City of Washington Utilities

NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS

OFFICE HOURS

City Hall Collection Office
101 N.E. Third Street
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(812) 254-2730
(812) 254-8215 (fax)

Utility Business Office
2100 Memorial Ave
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(812) 254-5171
(812) 254-8200 (fax)

Closed Saturday, Sunday & Holidays

For your convenience a drive thru window is located at:
2100 Memorial Ave at the Eastside Park entrance

&

Night Depository at
101 NE Third Street

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RESIDENTIAL SERVICE (RS)

Availability
Available for single phase residential services, including residential lighting, residential space heating, household appliances, refrigeration, and cooking appliances, water heating, and small motors not exceeding five (5) horsepower for the largest motor, without prior approval from the Utility.

Character of Service
Alternating current, sixty Hertz, single phase at a voltage of approximately 120/240 volts three-wire.

Rate*

Customer Charge $3.75 per meter per month

Energy Charge:

For the first 500 KWH
$0.05780 per KWH
For the next 1000 KWH
$0.04841 per KWH
For all KWH above 1500 KWH
$0.04223 per KWH

Minimum Charge
The minimum monthly charge shall be the Customer Charge.

* Subject to the provisions of Appendices A and B.

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COMMERCIAL SERVICE (CS)

Availability
Available through one meter to any customer for light and /or power purposes whose maximum load requirements do not exceed 100 kilowatts and where the customer is located on the Utility's distribution lines suitable for supplying the service requested.

Character of Service
Alternating current, sixty Hertz, at a standard single phase and/or polyphase voltage supplied by Utility in the locality for which the service is requested.

Rate*

Customer Charge
$5.75 per meter per month

Energy Charge:

For the first 1000 KWH
$0.05650 per KWH

For the next 4000 KWH
$0.05216 per KWH

For all KWH above 5000 KWH
$0.04730 per KWH

Minimum Charge
The minimum monthly charge shall be the Customer Charge.

Special Terms and Conditions
A customer which has equipment installed having intermittent or violently fluctuating characteristics such as welders, cranes, etc. and which has combined input capacity in excess of 50 KVA, service will be permitted under this rate schedule, provided, however, that such service will be provided only through a separate transformer bank and with separate metering, and billed separately.

* Subject to the provisions of Appendices A and B.

 

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GENERAL SERVICE (GS)

Availability
Available through one meter to any customer for light and /or power purposes whose maximum load requirements do not exceed 100 kilowatts and where the customer is located on the Utility's distribution lines suitable for supplying the service requested.

Character of Service
Alternating current having a frequency of sixty Hertz, three-phase, and furnished at a voltage which is standard with the Utility in the area served.

Rate*
Maximum Load Charge (Monthly)

Each kilowatt of Billing Maximum Load $5.50 per kilowatt

Energy Charge (In addition to the Maximum Load Charge)

First 200 hours use of Billing Maximum Load $0.03543 per KWH
Over 200 hours use of Billing Maximum Load $0.02280 per KWH

Minimum Charge
The minimum monthly charge shall be the Maximum Load Charge.

Measurement of Billing Maximum Load and Energy
Billing maximum load shall be measured by suitable instruments, and in any month, the billing maximum load shall be the average number of kilowatts in the 15-minute interval during which the energy metered is greater than in any other 15-minute interval in such month. For the purpose of billing, the Billing Maximum Load shall be the greater of the maximum load for the month or 100 kilowatts.

Energy shall be measured by suitable integrating instruments.

Metering Adjustment
If service is metered at a voltage greater than 480 volts, the billing maximum load and energy measurements shall be reduced by two (2%) to convert such measurements to the equivalent of metering at the Utilitys secondary voltage.

*Subject to the provisions of Appendices A and B.

Special Terms and Conditions
A customer which has equipment installed having intermittent or violently fluctuating characteristics such as welders, cranes, etc. and which has combined input capacity in excess of 50 KVA, service will be permitted under this rate schedule, provided, however, that such service will be provided only through a separate transformer bank and with separate metering, and billed separately.

 

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LARGE POWER SERVICE (LP)

Availability
Available to any customer for large electric power service. Customer shall contract for a specified capacity of not less than 1,000 kilowatts and must be located adjacent to an electric distribution line of Utility that is adequate and suitable for supplying the service required

Character of Service
Alternating current having a frequency of sixty Hertz, and furnished at a voltage which is standard with the Utility in the area served..

