GWP : Water Rates

	GWP Home Return to GWP Home Page
	My Account Online Account Access and Bill Payment
	Rebates & Bill Discounts Money saving programs for Residential and Business Customers
	Residential Services Direct Debit, Rebates, Conservation Tips, and more
	Business Services Rebates, Incentives, Rates and Regulations, and more
	Tree Trimming Request tree trimming, line clearance service
	Broken Streetlight Report a broken streetlight
	Environmental Stewardship Renewable Energy, Efficiency, Greenhouse Gas Abatement
	About GWP History, Annual Reports, Request For Proposals, Commission
	Contact Us Important telephone numbers and online requests

Water Rates

Rate Schedule

The following information can be found in this section:

Brief Overview of Residential Water Rates
      WS Standard Water Service
      WF Fireline Water Service
      WR Recycled Water Service

Explanation of Water Charge Components Present in Your GWP Bill:
      Customer Charge
      Commodity (Usage) Charge
      Water Adjustment Charge
      Glendale City Utility User’s Tax

Business Water Rates
Applies to water sold, supplied, distributed or transported to customers within the City of Glendale.

These rates apply to all Glendale Water & Power water customers with a regular water service.
A master-metered complex has one water meter serving more than one unit in a building or buildings. The individual units do not have their own water meters.

Water Billing Unit
The billing unit for water usage in your Glendale Water & Power bill is hundred cubic feet (HCF). One HCF equals 748 gallons.

This is the rate that applies to WS water service on your Residential water account.

The majority of residential water services have water meters of 1 inch or smaller.

Customer Charge (CC) is assessed regardless of usage.

Commodity Charge (UC) is assessed when water is used through this meter.

Water Adjustment Charge (WAC) is assessed when water is used through this meter.

Total Water Charges (TWC) = CC + UC + WAC

PRIVATE FIRE LINE WATER SERVICE RATE - WF

Fire lines may be connected with automatic sprinkling systems or to hose attachments within a multi-family complex such as an apartment building.
Customer Charge (per meter per month) assessed with or without usage through this meter.
Commodity Charge is assessed only when water is used through this meter for non-fire fighting purposes (as recorded by bypass meter) The commodity charge is the same rate as for standard water usage.
Water Adjustment Charge is assessed upon assessment of the Commodity Charge.
Total Water Charges (TWC) = CC + UC + WAC for non-firefighting
Total Water Charges (TWCF) = CC for firefighting

The rate for recycled water service is approximately 75% of the standard water service rate (~25% discount)

For use in special non-potable purposes.

Not for human or animal use or consumption.

Commodity (Usage) Charge

Charge is $.7200 for first 10 HCF used per month; $1.2925 for all HCF used in excess of 10 HCF per month.
This rate is considered a modified "conservation rate" that encourages water conservation.
This is the water usage charge. This supports the cost of the system that brings the water to your home or business.

Water Adjustment Charge

Charge is $1.2700 per HCF on all water bills, except discounted Recycled Water Rate which is $0.9525
This component of the water rate recovers the costs of purchasing water from Metropolitan Water District and the costs of pumping water from our local basins.
The water adjustment rate is calculated quarterly each year and becomes effective the first day of January, April, July, and October of each year.
The water adjustment amount does not necessarily change quarterly. It is based on pumping costs and purchased water costs of the previous 4 months.

Glendale City Utility User's Tax

Charge is 7% of the total water and electric charges.
This charge is waived on the accounts of low-income senior citizens. To be eligible for this exemption, the account holder must be at least 62 years of age. The total maximum gross income, including all members of the household, can be no more than $13,950 per year. To be considered for this exemption, an application must be filed with Glendale Water & Power.