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Rate Change Summary Table

2006-2009 Typical Residential Bill per month

  2006

2007

2008

2009

Water (1)

 $22.37

 $22.97

 $24.62

 See note 4

Sewer (1)

 $35.15

 $38.74

 $40.30

 $42.12

Drainage (2)

 $11.34

 $11.83

 $14.94

 $16.77

Solid Waste (3)

 $20.65

 $21.55

 $23.00

 See note 4

Total

 $89.51

 $95.09

 $102.86

  

(1) Typical residential bills assume monthly water usage of 5.5 ccf (hundred cubic feet) for water service and 5.2 ccf for sewer service.

(2) Drainage fees are billed for SPU as a separate line item on King County’s annual property tax statements. The typical bill for 2008 is a median bill. Residential property owners with parcels less than 5,000 square feet will pay less in 2008 than they did in 2007.

(3) Typical residential garbage service is a 32 gallon garbage container and yard waste service

(4) Water and Solid Waste rates for 2009 to be determined

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