Salt Lake City FY2027 Commercial Rates: Water, Sewer, and Stormwater
Salt Lake City’s FY2027 commercial rates took effect July 1. See seasonal water, sewer flow, fixed ERU, strength, stormwater, and bill-line checks.
Direct answer
Salt Lake City’s FY2027 rates took effect July 1, 2026. An in-city commercial account pays $4.18 per CCF for water April–October and $2.58 November–March; sewer is $10.97 per CCF on 70% of metered use. Meter service, sewer ERU, stormwater, strength charges, lighting, garbage, and the franchise fee require separate bill-line review.
$4.18
Summer water
Per CCF, in city, April–October
$10.97
Sewer flow
Per CCF on 70% of water use
$88.95
2-inch service
Monthly reference; fixed line
$10.50
Nonresidential stormwater
Per ERU; not monthly-use based
Official source facts
The City Council approved the FY2027 schedule for July 1
Salt Lake City’s FY2027 utility rates became effective July 1, 2026. The adopted schedule covers water, sewer, stormwater, and other public-utility services, so a commercial customer should not treat the change as one blended percentage applied to the total bill.
The city connects the rate path to utility operations, infrastructure renewal, treatment and reclamation needs, regulatory compliance, and service reliability. Those are system drivers; the account-level result still depends on service location, season, meter size, assigned units, wastewater characteristics, and other bill lines.
Water class and season
Commercial water is seasonal, with a separate county boundary
For commercial, industrial, and institutional accounts inside Salt Lake City, water is $4.18 per CCF from April through October and $2.58 per CCF from November through March. This is a seasonal schedule, not a use-tier ladder. The city says county water rates are 35% higher, so the service jurisdiction must be confirmed before applying either value.
Meter-size service is a separate fixed line. The consolidated fee schedule lists $88.95 per month for a 2-inch city water service. That figure is a useful reference, not an assumption that every commercial property has a 2-inch meter, and lower use does not change it.
Sewer mechanics
Flow, ERU, and strength charges follow different rules
The FY2027 commercial sewer flow rate is $10.97 per CCF and the standard billed flow is 70% of metered water use. The schedule also lists a $9.58 monthly charge per sewer equivalent residential unit (ERU), with one ERU defined as 4 CCF of average monthly flow. Assigned ERUs should be checked on the actual account rather than assumed to be permanent or usage-responsive.
Monitored dischargers can also face strength charges for biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, ammonia, and total phosphorus. The adopted per-pound values are $0.53, $0.55, $2.88, and $14.52 respectively. A restaurant, laundry, food operation, or industrial facility should verify sampling, assigned loads, and discharge treatment before modeling those lines.
Stormwater and other lines
The same bill can carry charges that do not follow monthly gallons
The FY2027 nonresidential stormwater rate is $10.50 per ERU. It is not a monthly metered-use charge, so it stays outside the usage model below. Street lighting, garbage, and other city services may also appear on the same utility statement depending on the property and account.
Salt Lake City’s bill explainer identifies a 6% franchise fee on water, sewer, and stormwater charges. That percentage can amplify a bill change, but it is excluded from the calculation below because the example isolates the two underlying usage-linked lines.
Commercial implication
First classify every line, then model the controllable volume
Hotels, restaurants, laundries, healthcare facilities, campuses, offices, retail centers, and other high-use properties should first confirm city-versus-county service and the billing season. Next, separate water commodity and sewer flow from meter service, sewer ERUs, pollutant strength, stormwater, lighting, garbage, fire, permits, connections, and the franchise fee.
That classification prevents a useful water-efficiency project from being evaluated against charges it cannot change. It also keeps a summer model from being annualized across Salt Lake City’s lower November–March water rate without actual monthly use.
Smart Valve analysis — not a Salt Lake City bill quote
An in-city 100-to-80 CCF summer example
Assume one in-city commercial account in an April–October month using 100 CCF, reduced to 80 CCF. Include only water commodity and sewer flow at the standard 70% basis. Exclude meter service, sewer ERUs, strength, stormwater, lighting, garbage, franchise fee, fire, permits, connections, and all county-rate exposure.
