Looking for a Bargain?

Quench your thirst for under a buck! Get 748 gallons of water for only 92 cents! This is a bargain, but water rates go up the more you use. Our drinking water is precious. It is a finite resource. That why Kitsap PUD, like most water utilities, have tiered rates for water consumption. Tiered rates, also called conservation rates, encourage wise use of water and discourage our customers from becoming water hogs. This tiered rate charged for water consumption is in addition to our bi-monthly service charge of $41.04. Kitsap PUD has the following tiered rates. Consumption rates are rounded down to the nearest 100 cubic feet.

0-1,400 cubic feet: $0.92 per 100 cubic feet
1,500-2,400 cubic feet: $1.32 per 100 cubic feet
2,500-4000 cubic feet: $1.66 per 100 cubic feet
4,100 cubic feet and over: $4.12 per 100 cubic feet

Most people don't think in cubic feet like we utility folks do. There is 7.48 gallons per one cubic foot of water. So, doing the math, 100 cubic feet is 728 gallons. This means that our first tier customers can use 748 gallons for only 92 cents! This is tasty, tested to be healthy, convenient to get drinking water. Think about that next time you are waiting in line at the convenience mart for a bottle of water.

Water consumption in tier two and three increases the cost of water less than $1.00 more per 100 cubic feet. The big jump is to tier four. Customers using 4,100 cubic feet or more of water during a two month period will pay $4.12 per 100 cubic feet. We are talking about 30,668 gallons of water! Who uses this much water over two months? No one does during the winter. Customers irrigating lawns, usually with automatic irrigation systems, consume the most water during the summer months.

Can you have a luscious garden and not break the water bank? Yes, use irrigation systems wisely by only watering when plants truly need watering. Most people turn on the system for the hottest month's water needs and run it that way all season! Yes, you know you do.

Water is a bargain, but pay attention to how much you use and choose to use it wisely.