Shrewsbury Commercial Water and Sewer Rates: July 2026 Meter, Sewer, and Fire-Line Checks

What changed in Shrewsbury

Source-reported facts: Shrewsbury publishes water and sewer rates effective July 1, 2026. Accounts are billed quarterly, and water and sewer both include charges by meter size.

For a 2-inch service, the quarterly water charge is $160 and the quarterly sewer charge is also $160. Fire protection is charged separately by service-line size, with a 2-inch line listed at $150 annually.

Who may be affected

Commercial accounts, apartment properties, schools, municipal accounts, summer services, lawn sprinkler accounts, restaurants, healthcare sites, retail centers, hotels, and industrial users should not use one blended residential table.

Shrewsbury separates commercial water tiers from apartment, summer/lawn, and school/municipal categories, so the customer class matters before any savings estimate is built.

Why water and sewer should be modeled together

Commercial water rates are $5.36 per 1,000 gallons for 0-5,000 gallons, $5.98 for 5,001-25,000 gallons, $6.81 for 25,001-50,000 gallons, and $7.07 over 50,000 gallons.

Commercial sewer rates are higher: $10.70 per 1,000 gallons for 0-5,000 gallons, $12.22 for 5,001-25,000 gallons, $14.69 for 25,001-50,000 gallons, and $14.86 over 50,000 gallons. The sewer side is the larger marginal exposure in every commercial tier.

What a 20 percent usage reduction could mean

Directional estimate: assume a Shrewsbury commercial account uses 100,000 gallons in a quarter and both water and sewer usage are billed in the highest commercial tier. A 20 percent usage reduction equals 20,000 gallons.

At $7.07 water plus $14.86 sewer per 1,000 gallons, the highest-tier combined variable exposure is $21.93 per 1,000 gallons. The 20,000-gallon reduction represents about $438.60 in quarterly variable exposure before fixed meter charges, fire-line fees, class rules, site conditions, and installation feasibility.

What to check first on your bill

Confirm customer class, quarterly gallons, meter size, fire-protection line size, water tier, sewer tier, and whether the account has lawn sprinkler, school, municipal, apartment, or commercial classification.

Do not include annual fire-protection fees or fixed meter charges in a variable usage-reduction estimate unless the utility bill proves those lines decline with water usage.

Where Smart Valve fits

Smart Valve may be relevant when a Shrewsbury commercial account has enough controllable metered water volume and sewer volume tracks water use. The largest opportunity is usually the variable water-plus-sewer line, not the fixed meter or fire-line charges.

A qualification review should start with 12 months of quarterly bills and a meter-size check so the site model separates fixed and variable exposure.

FAQ

Sources

• Town of Shrewsbury - water and sewer rates effective July 1, 2026 (retrieved June 22, 2026)