Pelham Commercial Water and Sewer Rates: October 2026 Bill Checks

Direct answer

Effective October 1, 2026, Pelham lists inside-city/default commercial water at $19 through 1,500 gallons plus $4.80 per 1,000 above, with a listed 4% sales tax. Standard commercial sewer is $70.04 through 7,500 gallons plus $9.34 per 1,000 above; outside-city water and significant-commercial sewer use separate rows.

Pelham’s Oct. 1, 2026 commercial water and sewer schedules: inside and outside water, two sewer classes, tax, and bounded bill checks.

9 min readPublished September 4, 2026Effective October 1, 2026Status checked September 4, 2026

Oct. 1, 2026

Effective date

The City page applies this date to the listed water and sewer schedules.

$19 / 1.5 kgal

Inside water base

The base covers through 1,500 gallons; the excess uses $4.80 per 1,000 gallons.

$70.04 / 7.5 kgal

Standard sewer base

The base covers through 7,500 gallons; the excess uses $9.34 per 1,000 gallons.

Water tax listed

The City lists sales tax with water rates; this guide does not calculate or apply it to sewer.

One date, separate account choices

Water location, sewer class, and billed quantities must be checked independently

Pelham publishes inside/default and outside-city water rows, then standard and significant-commercial sewer rows. The rate lines are not interchangeable, and the printed account must establish the applicable choices.

The page describes a residential sewer-average procedure, not a commercial rule. This guide does not transfer that procedure or assume a commercial sewer quantity automatically equals current water use.

Account classification

Choose the Pelham water and sewer rows before calculating

A defensible account check starts with provider, service boundary, customer class, and separately printed quantities. The official schedule supplies rates; the actual account supplies its treatment.

Account decision: Authority and timing
Published treatment: The City lists water and sewer rates effective October 1, 2026.
What to verify: Confirm the service period and first bill governed by the schedule.

Account decision: Inside/default water
Published treatment: $19 through 1,500 gallons, then $4.80 per 1,000 gallons above.
What to verify: Confirm the account uses the default residential-and-commercial water row.

Account decision: Outside-city water
Published treatment: $22 through 1,500 gallons, then $5.52 per 1,000 gallons above.
What to verify: Confirm the service address is billed under the outside-city row.

Account decision: Listed water tax
Published treatment: The water schedule lists 4% sales tax.
What to verify: Read the actual bill for taxable lines and rounding; do not apply this line to sewer without evidence.

Account decision: Standard commercial sewer
Published treatment: $70.04 through 7,500 gallons, then $9.34 per 1,000 gallons above.
What to verify: Confirm the account is assigned to the standard commercial row and record its billed sewer quantity.

Account decision: Significant commercial sewer
Published treatment: $101.47 through 7,500 gallons, then $13.53 per 1,000 gallons above.
What to verify: Treat this as a separate class, not an addition to the standard row; verify City classification.

Account decision: Master meters and other lines
Published treatment: The page includes master-metered apartments and mobile-home uses in commercial treatment.
What to verify: Record the meter/account arrangement, every printed fixed or usage line, penalties, adjustments, and prior balances.

Choose the Pelham water and sewer rows before calculating
Account decision	Published treatment	What to verify
Authority and timing	The City lists water and sewer rates effective October 1, 2026.	Confirm the service period and first bill governed by the schedule.
Inside/default water	$19 through 1,500 gallons, then $4.80 per 1,000 gallons above.	Confirm the account uses the default residential-and-commercial water row.
Outside-city water	$22 through 1,500 gallons, then $5.52 per 1,000 gallons above.	Confirm the service address is billed under the outside-city row.
Listed water tax	The water schedule lists 4% sales tax.	Read the actual bill for taxable lines and rounding; do not apply this line to sewer without evidence.
Standard commercial sewer	$70.04 through 7,500 gallons, then $9.34 per 1,000 gallons above.	Confirm the account is assigned to the standard commercial row and record its billed sewer quantity.
Significant commercial sewer	$101.47 through 7,500 gallons, then $13.53 per 1,000 gallons above.	Treat this as a separate class, not an addition to the standard row; verify City classification.
Master meters and other lines	The page includes master-metered apartments and mobile-home uses in commercial treatment.	Record the meter/account arrangement, every printed fixed or usage line, penalties, adjustments, and prior balances.