Rate*
Maximum Load Charge (Monthly)

Each kilowatt of Billing Maximum Load $8.50 per kilowatt

Energy Charge (In addition to the Maximum Load Charge)

For all energy used per month $0.019463 per KWH

Minimum Charge
The minimum monthly charge shall be the Maximum Load Charge.

Measurement of Billing Maximum Load and Energy
Maximum load shall be measured by suitable instruments, and in any month, the maximum load shall be the average number of kilowatts in the 15-minute interval during which the energy metered is greater than in any other 15-minute interval in such month. For the purpose of billing, the Billing Maximum Load shall be the greater of the maximum load for the month or 1,000 kilowatts.
Energy will be measured by suitable integrating instruments

*Subject to the provisions of Appendices A and B.

Special Terms and Conditions
A customer which has equipment installed having intermittent or violently fluctuating characteristics such as welders, cranes, etc. and which has combined input capacity in excess of 50 KVA, service will be permitted under this rate schedule, provided, however, that such service will be provided only through a separate transformer bank and with separate metering, and billed separately.

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MUNICIPAL SERVICE (MS)

Availability
Available for any light and/or power purpose of a metered municipal customer.

Character of Service
Alternating current, sixty Hertz, at a standard single phase and/or polyphase voltage supplied by Utility in the locality for which the service is requested.

Rate*

Customer Charge $16.00 per meter per month
Energy Charge $0.044862280 per KWH for all KWH

Minimum Charge
The minimum monthly charge shall be the Customer Charge.

*Subject to the provisions of Appendices A and B.

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MUNICIPAL WATER SERVICE (MWS)

Availability
Available for any metered light and/or power purpose for the City of Washington Water Utility.

Character of Service
Alternating current, sixty Hertz, at any standard distribution voltage supplied by Utility and available in the area to be served.

Rate*

Customer Charge $16.00 per meter per month
Energy Charge $0.03596 per KWH for all KWH

Minimum Charge
The minimum monthly charge shall be the Customer Charge.

*Subject to the provisions of Appendices A and B.

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OUTDOOR LIGHTING SERVICE (OL)

Availability
Available only for continuous year-round service for outdoor lighting to any customer located adjacent to an electric distribution line of Utility that is adequate and suitable for supplying the service requested.

Character of Service
Outdoor Lighting Service using lamps available under this rate schedule.

Rate*

Type of Lamp Rate per Lamp per Month
175 watt mercury vapor $7.72
250 watt mercury vapor $8.36
400 watt mercury vapor $11.52
1000 watt mercury vapor $22.08
150 watt sodium vapor $6.42
250 watt sodium vapor $8.50
400 watt sodium vapor $11.57

Hours of Lighting
All lamps shall burn approximately one-half hour after sunset until approximately one-half hour before sunrise each day in the year, approximately 4000 hours per annum.

Ownership of System
All facilities installed by Utility for service hereunder including fixtures, controls, poles, transformers, secondary lines, lamps and other equipment shall be owned and maintained by the Utility. All service and necessary maintenance will be performed only during regularly scheduled working hours of the Utility. Non-operative lamps will normally be restored to service within two working days after notification by customer.

When customer requests that a lamp be mounted on customers building or pole, customer shall waive any claim for damages caused by such installation and/or removal of secondary lamp support

*Subject to the provisions of appendices of A and B.

Additional Facilities

This rate schedule is based on lighting fixtures which can be installed on an existing distribution type wood pole or other supporting devise and served from existing secondary facilities, with not more than one span of secondary. If additional facilities are required to furnish service, the Utility will install, operate and maintain such facilities. The labor, materials and overhead cost of installation of such additional facilities and maintenance expense thereof shall be at the customers expense.

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MUNICIPAL STREET LIGHTING SERVICE (MSL)

Availability
Available for street lighting service within the corporate limits of the City of Washington, Indiana and in the Town of Montgomery, Indiana.

Character of Service
Municipal Street Lighting Service using lamps available under this schedule.

