Utility Billing Rates

The City of La Crescent has quarterly billing for Water, Meter Charge, Sewer, Houston County Recycle and Home pick up Recycle. Once a year, there is a charge for the Public Drinking Water Program.

Water Rates (quarterly)

Water Usage Rate
0 – 5,000 GALLONS 6.93 PER THOUSAND GALLONS
5,001 – 10,000 GALLONS 8.28 PER THOUSAND GALLONS
10,001 – 25,000 GALLONS 8.333 PER THOUSAND GALLONS
25,001 – 35,000 GALLONS 8.38 PER THOUSAND GALLONS
GREATER THAN 35,000 GALLONS 8.58 PER THOUSAND GALLONS

Sewer Rates (quarterly)

Residential Sewer Commercial Sewer
MINIMUM – $70.37 MINIMUM – $70.37
ADD’L .26 CENTS PER THOU.GAL. OF ADD’L .33 CENTS PER THOU.GAL. OF
WTR (OVER 30,000 GAL.) USED IN SPRING QTR (Feb/Mar/Apr). WTR (OVER 30,000 GAL.) USED IN SPRING QTR (Feb/Mar/Apr).
MULTIPLE UNITS = Minimum Rate X Number of Units MULTIPLE UNITS = Minimum Rate X Number of Units

Water Meter Rates (quarterly)

Size Amount
5/8″ $3.00
3/4″ $10.50
1″ $21.00
1-1/4″ $31.50
1-1/2″ $42.00
2″ $68.25
3″ $84.00
4″ $105.00

Other Rates

Houston County Recycling $12.75 quarterly
Home Pick-Up Recycling $10.86 quarterly
Safe Drinking Water Fee $15.22 yearly

Cycle Billing Dates

The number your account number starts with is the Cycle you are on.

Cycle 1 Billing Dates Cycle 2 Billing Dates Cycle 3 Billing Dates
02/28 03/31 01/31
05/31 06/30 04/30
08/31 09/30 07/31
11/30 12/31 10/31

Example of a Residential Utility Bill with water usage of 11,000 gallons.

CITY OF LA CRESCENT QUARTERLY BILL
3/4″Meter Water Total
Water 10.50 91.63 102.13
Sewer 70.37 70.37
Houston Co Recycle 12.75 12.75
Home Pick-up Recycle 10.86 10.86
TOTAL QUARTERLY BILL $196.11