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Rate Change Summary Table

2007-2009 Typical Residential Bill per month

  2007

2008

2009

Water (1)

 $22.97

 $24.62

 $27.74

Sewer (1)

 $38.74

 $40.30

 $46.23

Drainage (2)

 $11.83

 $14.94

 $16.85

Solid Waste (3)

 $21.55

 $23.00

 $29.20

Total

 $95.09

 $102.86

 $120.02


(1) Typical residential bills assume monthly water usage of 5.5 ccf (hundred cubic feet) for water service and 5.2 ccf for sewer service.

(2) Drainage fees are billed for SPU as a separate line item on King County’s annual property tax statements. The typical bill for 2008 and 2009 is a median bill.

(3) Typical residential garbage service is a 32 gallon garbage container and yard waste service.

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