2023 Rate Schedule

Fair warning, our billing rates are a bit complicated, but you can do it. We believe in you!

Our water bills are comprised of both a Base Rate, and a Consumption Rate. The cost of each of these are added together make the total amount of your monthly bill.

  • Base Rate: Your monthly base rate is calculated by multiplying $16 per 1,000 gallons to your prior year’s average monthly water usage, or $45 per month, whichever is greater
  • Consumption Rate: Our 2023 consumption rate is $8 per 1,000 gallons

There are other billing rates to consider in certain circomstances:

  • New Owners: New property owners will be charged $24 per 1,000 gallons used (or 2.4 cents per gallon) while they generate water usage history. Once an account has a complete calendar year of water usage history, the account will be charged a base rate plus their current consumption rate.
  • New Tenants: New tenants are not considered new owners.
  • Inactive Accounts: Inactive accounts will be charged the minimum base rate of $45 per month.
  • Annual Overuse Fee: Once a year Eastsound Water will invoice a surcharge to any member who uses over 100,000 gal/Impact Unit. The 2023 overuse rate is calculated at $24 per 1,000 gallons above the allotted amount. See our Reasonable Water Use Threshold Policy for details on Capital Expansion Surcharges.
  • Multi-Unit Billing Fee: Direct billing of multi-unit customers is $8 per bill.
  • Paper Billing Fee: Paper billing fees are set by the Board at $5 per bill (started April, 2021). Sign up for paperless billing to avoid this charge.

Billing Schedule

  • Meters are read on the 1st of the month.
  • Bills are sent by the 10th of the month.
  • Auto Pay (bank draft): Bills are drafted no sooner than the 24th of the month.
  • Payments are due by the last day of the month.

New Membership Fees

One Impact Unit (IU):                          $14,500
Guest House Fee (0.5 IU):                  $7,250
Single Family Home requires:            1.0 Impact Units
Commercial Account minimum:         1.75 Impact Units

New Membership Payment Plans

3 Payment Option at 4%
Due at Signing: 50%
Due after year 1 and 2: 25%

5 Payment Option at 9%
Due at Signing: 24%
Due after year 1, 2, 3, and 4: 19%

7 Payment Option at 15%
Due at Signing: 22%
Due after year 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6: 13%

Hookup Fees

¾” Hook-up: $1,200
1” Hook-up: $1,500
+1” Hook-up: Customized

Time of Sale Fees

Seller (inspection/closing estimate): $125
Buyer (creating new agreement): $125

Other Rates

Tenant change fee: $75
Requested shut-off/turn-on fees (per trip): $25
Delinquent accounts (per month): $17
NSF charge: $30
Certified mailing of shut-off notice fee: $40