Water Base fee – Base fee helps to cover the fixed costs to the city’s water company, such as pumps, storage facilities, and distribution system. It covers the water system (city’s water pipelines and distribution of water) to the city’s customers.
Water Consumption – Accounts for the water used and is added on top of the Water Base Fee. The city has a tiered water rate system, which increases in cost the more water that is used. Various sized meters will have multipliers added to the meter to track the consumption. Your typical ¾” residential water meter has a multiplier of ten, meaning you take the consumption usage figure and times it by the multiplier to get the total gallons used for the billing-cycle.
The Washington County Water Conservancy District passed a 10 cents per 1,000-gallon water rate increase effective July 1, 2022. This increase has been built into the newly adopted tiered water rate structure. This new tiered water rate structure was adopted in part to encourage water conservation, but at the same time keeping rates competitive for indoor water use.

WCWCD Excess Water Use Surcharge
Santa Clara has approved the Conservancy District’s increase in the Excess Water Use Surcharge for new connections to the District’s regional system connecting on or after January 1, 2023.

Washington County Water Conservation District
In addition to existing water rates, beginning January 1, 2023, fees for high water use will be assessed to users who exceed a monthly water use threshold. The monthly water use threshold is based on the date the user’s impact fee was paid. Users who paid an impact fee on or prior to December 31, 2022 will be assessed $1 per 1,000 gallons for excess use while users who paid an impact fee on or after January 1, 2023 will be assessed $10 per 1,000 gallons for excess use. The collected fees will fund conservation initiatives. Click here for details.

Excess Water Use Surcharge
In addition to existing water rates, beginning January 1, 2023, fees for high water use will be assessed to users who exceed a monthly water use threshold. The monthly water use threshold is based on the date the user’s impact fee was paid. Users who paid an impact fee on or prior to December 31, 2022 will be assessed $1 per 1,000 gallons for excess use while users who paid an impact fee on or after January 1, 2023 will be assessed $10 per 1,000 gallons for excess use. The collected fees will fund conservation initiatives.

*Potable water is treated to drinking water standards. Secondary water is untreated water used for irrigation purposes.

Current Fee: $1.75

Wastewater is used water. It includes substances such as human waste, food scraps, oils, soaps and chemicals. In homes, this includes water from sinks, showers, bathtubs, toilets, washing machines and dishwashers. Businesses and industries also contribute their share of used water that must be cleaned.

Current Sewer Rates: 
Residential – $26.05
Commercial – $32.65

How many cans do I get and how do I request them?
Residential waste service includes up to 2 waste containers and 1 recycling container if in an area serviced by curbside recycling. Please refer to the lid of the BluCan container to help our program be successful and keep costs low.
Additional containers are available for an additional service fee upon request by calling our office at 435-673-2813.
For new residences needing cans, or to have your cans repaired or replaced, call our office or fill out this form.

List of Recycling Materials Accepted:
Aluminum cans
Cardboard – i.e.: packaged food boxes, shipping boxes, etc. (No greasy boxes)
Mixed paper – i.e.: Junk mail, magazines, paper bags, and paper packaging, etc.
Plastic #1 and #2 – i.e.: Water bottles, milk jugs, detergent bottles, etc. (Hint: look at the bottom of the container for a number 1, 2, … located inside the recycling symbol.) (No plastic bags)
Steel food cans – i.e.: tuna fish cans, #10 food storage cans, etc.
Please do not place your items to be recycled in bags, they should be placed directly in the Binnie or in the BluCan recycling container as separate items!  Glass – Should only be taken to the Binnies and not be placed in the BluCan container!!! 

Location of Recycling Bins:
Gubler Park – Southeast Corner Parking Lot