Let's Calculate a Bill

MONTHLY
Base Charges

Water  $  8.65
Sewer $13.86
*Tax 10% of water charge *excluded Parkland residents

Let's say that the consumption on your bill is 10,150 gallons.  To begin to calculate the charges for this usage, we must first break the consumption down by rate category. This is especially important when calculating consumption over different Rate Tiers.

Look at the table on the left.  As you can see, the fist 12,600 gallons of water are at a rate of $1.34 per 1000 gallons plus a monthly base charge for water.

The next  12,600 gallons  are at a rate of  $2.68 per 1000 gallons used.

Knowing that the total monthly consumption of 10,150 gallons is below where the first  pricing tier stops (in the table on the left the first pricing tier goes up to and includes consumption of 12,600 gallons) we now know how much consumption,(10,150)  will be at the rate of $1.34.

10,150 gallons  @ $1.34.....Water        $13.60
                Rate cap @ 9,875 gallons @ $1.34.....Sewer       $13.23
    Water base charge                $13.86
Sewer base charge                $  8.65
 

Coral Springs city tax  (10% of water chg)       $  2.75
TOTAL BILL                                  $52.09

Now, that was fairly easy...but what if  the consumption is higher than that allowed in Tier One?   For the next example, let's use 21,780 gallons and see how it calculates. Please refer to the color coordinated chart at left.

Water Rates..............................................
0-12600   gallons    $1.34 per 1000 gallons
12,600 - 25,200  gallons    $2.68 per 1000 gallons
Let's look at the rates again.........
Water Tier1 extension (purple)...12600x $1.34= $16.88
Water Tier 2 extension (orange)..9180 x $2.68= $24.60
Sewer Tier 1 extension (purple)...(9875 sewer cap) x $1.34= $13.23 
 

Total consumption is (12600 + 9180)= 21,780
Total consumption $$ for water  is      $41.48
Total consumption $$ for sewer  is      $13.23