount of a consumer's monthly statement exceeds the average of the amount of the two (2) monthly statements immediately preceding by fifty (50) percent or more, the public works department may reduce the amount of such monthly statement to the average of the two (2) months immediately preceding if the consumer submits (i) a statement from a plumber licensed by the city that the excessive amount of water metered for that month was caused by a leak or broken water line or fixture and that the cause has been repaired and (ii) a paid receipt from a plumber licensed by the city for parts and labor to repair the cause of the leak or broken line or fixture. Excessive amounts of water being metered where the cause is other than a leak or broken line or fixture may be made on a case-by-case basis, but no adjustment shall be made for any cause if the monthly statement does not exceed the average of the two (2) months immediately preceding by less than fifty (50) percent. Only one (1) such adjustment, regardless of the cause, may be made for a consumer during the calendar year of January 1 through December 31.
(2) Other adjustment. In the event a consumer's monthly statement exceeds the average of the amount of the two (2) monthly statements immediately preceding by fifty (50) percent or more, and the cause of the excessive use of water is confirmed to be other than a leak, a broken line or fixture, request for an adjustment shall be directed to the public works department and it will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
(3) Number of adjustments. Regardless of the cause of excessive use, only one (1) adjustment may be made for a consumer during any one (1) calendar year, however, one (1) additional adjustment may be made at the discretion of the director or his designee as the circumstances warrant on a case-by-case basis.
(d) The rates established in subsection (a) may be adjusted by way of increase or decrease by written order of the mayor or his designated representative, no more often than once every three (3) months, and in a total aggregate percentage which does not exceed ten (10) percent of the amount set in subsection (a) for the fiscal year in which said rate adjustments are adopted.
(Code 1962, § 25-60; Ord. No. 3337, § 4, 8-13-69; Ord. No. 3497, § 2, 11-19-75; Ord. No. 3612, § 39, 8-4-81; Ord. No. 3624, § 2, 10-21-81; Ord. No. 3822, § 2, 11-15-88; Ord. No. 3882, § 1, 9-11-90; Ord. No. 3955, § 21, 5-18-93; Ord. No. 3957, § 1, 9-7-93; Ord. No. 3987, § 1, 9-6-94; Ord. No. 4012, § 1, 5-2-95; Ord. No. 4026, § 1, 9-19-95; Ord. No. 4059, § 1, 9-3-96; Ord. No. 4089, § 1, 9-25-97; Ord. No. 4110, § 1, 9-15-98; Ord. No. 4194, 9-18-01; Ord. No. 4216, § 1, 9-30-02; Ord. No. 4232, § 1, 9-2-03; Ord. No. 4254, § 1, 9-7-04; Ord. No. 4274, § 1, 9-20-05; Ord. No. 4293, § 1, 9-19-06; Executive order of 3-1-07; Executive order of 7-6-07; Executive order of 8-20-08; Executive order of 8-12-09; Executive order of 9-14-10; Ord. No. 4383, § 4, 4-5-11; Executive order of 9-29-11; Ord. No. 4487, § 2, 9-5-17; Executive order of 3-27-18; Executive order of 9-9-19; Ord. No. 4529, § 1, 11-19-19; Ord. No. 4575, 6-20-23; Ord. No. 4604, § 1(Exh. A), 10-21-25)
Source: City of Meridian, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/meridian/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH25WASE_ARTIIRA_S25-40WARAFetched: 11/1/2026