Official October 2026 schedule

Pelham separates water location from commercial sewer class

These tables reproduce the commercial rows used for classification. They do not decide the account’s service boundary, sewer class, billed quantities, tax calculation, or other bill lines.

Commercial water schedule

City of Pelham commercial water schedule effective October 1, 2026.

Water service: Inside/default commercial
Base and included quantity: $19 through 1,500 gallons
Rate above included quantity: $4.80 per 1,000 gallons above 1,500
Separate line: Listed 4% sales tax

Water service: Outside-city commercial
Base and included quantity: $22 through 1,500 gallons
Rate above included quantity: $5.52 per 1,000 gallons above 1,500
Separate line: Listed 4% sales tax

City of Pelham commercial water schedule effective October 1, 2026.
Water service	Base and included quantity	Rate above included quantity	Separate line
Inside/default commercial	$19 through 1,500 gallons	$4.80 per 1,000 gallons above 1,500	Listed 4% sales tax
Outside-city commercial	$22 through 1,500 gallons	$5.52 per 1,000 gallons above 1,500	Listed 4% sales tax

Inside/default and outside-city are alternative water rows. Confirm the account treatment before applying either one.

Commercial sewer schedule

City of Pelham commercial sewer schedule effective October 1, 2026.

Sewer class: Standard commercial
Base and included quantity: $70.04 through 7,500 gallons
Rate above included quantity: $9.34 per 1,000 gallons above 7,500
Class boundary: Use only when assigned to the standard commercial row

Sewer class: Significant commercial
Base and included quantity: $101.47 through 7,500 gallons
Rate above included quantity: $13.53 per 1,000 gallons above 7,500
Class boundary: Separate City class; do not add it to the standard row

City of Pelham commercial sewer schedule effective October 1, 2026.
Sewer class	Base and included quantity	Rate above included quantity	Class boundary
Standard commercial	$70.04 through 7,500 gallons	$9.34 per 1,000 gallons above 7,500	Use only when assigned to the standard commercial row
Significant commercial	$101.47 through 7,500 gallons	$13.53 per 1,000 gallons above 7,500	Separate City class; do not add it to the standard row

The reviewed page does not establish the billed-quantity method for a specific commercial sewer account. Use the printed account or written City guidance.

These are selected recurring water and sewer rows, not a complete Pelham bill. Tax calculation, other fees, penalties, adjustments, prior balances, and account-specific treatment remain separate or unknown.

Commercial water mechanics

The water base covers 1,500 gallons; only the excess uses the commodity rate

The default residential-and-commercial water row lists $19 through 1,500 gallons and $4.80 per 1,000 gallons above that amount. The outside-city alternative lists $22 through 1,500 gallons and $5.52 per 1,000 above.

The same page lists 4% sales tax with the water schedule. Because it does not provide an account-specific taxable base or rounding rule, the declared model below remains before that listed tax.

Commercial sewer mechanics

The sewer base covers 7,500 gallons, and significant commercial is a separate path

Standard commercial sewer is $70.04 through 7,500 gallons plus $9.34 per 1,000 gallons above. Significant commercial is $101.47 through 7,500 gallons plus $13.53 per 1,000 above.

The two sewer rows are alternatives. Industry type alone does not establish the applicable class; use the printed bill and City treatment.

Account evidence

Master meters are commercial; sewer quantity still comes from the account

The City page includes master-metered apartments and mobile-home uses in its commercial definition. That classification affects which schedule to inspect but does not by itself establish the billed quantities.

The same page describes October-through-March averaging for residential sewer users. This guide does not apply that residential procedure to a commercial account or infer a current-month water-to-sewer relationship.

Model boundary

The declared comparison supplies water and sewer quantities independently

The model uses the inside/default water row and the standard-commercial sewer row for one comparable billing period. It independently supplies equal water and sewer quantities only to make the selected lines reproducible.

The listed water tax, outside-city water, significant-commercial sewer, other fees, penalties, adjustments, prior balances, actual sewer-quantity treatment, operating feasibility, and technical feasibility remain excluded or unknown.

