DC Water FY2027 Rates Approved: Commercial Water, Sewer, CRIAC, and Stormwater Bill Checks
Direct answer
DC Water’s District members voted 5–0 on September 3, 2026, to adopt and approve FY2027 and FY2028 adjusted rates under Resolution 26-62 and authorize publication of final rulemaking. FY2027 rates take effect October 1, 2026. The proposed Public Inconvenience Fee was deleted; commercial bill reviews must keep CCF, ERU, and meter-size charges separate.
DC Water’s District members voted 5–0 on September 3, 2026, to approve FY2027 and FY2028 rate changes and authorize publication of final rulemaking. Review the FY2027 nonresidential water, sewer, CRIAC, District stormwater, PILOT and ROW lines, the deleted PIF, and a bounded 300-to-240 CCF example.
$8.66
Water
FY2027 nonresidential per CCF; effective Oct. 1, 2026.
$12.91
Sewer
FY2027 per CCF; verify the account’s billed sewer quantity.
$25.50
CRIAC
FY2027 monthly per ERU; keep outside usage arithmetic.
$4.03
District stormwater
FY2027 per ERU; billed by DC Water for the District.
Board action and effective-date boundary
Adopted rates, with final-rulemaking publication kept distinct
Resolution 26-62 records a 5–0 vote of the District members on September 3, 2026, adopting and approving the FY2027 and FY2028 adjusted rates and authorizing publication of the Notice of Final Rulemaking.
The resolution is effective immediately, while the FY2027 rate schedule begins October 1, 2026. The reviewed sources do not establish that the separately authorized Notice had already been published.
Bill-line map
Keep CCF, ERU, meter-size, and deleted charges separate
The adopted schedule does not create one all-in commercial rate. Classify each line before applying the bounded volume example.
- Bill line
- Nonresidential water
- FY2027 final treatment
- $8.66 per CCF
- 300-to-240 CCF example
- Included for 60 CCF: $519.60 difference.
- Bill line
- Sewer
- FY2027 final treatment
- $12.91 per CCF
- 300-to-240 CCF example
- Included only under the declared equal sewer-quantity assumption: $774.60.
- Bill line
- PILOT
- FY2027 final treatment
- $0.62 per CCF
- 300-to-240 CCF example
- Included for 60 CCF: $37.20.
- Bill line
- Right-of-way
- FY2027 final treatment
- $0.20 per CCF
- 300-to-240 CCF example
- Included for 60 CCF: $12.00.
- Bill line
- CRIAC
- FY2027 final treatment
- $25.50 per ERU
- 300-to-240 CCF example
- Excluded; no ERU change is modeled.
- Bill line
- District stormwater
- FY2027 final treatment
- $4.03 per ERU
- 300-to-240 CCF example
- Excluded; this is not a usage-linked DC Water rate.
- Bill line
- Public Inconvenience Fee
- FY2027 final treatment
- Deleted by Resolution 26-62
- 300-to-240 CCF example
- Not an active or modeled charge.
- Bill line
- Meter-size and other account lines
- FY2027 final treatment
- Exact bill and meter input required
- 300-to-240 CCF example
- Unmodeled and excluded.
Official Board action
What the Board approved—and what still requires publication
Source-reported fact: Resolution 26-62 was presented and adopted September 3, 2026, by a 5–0 vote of the District members. The Board adopted and approved the adjusted FY2027 and FY2028 rates and authorized the General Manager to publish the Notice of Final Rulemaking.
The resolution is effective immediately, but the FY2027 rates begin October 1, 2026. This article does not claim that the Notice of Final Rulemaking was already published; it reports the Board action and the rate-effective dates stated in the official sources.
Unlike charge mechanics
Six FY2027 charge lines must stay separate
The FY2027 table lists nonresidential water at $8.66 per CCF, sewer at $12.91 per CCF, PILOT at $0.62 per CCF, and ROW at $0.20 per CCF. It lists CRIAC at $25.50 per ERU and the District stormwater fee at $4.03 per ERU.
DC Water bills the District pass-through charges, but shared billing does not make every line usage-based. Customer-metering and water-system-replacement fees vary by meter size; no meter-size fee is modeled here. Resolution 26-62 also deletes the proposed Public Inconvenience Fee.
Account inputs
Confirm the customer class and bill mechanics first
The $8.66 water figure is the nonresidential FY2027 rate. Multifamily water has a different rate, while the listed sewer rate is the same across residential, multifamily, and nonresidential classes.
Confirm the printed customer class, service period, billed water and sewer quantities, meter size, and ERU count before applying any figure.
Actual-bill preparation
What to check first on the actual DC Water bill
Collect the bill period, customer class, water CCF, billed sewer quantity, meter size, ERU count, CRIAC, District stormwater, PILOT, ROW, customer-metering fee, water-system-replacement fee, and any account-specific adjustment.
