The city of Ann Arbor currently (2014) charges a drinking water utility rate based on a "unit" of 100 cubic feet (ccf). A unit is equivalent to 748 gallons. A rate of $5 per unit is equivalent to a rate of $0.0067, or a bit more than half a cent per gallon. The city uses a tiered system of rates for drinking water based on consumption. Rates that apply to most residential consumers of Ann Arbor water are charted and tabled below.
Drinking Water Rates: Data – Chart
Chart generated from a2waterrates-11-2-2014.csv with the R file PNG-A2-Water-Rates.txt
Drinking Water Rates: Data – Table
| Date Effective | CONS_1_7_ccf | CONS_8_28_ccf | CONS_29_45_ccf | CONS_GT_45_ccf |
| 7/1/2015 | 1.45 | 3.09 | 5.31 |
5.31 |
| 7/1/2014 | 1.4 | 2.96 | 5.08 | 5.08 |
| 7/1/2013 | 1.35 | 2.85 | 4.88 | 4.88 |
| 7/1/2012 | 1.31 | 2.74 | 4.69 | 6.78 |
| 7/1/2011 | 1.27 | 2.64 | 4.5 | 6.5 |
| 7/1/2010 | 1.23 | 2.53 | 4.23 | 6.1 |
| 7/1/2009 | 1.14 | 2.43 | 3.99 | 5.75 |
| 7/1/2008 | 1.1 | 2.33 | 3.78 | 5.24 |
| 7/1/2007 | 1.07 | 2.25 | 3.61 | 4.95 |
| 7/1/2006 | 1.02 | 2.13 | 3.35 | 4.55 |
| 7/1/2005 | 0.99 | 2.01 | 3.15 | 4.23 |
| 4/1/2004 | 0.97 | 1.92 | 2.92 | 2.92 |
| 7/23/2003 | 1.97 | 1.97 | 1.97 | 1.97 |
| 7/17/2002 | 1.97 | 1.97 | 1.97 | 1.97 |
| 7/4/2001 | 1.93 | 1.93 | 1.93 | 1.93 |
| 7/5/2000 | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1.84 |
| 7/1/1999 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 |
| 7/1/1998 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
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Updating this Page
The Ann Arbor city council typical considers and approves changes to drinking water utility rates (as well as stormwater utility and sewer rates) on an annual basis in May, as a part of the approval of the annual budget. Strategy for updating: Monitor city council meetings.
