New Installation and miscellaneous fees
New Installation Charges: (Effective 05Oct23)
(Normal installation is for a 3/4″ line. 1″ lines are also available for unique circumstances, at a higher charge)
Each installation is unique to its needs and lines. Please call us for an estimate! (Homeowner is responsible for the piping and all else from the meter to the residence) New installations start at $2,200 for a standard 3/4″, $2.600 for a 1″ line, and can be more depending upon the installation. (Whether an excess amount of piping, special requirements such as road boring, etc., is needed. Generally, road boring is the responsibility of the homeowner. Check with our field personnel for confirmation.)
For an STANDARD application to download and fill out, click HERE
For a NON-STANDARD application to download, click HERE
(99.9% of our installations are STANDARD. You will know if you need a non-standard!)
Buying or renting a house with established service?
You must STILL fill out the application (see link above) to establish service in your name. The new occupant(s) will still be required to issue to us a $200.00 deposit, and, as long as they remain in good standing with us, that $200.00 will be returned (minus any fees owed) at move-out time.
Once your meter is installed, or established in your name:
You will be responsible for a monthly charge of $55.00, incrementing as shown in the chart at the bottom of this page. Note: even if you use NO water, you are responsible for the $55.00 service and monthly fee.
Late Fees:
Effective with the August 2020 billing cycle, the following late fees will be applied. If paid after the due date, and your first occurrence, a $10.00 fee will be applied. A second month will incur a late fee of $25.00, and every month after that will be an additional $50.00. If it is necessary to turn off and lock your meter due to non-payment, a service charge of $75.00 trip fee is assessed. If you are late, without making arrangements with our office, your meter is also subject to removal. Removal of a meter for non-payment will incur an additional charge of $400.00, which can be turned over to our legal representation for collection, if needed. To re-establish service after that meter has been removed is an additional $600.00, due up front, with all additional charges, before water service is resumed. Each service call to perform these tasks is an additional $75.00 trip fee for our technicians.
Customer request for meter removal: (for meters not used) Occasionally a property will have a meter on it without a current resident or housing unit. It is your responsibility, if purchasing such a property that you DON’T need water on to pay the normal $55.00 monthly fee, or pay to have the meter removed. To remove such a meter, it is $3000.00.
Customer request for meter change-out: (for non-faulty meter) Once in a great while, a customer may request a meter change-out to a new meter, even after every test has been made and the meter is determined to be working fine. This will be $350.00.
Plumbing inspections for new properties: $300.00. Contact the office for the proper form, and contact our Inspector, who will do the 3 inspections needed for Amon Carter Lake Water Supply. ALL THREE INSPECTIONS MUST BE DONE BY OUR INSPECTOR IN ORDER TO RECEIVE WATER, PER TCEQ!
Non-Disclosure Fee: A fee of $25.00 shall be assessed to any Member or
tenant requesting in writing that personal information under the terms of this tariff
not be disclosed to the public. Download that form and instructions HERE.
Service Trip Fee: The Corporation shall charge a trip fee of $75.00 for any service call
or trip to the Member’s tap as a result of a request by the Member or tenant for response to
damage of the Corporation’s or another Member’s facilities; for customer service inspections
due to suspicion of meter tampering, bypass or diversion of service; or for the purpose of
disconnecting or collecting payment for services. For service trips that extend beyond one
hour, such as when an extended line location is required, the Corporation shall charge
$100.00 per employee per hour for each additional hour required.
Service Investigation Fee: The Corporation shall conduct a service investigation for
each service application submitted to the Corporation. An initial determination shall be
made by the Corporation, without charge, as to whether the service request is Standard or
Non-Standard. An investigation shall then be conducted and the results reported under the
following terms:
a. All Standard Service requests shall be investigated without charge and all
applicable costs for providing service shall be quoted in writing to the Applicant
within ten (10) working days of application.
b. All Non-Standard Service requests shall be subject to a fee, appropriate to each
project, of sufficient amount to cover all administrative, legal, and engineering fees
associated with investigation of the Corporation’s ability to deliver service to the
Applicant to;
(1) provide cost estimates of the project,
(2) to present detailed plans and specifications as per final plat,
(3) to advertise and accept bids for the project,
(4) to present a Non-Standard Service Contract to the Applicant, and
(5) to provide other services as required by the Corporation for such
investigation. A Non-Standard Service Contract shall be presented to the
Applicant within a suitable amount of time as determined by the complexity
of the project.
Here’s an example of what your bill will look like:
Your minimum charge per month is $55.00. Charges are based on increments such as follows:
We use the City of Bowie’s Drought Contingency and Emergency Water Demand Management Plan. A copy of that can be found here. But our members can be fined and even in extreme cases, services terminated for violations again this policy. Please familiarize yourself with this policy.
If you would like to have your Meter tested outside the normal tests, with certified bench tests from an American Water Works Association affiliate, it will cost $300.00. You can download that form here and turn it in to our service technician or office personnel. Click HERE.