Rates

The City of Conroe water and sewer system is set up as a self-supporting utility. In other words, all of the money received from water and sewer bills is used to pay the operating costs for the system. Water and sewer payments are not used for any other service the city provides.

Your water and sewer bills are based on the amount of water you use. Every customer has a water meter that separates the city's water system from his/her private plumbing system. Once the water passes through the meter, the customer has purchased it and it no longer belongs to the city. The meter reading crew visits every meter each month to record the reading on the meter. This determines the amount of water that has been used and the amount that needs to be billed.

The base monthly charge for water service inside the city limits is $8.71. If you use 3,000 gallons or less in a month, this is the total amount that will be charged for water. The charge for additional use is as follows:

• $2.16 per thousand gallons for use above 3,000 gallons up to a total of 10,000 gallons, plus
• $2.66 per thousand gallons for use above 10,000 gallons up to a total of 15,000 gallons, plus
• $2.16 per thousand gallons for use above 15,000 gallons up to a total of 50,000 gallons, plus
• $2.04 per thousand gallons above 50,000 gallons.

Sewer charges are also based on the amount of water you use. The base monthly charge for sewer service is $15.73. If you use 3,000 gallons of water or less in a month, this is the total amount you will be charged for sewer service. Each additional one thousand gallons is charged at $1.92. Sewer charges for residential customers is capped at $29.17(10,000 gallons of water used).

These rates apply to customers inside the city limits. For city water customers that are outside of the city limits, multiply these rates by two to determine your charges.

The following table shows the inside city limit charges for various water level uses. Use this chart as a quick guide to estimate the water and sewer charges for your address.