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Title 13
Chapter 13.04
Section 13.04.2010
 

Title 13 Public Utilities and Services

Chapter 13.04 Water

Section 13.04.2010 Water for Private Fire Protection
  1. For inside the City of Spokane metered and unmetered connection on the City’s water mains supplying hydrants, standpipes, or automatic sprinklers for private fire protection to the premises, charges will be made in accord with the following rates:

Size of Service

Meter Charge Per Month
 

2025

2026

3 inch or smaller

$22.52

$23.63

4 inch

$31.80

$33.36

6 inch

$44.19

$46.36

8 inch

$53.47

$56.09

10 inch

$63.94

$67.08
  1. Charge Rate Per Hundred Cubic Feet. The following consumption rate schedule is adopted to encourage water conservation and promote environmental quality.  

Inside the City limits, for each one hundred cubic feet, or major fraction (approximately seven hundred fifty gallons) of water used, there will be the following consumption charges:

Monthly Water Usage
(in cubic feet)

Rate
Per Hundred Cubic Feet
 

2025

2026

Zero up to 600
(Charge for all use: zero up to 600.)

$0.3975

$0.4170

Greater than 600 up to 1,000
(Charge for all use: zero up to 1,000.)

$0.8249

$0.8653

Greater than 1,000
(Charge for all use: zero to amount used.)

$1.1933

$1.2517
  1. For outside the City of Spokane metered and unmetered connection on the City’s water mains supplying hydrants, standpipes, or automatic sprinklers for private fire protection to the premises, charges will be made in accord with the following rates:
  1. Size of Connection / Service Charge per Month.

Size of Service

Meter Charge Per Month
 

2025

2026

3 inch or smaller

$33.79

$35.45

4 inch

$47.69

$50.03

6 inch

$66.29

$69.53

8 inch

$80.19

$84.11

10 inch

$95.91

$100.61
  1. The following consumption rate schedule is adopted to encourage water conservation and promote environmental quality.

Outside the City limits, for each one hundred cubic feet, or major fraction (approximately seven hundred fifty gallons) of water used, there will be the following consumption charges:

Monthly Water Usage
(in cubic feet)

Rate
Per Hundred Cubic Feet
 

2025

2026

Zero up to 600 (Charge for all use: zero up to 600.)

$0.5962

$0.6254

Greater than 600 up to 1,000 (Charge for all use: zero up to 1,000.)

$1.2377

$1.2983

Greater than 1,000 (Charge for all use: zero to amount used.)

$1.7899

$1.8776

 

Date Passed: Monday, October 14, 2024

Effective Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2025

ORD C36587 Section 5