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Sewer User Charge


FAQ's About the New Special Sewer Service Charge


Effective January 1, 2008 Applicable to non­municipal tax exempt users (hospitals, churches, etc.) and High Flow users (industrial/commercial customers with an average daily sewage discharge of over 25,000 gallons).

  • Rate = $2.08 per 100 cubic feet (based on water use.)
     
 Notice to
Water Customers

Send your water bill payments to this address:
MDC
P.O. Box 990092
Hartford, CT 06199-0092

Customer Service Charge applicable to all active services. Recovers costs for customer information, accounting and billing services, and for maintenance of meters.
METER
SIZE		 MONTHLY
CHARGE		 QUARTERLY
CHARGE
5/8" $ 12.22 $ 14.38
3/4" 12.22 14.38
1" 12.22 14.38
1½" 20.20 38.46
2" 20.20 38.46
3" 117.27 329.36
4" 117.27 329.36
6" 117.27 329.36
8" 117.27 329.36
12" 117.27 329.36

In addition to the above charges, customers in towns outside the limits of The Metropolitan District are subject to a surcharge determined by the size of the meter serving the premises, as follows:

General Surcharge Outside the District (Non­member towns)
METER
SIZE		 MONTHLY
CHARGE		 QUARTERLY
CHARGE
5/8" $4.13 $12.39
3/4" 5.62 16.86
1" 7.04 21.12
1½" 12.41 37.23
2" 17.94 53.82
3" 33.28 99.84
4" 50.14 150.42
6" 94.45 283.35
8" 154.15 462.45
12" 254.54 763.62

Special Capital Improvement Surcharge (Non­member towns) applied to recover the costs of major capital improvements (such as water main extensions, pump stations, etc.) in non­member towns.

GLASTONBURY:
METER
SIZE		 MONTHLY
CHARGE		 QUARTERLY
CHARGE
5/8" $ 2.14 $ 6.42
3/4" 2.35 7.05
1" 2.99 8.97
1½" 3.85 11.55
2" 6.20 18.60
3" 23.52 70.56
4" 29.94 89.92

FARMINGTON:
METER
SIZE		 MONTHLY
CHARGE		 QUARTERLY
CHARGE
5/8" $ 0.97 $ 2.91
3/4" 1.07 3.21
1" 1.36 4.08
1½" 1.74 5.22
2" 2.81 8.43
3" 10.66 31.98
4" 13.57 40.71
6" 25.64 76.92
8" 28.11 84.33

Private Fire Protection Charge applicable to water main connections supplying water to premises for private fire protection purposes.
CONNECTION
SIZE		 MONTHLY
CHARGE
2" $ 12.57
3" 16.36
4" 24.55
6" 41.17
8" 61.89
10" 103.65
12" 145.75

Special Water Charge (Effective January 1, 2007)

  • A consumption-based charge for untreated water provided to other water companies, agencies, and municipalities.
  • Rate = $0.88 per 100 cubic feet.