The Administrative Services Department processes monthly utility bills. These bills include costs associated with water usage, sanitary sewers, and storm water costs. Water rates are established by filing a rate application with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC), which Howard has done since 1955. The sanitary sewer utility and storm water rates / fees are established by the Village Board.
The rates for the water and sewer utility are based on customer usage and expressed on a per-thousand gallons basis.
Sanitary Sewer Rate
$6.30 per thousand gallons plus a $7.00 monthly service fee
Residential Water Rate
$6.85 per thousand gallons
There is a monthly service fee based on the size of the customer's meter:
$16.90 for a standard 3/4-inch meter
$325.00 for 8-inch meter
There is also a fire protection fee based on the size of the meter that ranges from:
$5.63 per month for a 3/4-inch meter
$450.00 Per month 8-inch meter
Multifamily/Nonresidential Water Rates
$7.60 per thousand gallons for the first 10,000 gallons
$7.40 for next 90,000 gallons
$7.25 for over 100,000 gallons
There is a monthly service fee based on the size of the customer's meter:
$16.90 for a standard 3/4-inch meter
$325.00 for 8-inch meter
There is also a fire protection fee based on the size of the meter that ranges from:
$5.63 per month for a 3/4-inch meter
$450.00 per month 8-inch meter
Storm Water Rate
$6.20 per month per Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) of impervious surface on each lot of record