Calculating Water Usage
The Customer Support Staff of Cross Valley Water District has been receiving inquiries from customers regarding billing calculations. With the added concerns of water conservation, customers are finding additional ways to conserve and are curious as to how much water they are actually saving with these changes. Remember, the lower the water consumption, the lower the water bill. Use the charts below to calculate your costs and savings.If you cut back on your water consumption and are interested to see how much water and money you are actually saving, do the following test:
Take a current reading from your meter. (If you are not sure where your meter is located, or which meter is yours, contact the main office at 360-668-6766 or 425-485-8461 and the Customer Support Staff will be happy to assist you.) Maintain your new conservation habits for one week. Take another meter reading the same time of day you took the reading one week prior. Subtract the first reading from the new reading. Divide by 7. This is your average daily consumption measured in cubic feet. Compare this number to your current bill. The billing date on your bill is not the reading date of your meter. One cubic foot equals 7.48 gallons of water. Conserving 10 gallons of water per day equals 3,650 gallons per year. If every customer cut back their usage by 10 gallons of water per day, the District in whole would conserve over 20,294,000 gallons of water per year.
Cutting your water consumption by 500 cubic feet per month will save you up to $ 129.60 per year.
Bill Payment and Meter Access
Reminders: Don’t get hit with a $35.00 Meter Access Charge!
Bills are processed on the odd numbered months (Jan, Mar, May, July, Sept & Nov) for the previous two months and are due upon receipt,to avoid a late fee of 10% payment must be received prior to the start of a new billing cycle.
Please return the small stub with your payment. Customers are required to provide a safe and direct access at all times for meter reading and/or repair. Meters are to be free and clear of all obstruction. Please maintain a minimum clearance radius of 2 feet around and 6 feet above the meter at all times. Contact the office if you have any questions.
The District has adopted a “Special Meter Access” charge of $35.00 each time a meter is found to be in accessible.
Bills are processed on the odd numbered months (Jan, Mar, May, July, Sept & Nov) for the previous two months and are due upon receipt,to avoid a late fee of 10% payment must be received prior to the start of a new billing cycle.
Please return the small stub with your payment. Customers are required to provide a safe and direct access at all times for meter reading and/or repair. Meters are to be free and clear of all obstruction. Please maintain a minimum clearance radius of 2 feet around and 6 feet above the meter at all times. Contact the office if you have any questions.
The District has adopted a “Special Meter Access” charge of $35.00 each time a meter is found to be in accessible.
To view a copy of the latest Rate Chart, open the PDF file: Current Rate Chart 