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Water Rates in Richmond, VA

The adopted July 2026 commercial tariff separates meter-size fixed fees, flat water and wastewater volume rates, impervious-area stormwater, and conditional conservation pricing.

Base Volumetric Rate

$21.60/kGal

Rate Structure

Flat Water

Flat wastewater; conditional drought layer separate

Last Verified

Jul 2026

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Volumetric Water Tiers

Richmond volumetric water tiers and rates per thousand gallons
TierUsage Range (kGal)Rate / kGal
Flat Commercial RateFirst All volume$7.91

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Sewer & Infrastructure Logic

Richmond calculates sewer charges using the flat volumetric method.

Flat commercial wastewater rate of $10.24 per CCF

Sewer Rates

All volume$13.69/kGal

Audit the Richmond bill before modeling a change

Start with the actual meter size, water and wastewater CCF, winter-average threshold, impervious area, and other account lines. The normalized base rate does not reproduce a complete Richmond bill.

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Monthly Fixed Fees (5/8" Meter)

Water Fixed Charge$18.90
Wastewater Fixed Charge$24.56

Flat Rate Utility

Richmond uses flat base water and wastewater volume rates. Meter-size fixed fees, stormwater, conservation thresholds, and other account lines require separate review.

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