Water Unit

New Castle Consolidated Water District

Water Rates for 2017

The water rates are found in the organizational minutes- set every year, and on the water bills:

In-district metered billing rate:

$52 per thousand cubic feet (In-district) per quarterly billing period; for the first 6,000 cubic feet of water used.

Then a $12 per thousand cubic foot surcharge (with a unit cost of $64 per thousand cubic feet) is applied for water used between 6,001 feet to 10,000 cubic feet per quarter.

Finally a $17 per thousand cubic foot surcharge (with a unit cost of $69 per thousand cubic feet) is applied for all water used over 10,000 cubic feet.

Out-of-district metered billing rate (this is the calculated basic cost of water):

$81 per thousand cubic feet (Out-of-district) per quarterly (or monthly) billing period.

The Water Department is divided into two main areas:

Water Distribution(FAQ) & Water Treatment