Understanding Your Bill (Effective October 1, 2025)

Customers move through the blocks based on their average winter consumption. This rate structure encourages conservation, because the unit price of water increases with water use.

Water is measured in CCF (hundred cubic foot) units. One CCF equals 748 gallons.

This fixed charge pays for meter reading, billing, collecting and costs related to other Customer Service functions. For residential customers, the minimum charge includes 4 CCFs of water.

Meter Size	Minimum Monthly Charge (up to 4 CCFs)
¾”	$27.26
1”	$29.39
1 ½”	$33.26
2”	$47.98
3”	$60.90
4”	$90.91
6”	$137.82
8”	$236.08
10”	$453.96

EPWater provides additional services to Vinton including operating and maintaining the water and sewer systems and providing customer service and billing services to Vinton end users. This is reflected as an administrative charge of $4.95.

Sewer service charges are set annually by calculating 90 percent of the average winter consumption of water. Each customer pays a fixed minimum charge, and usage not included in the minimum charge is billed as sewer use. For residential customers, the sewer minimum charge includes 4 CCFs of use.

Meter Size	Minimum Monthly Charge (up to 4 CCFs)
¾”	$24.16
1”	$63.74
1 ½”	$135.65
2”	$170.69
3”	$377.27
4”	$581.08
6”	$900.02
8”	$1,568.29
10”	$3,027.60

A flat rate of $15.03 per account for the repayment of principal and interest payments for debt service with the United States Department of Agriculture - Rural Development.

All sewer usage not included in the sewer minimum charge is billed as sewer use. All customers must pay a commodity charge of $5.50 per CCF for sewer service.