Mount Werner Water bills quarterly for water and sewer service. Bills are mailed at the end of each calendar quarter and are due within 30 days.

As of January 1, 2024, residential customers will pay .70 cents for the first 75 cubic meters. Indoor water usage by most residential customers falls within that cutoff.

All water consumed after the first 75 cubic meters and up to 420 cubic meters will cost residential customers 1.08 cents per cubic meter. Some residential customers who irrigate their lawns heavily may slip into this second tier. After 420 cubic meters, the rate increases to $2.16, and revenues from this tier will fund conservation programs. There are 264.17 gallons of water in a cubic meter.

Commercial customers will pay a uniform rate of $1.36 per cubic meter of water. Sewer rates vary and are as follows:

2024 DISTRICT FEES AND CHARGES (PDF)

MOUNT WERNER WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES

Effective January 1, 2024

RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
Quarterly charge/unit Volume Charge Base Charge
Water Service 1 Tier I : 0 to 75 cubic meters = $0.70/ m3

0 to 19,812 gallons- $2.65/1,000 gallons

 $55.59
Tier II : 76-420 cubic meters = $1.08 / m3

19,813 to 110,951 gallons- $4.09/1,000 gallons
Tier III : over 420 cubic meters = $2.16 / m3

Over 110,951 gallons- $8.18/1,000 gallons
Residential Irrigation/ Amenity Meter 2 (see note 2) None
Wastewater Service 3 ($24.34 collection + $52.80 treatment = $77.14) $77.14

COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS
Quarterly charge/unit Volume Charge Base
Water Service Over 0 m3 = $1.36 / m3 $55.59
Commercial Irrigation/ Amenity Meter Over 0 m3 = $1.36 / m3 None
Wastewater Service 3 1st and 4th quarters $2.689 per m3 of actual water use ($0.39/ m3 collection + $2.299/ m3 treatment = $2.689/ m3)

2nd and 3rd quarters $2.689 per m3 of average winter consumption (average of 1st and 4th quarter water use)

($0.39/ m3 collection + $2.299/ m3 treatment = $2.689/ m3)

 None

NOTES:

  1. Customers combining both residential and commercial units will be billed the water volume charges proportionately based upon square footage allocated to residential and commercial uses.
  2. Residential irrigation meter flow for one single family dwelling shall be combined with the house meter flow and the Tier rates applied. Residential irrigation meter flow for all other residential units including irrigation meters for common areas appurtenant to a multiple housing common community development shall be charged at the Tier II rate.
  3. Customers combining residential and commercial units will be billed the greater of the two methods for wastewater charges: by unit or by volume of water used.
  4. All wastewater treatment charges collected by the District are passed through to the City of Steamboat Springs. New rate increase effective January 1, 2024 and subject to change by the City of Steamboat Springs.
  5. 1 cubic meter (1 m3) equals 264.17 gallons

OTHER FEES AND CHARGES

Effective 1 January 2024

Bulk water fee: $5.00 per 1000 gallons. First invoice includes a set up fee of $25.00.

Labor Rates:

  • Regular work hours (8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday): $75.00/hour
  • All other hours: $111.00/hour with a minimum 2 hour charge

Superintendent Rates:

  • Regular work hours (8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday): $80.00/hour
  • All other hours: $120.00/hour with a minimum 2 hour charge