Epcor posted the Water and Wastewater Treatment Rates for the City of Edmonton, effective April 1, 2015.
Residential, multi-residential and commercial customers are charged a combined Water and Wastewater Treatment Consumption Charge for irrigation usage. In addition to this Water/Wastewater Charge, irrigation also attracts a Drainage Sanitary Charge - a consumption charge billed by Epcor on behalf of the City of Edmonton.
Thus, the full cost of irrigation usage, is the combined charges for:
- Water Consumption
- Wastewater Treatment
- Drainage - Sanitary Utility
The 2015 rates for these three charges are as follows:
2015 Consumption Rate Increases:
- Water Consumtion Rate increase: 2.7% (effective April1, 2015)
- Wastewater Treatment Rate increase: 7.6% (effective April 1, 2015)
- Drainage - Sanitary Rate Increase: 2.9% (effective January 1, 2015)
2015 Water Consumption Charge per cubic meter (m3):
- Residential: $1.8472 (0 m3 - 10.0 m3); $2.0179 (10.1m3 - 35.0m3); and, $2.5502 (over 35.0m3)
- Multi-Residential: $1.7925 (0 m3 - 100.0 m3); $1.4996 (100.1m3 - 1,000.0m3); and, $1.2390 (over 1,000.0m3)
- Commercial: $1.4060 (0 m3 - 25.0 m3); $1.4060 (25.1m3 - 100.0m3); $1.2967 (100.1m3 - 1,000.0m3); $1.0263 (1,000.1m3 - 5,000.0m3); and, $0.8261 (over 5,000.0m3)
2015 Wastewater Treatment Consumption Charge per cubic meter (m3):
- Residential: $0.7374 (all consumtion)
- Multi-Residential: $0.7374 (all consumtion)
- Commercial: $0.7374 (0 m3 - 10,000.0 m3); $0.5705 (10,000.1m3 - 100,000.0m3); and, $0.2977 (over 100,000.0m3)
2015 Drainage Charge - Sanitary Utility - Variable Rate:
- $0.8857 per cubic meter (charged to all customer classes)
By way of example, a typical commercial property will be paying around $2.6494 per cubic meter in 2015 (i.e. water $1.0263 + wastewater $0.7374 + Drainage-Sanitary $0.8857). An overall increase of 4.1% from the comparable charge in 2014.
Complete water rate information can be found on the Epcor website.
In 2014 ExactET saved their Edmonton clients an average of 39% on their outdoor water usage. The average ROI for the commercial and multi-residential customers is 1.5 years.