Utility Rates

City Council adopted Ordinance Number 1961 to provide new utility rates. These rates will take effect on December 20, 2022. The approved Utility Rates are:

Monthly Water Rates

Monthly Base Rate (Residential, Commercial, Church, School, Commercial/Residential, Irrigation 5/8" or 3/4"). Rates outside the City of Oak Harbor limit are subject to a 1 1/2 rate differential. 


Effective Date

12/20/202212/20/202312/20/2024
5/8" or 3/4"$26.25$26.25$26.25
1"$47.80$47.80$47.80
1 1/2" $95.65$95.65$95.65
2"$153.00$153.00$153.00
3"$286.90$286.90$286.90
4"$478.15$478.15$478.15
6"$956.28$956.28$956.28

8"$1,530.04$1,530.04$1,530.04


Per Unit Base


Effective Date

12/20/202212/20/202312/20/2024
Multi-Family and Commercial$22.30$22.30$22.30


Consumption - $ / Centum Cubic Feet (CCF)

Single Family & Multi-Family (per unit)


Effective Date

12/20/202212/20/202312/20/2024
0-3 CCF$2.85$2.85$2.85
4-6 CCF$4.30$4.30$4.30
Above 7 CCF$6.75`$6.75$6.75


Commercial (per unit), Churches, Schools, Non-Profit


Effective Date

12/20/202212/20/202312/20/2024
0-10 CCF$3.50$3.50$3.50
11-20 CCF$3.75$3.75$3.75
Above 21 CCF $4.10$4.10$4.10


Irrigation


Effective Date

12/20/2022
12/20/202312/20/2024
0-10 CCF$4.45$4.45$4.45
Above 11 CCF$5.50$5.50$5.50


Monthly Wastewater (sewer) Rates

Rates outside the City of Oak Harbor limit are subject to a 1 1/2 rate differential.  

Residential


Effective Date

12/20/202212/20/202312/20/2024
Residential 
Monthly Base Rate

$118.41

$118.41

$118.41
Multi-family (per unit)
Per Customer

Per Account


$89.97
$11.71

$89.97
$11.71

$89.97
$11.71
Commercial, Churches, and Non-Profits
Monthly Base Rate

Volume/Flow ($/CCF)



$102.86
$12.43

$102.86
$12.43

$102.86
$12.43
Schools
Monthly Base Rate

Volume/Flow ($/CCF)


$82.29
$12.43

$82.29
$12.43

$82.29
$12.43


Monthly Solid Waste Rates


Effective Date

12/20/202212/20/202312/20/2024
Monthly Charges for Roll Carts


20-gallon 
$17.07$17.07$17.07
35-gallon
$23.38$23.38$23.38
65-gallon
$39.19$39.19$39.19
95-gallon
$52.15$52.15$52.15




Monthly Charges for Front-Load Dumpsters (Rental Charge)

1 yard
$23.49$23.84$24.20
2 yards
$27.16$27.57$27.98
3 yards
$30.81$31.27$31.74
4 yards
$34.48$35.00$35.52
6 yards
$41.82$42.45$43.08
Weekly Pickup Charges (per pickup/week)

1 yard
$99.66$101.15$102.67
2 yards
$182.92$185.66$188.45
3 yards
$264.44$268.41$272.43
4 yards
$342.30$347.43$352.65
6 yards
$461.22$468.14$475.16




Monthly Charges for Compactors (per pickup/week)

4 yards
$980.93$995.64$1,010.58
6 yards
$1,463.89$1,485.85$1,508.14


Monthly Charges for Voluntary Yard Waste Services


Effective Date

12/20/202212/20/202312/20/2024
March - November (weekly pickup)$12.73$12.99$13.25
December - February (monthly pickup)$4.26$4.34$4.43


Monthly Storm Water Rates

Single-Family parcels are assigned 1 Equivalent Service Unit (ESU, also known as ERU); other parcels are assigned 1 ERU per 3,300 square feet of hard surface area. 


Effective Date

12/20/202212/20/202312/20/2024
Residential


Single-Family
$14.58$14.58$14.58
Multi-Family per ERU
$14.58$14.58$14.58




Commercial


Commercial
$14.58$14.58$14.58
Multi-Commercial
$14.58$14.58$14.58
Hotel/Motel
$14.58$14.58$14.58
Commercial/Residential
$14.58$14.58$14.58
Schools
$14.58$14.58$14.58
Church
$14.58$14.58$14.58
Non-Profits
$14.58$14.58$14.58
North Whidbey Enterprise Area
$4.09$4.09$4.09