Public Utilities in the City of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.

General Water Rates (Eff. 5-1-07)

Applicable to all residential, commercial and industrial customers. Each water customer shall be charged a monthly service charge, as established according to size of meter, and a commodity charge based upon consumption.

Meter Size	Monthly Service Charge
5/8 & 3/4	$9.00
1	$14.00
1 & 1/2	$22.00
2	$31.00
3	$68.00
4	$115.00
6	$175.00
Commodity Charge
In addition to the water service charge, each customer shall pay for the amount of water used each month, as determined according to the following schedule:
First 2,000 cubic feet per month	$0.90 per 100 cubic feet
Balance	$0.75 per 100 cubic feet

Residential and Commercial Outdoor Water Rate (Eff. 5-1-07)

When a customer requests metering for outdoor watering only with no corresponding wastewater charges, the following procedure will be followed:

A separate water meter with remote meter reading capability and piping is to be installed in such a manner that the outdoor water system cannot be interconnected to a domestic system.
The outdoor metering and piping shall be inspected and approved by the Public Utility personnel before use of the system is authorized.
All costs of installation and 50% of the meter costs are to be paid by the customer.
Any use of the outdoor watering system which results in water entering the wastewater system of the Public Utility will be charged to the customer based upon wastewater rates in effect at the time of use.
All charges for water used in the system and service charges in effect will be billed at rates which are in effect at time of use.

Commodity Charge

First 2,000 cubic feet per month	$0.90 per 100 cubic feet
Balance	$0.75 per 100 cubic feet

Monthly Service Charge $2.00 per month

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