Declared bill arithmetic — selected lines before listed tax

Inside water and standard sewer at independently supplied 100 and 80 kgal quantities

Declared inputs: inside/default commercial water, standard-commercial sewer, one comparable billing period, and independently supplied water and sewer quantities of either 100 kgal each or 80 kgal each. Equal inputs are an illustration, not a City billing rule.

Inside water and standard sewer at independently supplied 100 and 80 kgal quantities
Included Pelham line	100 kgal	80 kgal	Arithmetic difference
Inside water base through 1.5 kgal	$19.00	$19.00	$0.00
Water above 1.5 kgal at $4.80/kgal	$472.80	$376.80	$96.00
Inside water included-line total	$491.80	$395.80	$96.00
Standard-commercial sewer base through 7.5 kgal	$70.04	$70.04	$0.00
Sewer above 7.5 kgal at $9.34/kgal	$863.95	$677.15	$186.80
Standard-commercial sewer included-line total	$933.99	$747.19	$186.80
Declared pre-tax included-line total	$1,425.79	$1,142.99	$282.80

The $282.80 is an arithmetic difference between selected, declared water and sewer lines before the listed water tax. The combined $89.04 in bases remains in both columns. This is not a complete bill, account result, forecast, or product outcome. Significant-commercial treatment, outside-city water, tax calculation, other fees, actual billed quantities, account policy, operating feasibility, and technical feasibility remain excluded or unknown.

Decision checklist

What to confirm on the Pelham account

1Confirm the City of Pelham is the provider and match the service period to the October 1, 2026 schedule.
2Identify the default or outside-city water row from the actual account; do not choose by address assumption alone.
3Confirm standard or significant-commercial sewer treatment from the printed bill or written City guidance.
4Record billed water and sewer quantities separately and document any account-specific relationship between them.
5Separate the 1,500-gallon water threshold from the 7,500-gallon sewer threshold before recomputing either line.
6Keep the listed water tax, other fees, penalties, adjustments, prior balances, and unlisted charges outside the pre-tax model.
7Record the meter and account arrangement, including any master-metered use, before evaluating technical feasibility.

Scope boundary

Where Smart Valve realistically fits

Smart Valve may be evaluated only after provider, service boundary, class, meter/account arrangement, billing period, separately printed quantities, taxes, other lines, operating conditions, and technical feasibility are verified.

Smart Valve does not change Pelham’s rates, included quantities, fixed bases, customer class, listed tax, sewer-quantity policy, significant-commercial treatment, penalties, adjustments, or other account terms. The declared arithmetic is not an account or product result.

Track Southeast commercial utility decisions

Follow official regional water and sewer decisions without transferring one city’s rates or classes to another.

Separate every Pelham water and sewer line

Classify fixed, included-volume, usage-linked, tax, sewer, and other printed charges before modeling.

Prepare the Pelham bill audit

Collect provider, service boundary, class, meter arrangement, separately printed quantities, and every bill line.

Compare Prattville’s sewer-only October schedule

Prattville’s authority, rates, classes, and calculation do not supply Pelham water or sewer rules.

Review the master-metered multifamily decision path

Use the actual Pelham account to classify master-metered service before applying property guidance.

Review restaurant water and wastewater evidence

Do not infer significant-commercial treatment from property type alone.

Review source and arithmetic boundaries

See how official facts, declared inputs, exclusions, uncertainty, and corrections remain separate.

Move from verified bill lines to operating checks

Evaluate operating measures only after the actual account is reproduced.

Primary source trail

Sources and retrieval details

City of Pelham Water Works and Sewer Department: Water & Sewer Rates

Effective: October 1, 2026Status checked: September 4, 2026Retrieved: September 4, 2026

Controlling official source for the listed commercial water and sewer rows, thresholds, water sales-tax line, master-meter definition, and class language. The residential averaging procedure is not applied to commercial accounts, and the source does not establish the billed-quantity method for a specific commercial sewer account.

Source URL: https://www.pelhampd.com/217/Water-Sewer-Rates (opens in a new tab)

Editorial contact

Media & product inquiries

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Reproduce the Pelham account before testing a volume change

Bring the actual provider and service area, water and sewer classes, meter/account arrangement, service period, separately printed quantities, fixed bases, taxes, surcharges, and every other line into one review. The declared illustration is not an account result; technical feasibility must be established separately.

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