Shoreline Water District bills on a bi-monthly basis.  In the case that you have a fireline, you will receive a separate billing statement for that account on a monthly basis. 

You will see the following charges on a typical billing statement:

Base Charge:  Covers the costs of maintaining our infrastructure used to deliver water to your house.  The majority of our customers fall under the single family residence category. 

The base rate for a single family household with a 5/8" x 3/4" meter is $37.95.  For a list of all rates by meter size and service type, click here.

Usage Charge:  Covers the cost of water used during service period.  Our usage charge is set up in a step rate so that as your usage goes up, the cost of water goes up.  This is to encourage our customers to conserve water.

For billing purposes:

1 unit = 100 cubic feet of water

1 cubic foot of water = 7.48 gallons of water

Therefore, 1 unit = 748 gallons of water

For single family house with 5/8" x 3/4":

City Franchise Fee:  A 6% fee on your water service charged by the cities of Lake Forest Park or Shoreline, depending on where your service is located.  The District does not keep any portion of this fee.

Capital Improvement Charge:  This is charged at a flat rate of $1.50/month per ERU.  This fee goes directly toward any Capital Improvement Projects that benefit the entire water system such as replacing water mains, pump stations, etc.

Example Billing:

A household that used 12 units of water (8976 gallons) in a two month period would be calculated as follows:

Capital Improvement Charge:                 $ 3.00

Base Charge for Single Family 5/8" x 3/4": $37.95

                          4 Units @ $1.81 each:  $  7.24

                           5 units @ $1.96 each:  $ 9.80

                           3 units @ $2.42 each:  $ 7.26

                                 Right of Way Fee:   $ 3.74

                                                     Total:  $68.99

Residents can learn more about the 6% Right of Way Fee by clicking here.