Apply FY2027 values only to service periods beginning October 1, 2026 or later.
Smart Valve arithmetic — selected usage-linked lines
Declared monthly example: 300 CCF compared with 240 CCF
The example assumes nonresidential water falls by 60 CCF and billed sewer quantity falls by the same 60 CCF. It applies only the FY2027 water, sewer, PILOT, and ROW rates.
| Included line | 300 CCF | 240 CCF | Selected difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water — $8.66 per CCF | $2,598.00 | $2,078.40 | $519.60 |
| Sewer — $12.91 per CCF | $3,873.00 | $3,098.40 | $774.60 |
| PILOT — $0.62 per CCF | $186.00 | $148.80 | $37.20 |
| ROW — $0.20 per CCF | $60.00 | $48.00 | $12.00 |
| Selected usage-linked total | $6,717.00 | $5,373.60 | $1,343.40 |
Smart Valve calculation: if a nonresidential account moves from 300 to 240 CCF in one month, and its billed sewer quantity falls by the same 60 CCF, the selected FY2027 water, sewer, PILOT, and ROW lines differ by $1,343.40. This is not a full-bill estimate or a savings guarantee.
Selected-charge difference
$1,343.40for the declared 60-CCF monthly comparison
The arithmetic stops at four usage-linked lines
The selected rate is $22.39 per CCF: $8.66 water + $12.91 sewer + $0.62 PILOT + $0.20 ROW. Multiplying $22.39 by 60 CCF gives $1,343.40.
Boundary: Excluded: CRIAC, District stormwater, customer-metering fees, water-system-replacement fees, replacement or penalty charges, other taxes, credits, account adjustments, seasonal or billing-period effects, implementation cost, technical feasibility, realized usage, savings, and payback. Meter size and ERU count remain required actual-bill inputs.
Decision checklist
What to document before applying the FY2027 schedule
- 1Match the service period and printed customer class before applying FY2027 rates.
- 2Record billed water CCF and the separately billed sewer quantity; do not assume they always match.
- 3Record meter size and ERU count, then keep those charges outside the selected CCF calculation.
- 4Separate water, sewer, PILOT, ROW, CRIAC, District stormwater, meter-size, replacement, tax, credit, and adjustment lines.
- 5Use the actual bill and site facts before treating any selected-charge difference as savings, payback, or feasible reduction.
Scope boundary
Where Smart Valve realistically fits
Smart Valve may be relevant only to technically addressable metered water volume after the actual bill, sewer linkage, operating use, meter arrangement, and site feasibility are verified.
It does not reduce CRIAC, District stormwater, meter-size fees, replacement fees, taxes, or account adjustments, and it does not guarantee a usage or bill result.
Related commercial water decisions
Track Mid-Atlantic commercial water decisions
Follow adopted rate, sewer, stormwater, and billing actions across the region.
Separate the commercial bill lines
Classify usage-linked, fixed, property-based, and account-specific charges before calculating.
Prepare the DC Water bill audit
Collect the service period, class, CCF, sewer quantity, meter, ERUs, and every printed line.
Review the source and calculation standards
See how official facts, Smart Valve arithmetic, exclusions, and unresolved inputs remain distinct.
Primary source trail
Sources and retrieval details
Published: September 3, 2026; Status checked: September 5, 2026; Retrieved: September 5, 2026
Controlling adopted source for Resolution 26-62, the 5–0 District-member vote, the adjusted FY2027 and FY2028 rates, deletion of the proposed Public Inconvenience Fee, authorization to publish final rulemaking, and the resolution’s immediate effect.
Published: September 3, 2026; Status checked: September 5, 2026; Retrieved: September 5, 2026
Official meeting page that publishes the approved resolution package containing Resolution 26-62.
Source URL: https://www.dcwater.com/events/333rd-board-directors-meeting (opens in a new tab)
Effective: October 1, 2026; Status checked: September 5, 2026; Retrieved: September 5, 2026
Official FY2027 table for nonresidential water, sewer, CRIAC, District stormwater, PILOT, ROW, and meter-size fee categories. The source title retains proposal-era wording, so adoption authority comes from Resolution 26-62.
Source URL: https://www.dcwater.com/proposed-fy-2027-and-fy-2028-rates (opens in a new tab)
Editorial contact
Media & product inquiries
Send relevant corrections, launch information, approved assets, or testing opportunities to thesmartwatervalve@gmail.com. Contact does not guarantee coverage, favorable treatment, commercial placement, or a review.
Reproduce the actual DC Water account before testing volume
Bring the current bill, service period, customer class, water and sewer quantities, meter size, ERU count, and every other printed charge into one review. The selected-line example is not a complete bill or a guaranteed result.