Scroll the table horizontally to compare all columns.
| Included line | 100 CCF | 80 CCF | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water commodity | $418.00 | $334.40 | −$83.60 |
| Sewer flow | $767.90 | $614.32 | −$153.58 |
| Included variable total | $1,185.90 | $948.72 | −$237.18 |
The starting case is 100 × $4.18 plus 70 × $10.97 = $1,185.90. The reduced case is 80 × $4.18 plus 56 × $10.97 = $948.72. The $237.18 difference applies only to these two included summer-volume lines.
20% usage check
$237.18
Qualified 20% summer usage-reduction exposure
In the declared example, physical use falls from 100 to 80 CCF and standard sewer flow falls from 70 to 56 CCF. The included water and sewer-flow lines decline by $237.18 for that April–October model month.
Boundary: This is reproducible analysis, not a savings guarantee or a whole-bill forecast. Do not annualize it without actual monthly use. Meter service, sewer ERUs, strength, stormwater, lighting, garbage, franchise fee, fire, permits, connections, county rates, and account adjustments remain outside the figure.
Decision checklist
What to check first on the bill
- 1Confirm whether the service address is inside Salt Lake City or on the separate county schedule.
- 2Match the billing period to the April–October or November–March commercial water rate.
- 3Verify meter size, the monthly water-service line, assigned sewer ERUs, and the stated 70% sewer-flow basis.
- 4Check for monitored wastewater-strength lines and collect the utility’s load or sampling basis before modeling them.
- 5Separate stormwater, lighting, garbage, franchise fee, fire, connection, permit, and other account-specific lines from metered-volume exposure.
Scope boundary
Where Smart Valve realistically fits
Smart Valve can be screened against controllable metered volume and the water and sewer-flow lines that move with that volume. It does not change the utility’s season, service jurisdiction, meter-size charge, assigned ERUs, pollutant rules, stormwater basis, lighting, garbage, franchise policy, or other fixed and account-specific charges.
A credible assessment starts with at least 12 months of bills, the meter and service details, the operating profile, and any wastewater-strength records. The calculator is directional; it does not reproduce Salt Lake City’s seasonal and 70%-flow billing rules.
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Review estimate and source boundaries
See how source facts, assumptions, and analysis are separated.
Frequently asked questions
When did Salt Lake City’s FY2027 utility rates take effect?
Salt Lake City’s adopted FY2027 rates took effect July 1, 2026. Commercial water is seasonal, so the applicable commodity rate also depends on whether the billing period falls in April–October or November–March.
How is Salt Lake City commercial sewer flow calculated?
The standard commercial sewer flow basis is 70% of metered water use at $10.97 per CCF for FY2027. Account-specific treatment and monitored-strength charges should be verified separately.
Do lower gallons reduce Salt Lake City meter service, sewer ERU, or stormwater charges?
Not directly under the cited schedules. Meter service is based on service size, sewer ERU is a separate assigned unit charge, and nonresidential stormwater is billed per ERU rather than as a monthly metered-use line.
Does 20% less water use mean 20% off the total Salt Lake City utility bill?
No. It can lower applicable water commodity and sewer-flow exposure, but fixed service, ERUs, strength, stormwater, lighting, garbage, franchise fee, and other lines can remain or follow different rules.
Primary source trail
Sources and retrieval details
Published: Council-approved FY2027 scheduleEffective: July 1, 2026Retrieved: July 12, 2026
Controlling source for adoption status, effective date, seasonal in-city commercial water, county differential, commercial sewer flow and ERU mechanics, and nonresidential stormwater.
Source URL: https://www.slc.gov/utilities/fy27rates/
Published: Amended June 16, 2026Effective: July 1, 2026Retrieved: July 12, 2026
Adopted fee authority for meter-size water service and monitored wastewater-strength charges used as reference facts and exclusions.
Source URL: https://tools.slc.gov/feeschedule/
Published: Current bill guideEffective: Current account presentationRetrieved: July 12, 2026
Official bill-line source for water, sewer, stormwater, street lighting, garbage, and the 6% franchise-fee explanation.
Source URL: https://www.slc.gov/utilities/pay-my-bill/explain-my-bill/
Screen only the water and sewer volume lines
The calculator is a directional first pass. It does not reproduce Salt Lake City’s seasonal rate, 70% sewer basis, meter service, ERU charges, strength loads, stormwater, lighting, garbage, or franchise fee.