Rate*

Type of Lamp Rate per Lamp per Month
175 watt mercury vapor $8.32
250 watt mercury vapor $9.32
150 watt sodium vapor (wood pole) $6.80
150 watt sodium vapor (metal pole) $10.01
250 watt sodium vapor (metal pole) $11.14

Facilities
All facilities necessary for the service hereunder, including all poles, fixtures, street lighting circuits, transformers, lamps, and other necessary facilities will be furnished and maintained by the Utility.

Hours of Lighting
All lamps shall burn approximately one-half hour after sunset until approximately one-half hour before sunrise each day in the year, approximately 4000 hours per annum.

*Subject to the provisions of Appendices A and B.

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TRAFFIC SIGNAL SERVICE (TL)

Availability
For service to the traffic signal system belonging to the City of Washington, the State of Indiana, or any other agency legally authorized to own, operate, and maintain a traffic signal system in conjunction with the regulation of traffic at controlled intersections of public streets or highways.

Character of Service
Alternating current, signal phase, sixty Hertz, at approximately 120 volts 2-wire, or 120/240 volts 3-wire.

Rate*

Traffic Signal $6.62 per month per signal
Flasher Light $1.97 per month per signal

*Subject to the provisions of Appendices A and B.

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WATER RATES & CHARGES

Pursuant to IURC Order in Cause NO. 41666, dated July 21, 2000

For the use of and the service rendered by the waterworks of the city of Washington, Indiana, the following rates and charges, based upon the use of water supplied by said waterworks system during each monthly billing period.

Meter Rates per month Per 100 Cubic Feet
For the first 1,000 cubic feet $3.77
For the next 9,000 cubic feet $3.33
For the next 20,000 cubic feet $2.40
For the next 70,000 cubic feet $1.46
All over 100,000 cubic feet $0.94

Minimum Charge
Each user shall pay a minimum charge in accordance with the size of meter installed, for which the user will be entitled to the quantity of water set in the metered schedule of rates.

Meter Size Minimum Cubic Feet Allowed Charge per Month

1/2 - 5/8 inch meter 500 $18.85
3/4 inch meter 966 $36.42
1 inch meter 1,500 $54.35
1 1/2 inch meter 1.850 $66.01
2 inch meter 3,765 $129.77
3 inch meter 8,717 $294.68
4 inch meter 20,540 $590.36
6 inch meter 55,130 $1,184.30

Sales for Resale (Daviess County Rural Water)
Water supplied for resale shall be billed in accordance with the above schedule of metered rates per month.

Rural Fire Protection Surcharge
For each customer located outside the corporate limits of the City of Washington and within 1,000 feet of a hydrant:

Per Customer - per month $7.10

Fire Protection Service Per Annum
Municipal hydrants - per hydrant $802.22
Private hydrants - per hydrant $802.22

Private fire protection (automatic sprinkler system)

Size of Connection Per Month
2 inch $59.04
4 inch $117.97
6 inch $176.95
8 inch $235.95
10 inch $294.90

Tapping Fees
Each user, at the time he is connected with the waterworks system shall pay a charge to cover the cost of tapping the main, furnishing and laying service pipe, corporation and stop cocks, service and meter box and installing the meter.

The charge for 5/8 inch meter tap shall be $550.00.

The charge for a meter larger than 5/8 inch shall be the actual costs, including materials, equipment and labor, but not less that the charge for a 5/8 inch meter.

Collection or Deferred Payment Charge
All bills for water service not paid within 10 days from the due date thereof, as stated in such bills, shall be subject to a collection or deferred payment charge of 10% on the first $3.00 and 3% on the excess over $3.00.

Temporary Users
Water furnished to temporary users, such as contractors, circuses, etc., shall be charged on the basis of the above quantity rates as estimated by the waterworks superintendent.

Railroads
Water supplied for railroad use may be charged for on such terms as shall be fixed by contract approved by the Board of Works and the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.

Reconnection Fee
After any water service is discontinued to any property served by the water utility for any reason, whether at the request of the consumer or because of failure to pay sewer or water bills, there shall be imposed a fee of Fifteen ($15.00) Dollars for turning on the water service.

Charge for Returned Checks
The City Utilities Department is authorized to collect an additional charge of Ten ($10.00) Dollars for each check returned to the Department from its depository bank on account of insufficient funds, no account, or stopped payment. The Department is further authorized to add the charges to the billing of the customer who delivers the check to the Department.