Water Rates

There are hereby established these customer classes and rates for consumers of water within the City of Salem effective July 1, 2010.

Consumer Classes

  • Residential, generally characterized as serving single-family residential households regardless of the level of consumption
  • Small Commercial, a business entity that utilizes less than 75,000 gallons per month
  • Large Commercial, business entities both commercial or industrial using in excess of 75,000 gallons per month
  • Multi-Unit, those customers both residential and small commercial with more than one housing unit or business location served by a single meter

Water Base Service Fee

TypeJan 2024Jan 2025Jan 2026Jan 2027Jan 2028
Residential$14.46$15.47$15.93$16.41$16.90
Duplex$28.91$30.93$31.86$32.82$33.80
Small Commercial$28.90$30.92$31.85$32.81$33.79
Large Commercial$59.51$63.68$65.59$67.56$69.59
Multi-Unit$44.20$47.29$48.71$50.17$51.68
Fire Service$28.90$30.92$31.85$32.81$33.79

Water Volume Rate Per 1000 Gallons Used

Amount
January 2024January 2025
January 2026January 2027January 2028
First 5,000 GPM$6.21$6.64$6.84$7.05$7.26
5,000 to 10,000 GPM$6.46$6.91$7.12$7.33$7.55
10,000 to 75,000 GPM$6.97$7.46$7.68$7.91$8.15
75,000 GPM to 1 Million$7.32$7.83$8.06$8.30$8.55
All Over 1 Million$4.34$4.64$4.78$4.92$5.07

GPM = Gallons Per Month

Water Non-User Fees

Non-User Fees are fees charged to customers if service is available to the property, whether or not they use this utility.

Percentage
January 2024January 2025
January 2026January 2027January 2028
32% of 5,000 GPM Residential Rate$14.55$15.57$16.04$16.52$17.02