The District's current water, sewer, and power surcharge (if applicable) rates are listed below. Customer bills are based on an approximate 30-day billing cycle. Your monthly bill may have fewer or more days, depending when your meter is read.

If you have any questions regarding your account or the new rates, please contact our customer service department at 949-459-6420 or email us at custservice@smwd.com.

WATER RATES
There are two parts to the water rates charged to SMWD’s customers: the fixed basic service charge and the variable consumption charge. The basic service charge is a fixed amount based on the meter size at the service address. The most common meter sizes for residential properties are ¾” and 1”. See your water bill for your water meter size. To promote conservation and recover costs, a tiered billing structure is used for potable (drinking ) water use that increases as customers use more water.

SEWER RATES
There are two parts to the sewer rates charges to SMWD’s customers: the fixed basic service charge and a volumetric charge, based on the amount of sewer discharged. Since it is not practical to individually meter sewer discharge, water consumption is used to determine the volumetric charge. For commercial customers, the volumetric charge is also based on the type (quality) of wastewater discharged by different classes of users. User categories are outlined in the charts below.

RESIDENTIAL WATER AND SEWER RATES EFFECTIVE AUGUST 15, 2009

COMMERCIAL WATER AND SEWER RATES EFFECTIVE AUGUST 15, 2009

SMWD customers who live in an elevated area within the District where water is pumped to their location may pay a power surcharge. The surcharge passes through the cost the District pays for electricity to pump the water. The surcharge is determined by the pumping zone. There are three pumping zones in the District that are assessed a surcharge. This rate applies to domestic and non-domestic water.