The Wythe County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to give the citizens served by the Wythe County public water system an opportunity to comment on a proposed rate change. In accordance with the Code of Virginia Section 15.2-2119, and subsequent revisions, the Wythe County Board of Supervisors proposes to change the rates charged for water services on July 1, 2022, as follows: 

CURRENT RATES:

Customer Class Current Minimum Fee - First 1000 Gallons
Residential $20.79
Commercial $20.79
   
Volume Rate Rate/1000 Gallons
Residential $10.40
Commercial $10.40

 

 PROPOSED RATES BASED ON AWWA Basis of Meter Equivalent Ratios (ERC): (Regardless of volume usage)

Customer Class Base Rate    
Base Rate $20.79    
       
 Customer Class Base Rate ERC Meter Factor Meter Base Rate
3/4" Meter* $20.79 1 $20.79
1" Meter $20.79 2.5 $51.98
1-1/2" Meter $20.79 5 $103.95
2" Meter $20.79 8 $166.32
3" Meter $20.79 15 $311.85
4" Meter $20.79 30 $623.70
6" Meter $20.79 60 $1,247.40
 *Typical Residential Meter      
Volume Rate Rate/1000 Gallons    
Residential $10.40    
Commercial $11.40    

The public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at 6:05 p.m., or as soon as practicable thereafter, in the Board Room of the County Administration Building, 340 South Sixth Street, Wytheville, Virginia 24382 to hear public comment on the proposed water rate change.