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Understanding the Charges
In addition to charges for water service (both your water fixed monthly charge and your water usage charge), your monthly City of Titusville water bill can include charges for:
- Sewer Usage Charge
- Sewer Fixed Monthly
- Fire Hydrants
- Trash Service
- Reclaimed Water
- Recycling
- Recycle Franchise Fee
- Refuse Franchise Fee
- Public Service Tax
Fixed Monthly Charges stay the same from month to month and are payable whether or not water is used. These charges are based on the actual costs to the city to provide water and sewer service. Costs to the city to provide service includes the following:
- Billing
- Debt Service
- Future Water Supply Needs
- Meter Reading
- Pipeline Replacement
- System Maintenance
Usage Charges vary with consumption. These charges are based upon the variable costs to the city to provide you with water and sewer service. These costs include the electricity and chemicals used in the treatment and distribution of drinking water, and the treatment and collection of wastewater.
Public Service Tax is a 10% utility tax applied only to the water charges. This tax also appears on bills for metered or bottled gas, electricity, and fuel oil.