Commercial water intelligence
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Smart Valve’s newsroom separates fresh utility intelligence from durable bill guides and property playbooks. Start with the latest official rate, sewer, stormwater, drought, or rebate signal; move into the guide that explains the bill; then use local rates and actual usage to model the next commercial decision.
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A deliberately small shelf of source-backed changes with a clear commercial bill implication.
Okaloosa County’s October 1 schedule changes All Others water and sewer usage charges and meter-size bases. A two-inch, 100-kgal selected-line example rises $70.59 per month before other bill lines.
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Cheyenne keeps commercial and industrial water volume at $6.65/kgal on October 1, while commercial sewer rises to $8.07/kgal and meter-size service fees also change.
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Durable decision guides
These guides stay visible because they answer recurring commercial questions, even when the daily headlines change.
A practical decision guide for reducing commercial water and sewer bills: read the bill, separate sewer from water, check leaks and meter issues, model a 20% reduction, and submit bills for a qualified Smart Valve assessment.
The Smart Valve 2026 tariff database tracks 50 U.S. cities. The current combined water and sewer average is $11.55 per CCF, or $15.44 per 1,000 gallons.
Complete guide to reading your commercial water bill. Learn what CCF means, how tiered water rates work, and where hidden charges inflate your bill by 15-30%. Includes CCF-to-gallon conversion tables.
Commercial water bills averaging $3,000-$15,000/month? Air in water lines, sewer multipliers, tier penalties, meter drift, and rate hikes are the 5 most common causes. Includes CCF conversion table and 3-step action plan.
Property playbooks
Water-cost exposure looks different in a hospital, restaurant, laundry, hotel, multifamily property, or car wash.
Hospitals use 100,000-500,000+ gallons/day, spending $150,000-$800,000/year on water and sewer. See average costs by bed count, compliance requirements, and how to save 20-35% without affecting patient care.
Full-service restaurants use 5,800 gallons/day and spend $2,000-$8,000/month on water and sewer. Kitchen warewashing, pre-rinse sprayers, and air in water lines are the top 3 cost drivers. Includes a 58% savings case study.
A 156-unit apartment complex saved $30,000/year on water—with zero resident involvement. Infrastructure-based strategies that boost NOI and property value by $300K+.
Commercial laundries use 1.5-3.5 gal/lb of linen. A mid-size facility processing 5,000 lbs/day faces $34,000-$80,000/year in water and sewer costs. The double-billing effect and how to eliminate it.
Hotels can cut water bills $15,000-$50,000/year using behind-the-scenes infrastructure improvements. No towel reuse signs needed—just smarter technology at the meter.
Commercial car washes use 8-85 gallons per vehicle depending on wash type. At $12.50/kGal national average, a tunnel wash running 200 cars/day faces $18,000-$47,000/year in water costs. Here's how to cut that by 20-35%.
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Okaloosa County’s October 1 schedule changes All Others water and sewer usage charges and meter-size bases. A two-inch, 100-kgal selected-line example rises $70.59 per month before other bill lines.
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Cheyenne keeps commercial and industrial water volume at $6.65/kgal on October 1, while commercial sewer rises to $8.07/kgal and meter-size service fees also change.
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Longwood adopted operating and collections rules in Ordinance 26-2282 while deleting proposed water and wastewater rate adjustments. This guide maps the commercial and multifamily decisions without inventing a rate or bill result.
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Rockport moved from Stage 2 to Stage 1 effective September 2. Commercial and multifamily customers now have a Thursday schedule for once-weekly hose-end or automatic irrigation, subject to method and hour limits.
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Kyle lists Saturday for commercial and no-address properties under current Stage 3 restrictions. Hours depend on the watering method, and several operating uses remain qualified or prohibited.
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Pelham’s October schedule uses a 1,500-gallon water base, a 7,500-gallon commercial sewer base, and a separate significant-commercial sewer row.
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Prattville’s Oct. 1 sewer schedule keeps inside, outside, and industrial bases separate while using the same $4.95/kgal regular volume rate.
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Denver Water adopted additional Stage 1 restrictions effective October 1, while current drought pricing still depends on each account’s class, service area, meter, AWC, and billed use.
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BWL’s October 1 W02 schedule pairs meter-size fixed charges with $6.00 per CCF; the official 4-inch, 365-CCF example rises $25.55 to $2,800.26.
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Jasper’s October 1 schedule separates the commercial water and sewer minimums through 2,000 gallons from the per-1,000-gallon rates above that quantity.
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Annapolis FY2027 utility rates separate water and sewer base and consumption rows from quarterly Watershed Restoration tiers tied to parcel impervious area. The City table does not support public bill arithmetic.
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Corpus Christi remained in Stage 2 on August 24. Commercial teams should confirm the City-water account, schedule, method, activity rules, enforcement exposure, applications, and the exact industrial fee boundary.
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