Utility Billing:

Utility charges are due upon receipt and become delinquent on the 15^th of the month following the billing. A penalty of 2% is added to all delinquencies. Disconnection is scheduled 30 days after the date of delinquency. In the event of disconnection due to delinquency all charges, plus a $100.00 turn on fee must be paid to reconnect service. The City reserves the right to require cash to redeem any check returned by the bank for any reason. 

Billing Cycles: 

Customers who reside inside the corporate City limits are billed for basic services on a monthly basis and for commodity (consumption) on a bi-monthly basis. Meters are read on odd months (January, March, May, July, September, and November). Please call for irrigation rates.

Customers who reside outside the corporate City limits are billed on a bi-monthly basis for both base charges and commodity (consumption) charges. Meters are read on even months (February, April, June, August, October, and December). Please call for irrigation rates.

Commercial non-residential accounts are billed monthly for both basic service charges and commodity (consumption) charges. Meters are read monthly.   Please call for irrigation rates. 

Payment Options:

Please include your account number and telephone number on all checks.

Online:  A 3% service charge applies to online payments.
            https://www.web.ci.bonney-lake.wa.us/

By Phone: A $4.95 service charge applies to phone payments. 
             1-877-853-1056

By Mail: City of Bonney Lake
             P.O. Box 34095
             Seattle, WA  98124-1095

In Person (cash or check only):
             Bonney Lake City Hall - Utilities Desk
             19306 Bonney Lake Blvd, Bonney Lake, WA
A night deposit box is located outside City Hall for after-hours payments.

Utility Accounts:

Utility accounts remain the responsibility of the property owner. The owner is responsible for payment, even if the property owner provides a written request to bill tenants. 

Account transfers to a new owner or turn on or off of service can be done by written request which can be faxed or mailed; by phone (253-447-4317); or in person at City Hall. Because the utility service(s) are a lien against the property, purchasers are encouraged to ask their title company to verify billing status prior to closing.

 

Utility Rates

        Water Base Rates (BLMC 13.04):

Effective January 1, 2007 the water availability charge (Base Rate) for customers inside the City limits for a standard 5/8” meter is $14^.90 per month. The water availability charge (Base Rate) for customers outside the City limits for a standard 5/8” meter is $19^.30 per month.

Consumption Rates: 

Meters record water consumption in cubic feet (7.48 gallons = 1 cubic foot). Meters are read in hundreds of cubic feet (ccf). 

		Up to 1,000 cf per month	Over 1,000 cf per month
Winter Rates: Inside City Limits	October to May	$1.03 per 100 cubic feet	$2.05 per 100 cubic feet
Winter Rates: Outside City Limits	November to June	$1.50 per 100 cubic feet	$2.97 per 100 cubic feet
Summer Rates: Inside City Limits	June to September	$1.03 per 100 cubic feet	$3.50 per 100 cubic feet
Summer Rates: Outside City Limits	July to October	$1.50 per 100 cubic feet	$5.08 per 100 cubic feet

Multi-Family Residences (Apartments, Condos, etc) are billed at base rate/availability charge multiplied by the number of units. Consumption allowance is 1,000 cubic feet per month per unit.

        Sewer

The non-grinder standard sewer fee is $32^.60 per month. In addition to the flat rate a volumetric rate of $2^.03 is applied per one hundred cubic feet of water per month with a cap of 1,000 cubic feet per month for single family residential customers. Multiple-family residential customers have the same volumetric rate but with a monthly cap of 800 cubic feet. Non-residential customers have a volumetric rate of $2^.03 per one hundred cubic feet with no cap. For rates other than the standard rate, please call the number listed below. Qualifying seniors/disabled are granted a 20% discount on the base sewer fee (see below). 
 

        Storm Water

Customers inside the City limits with property in a residential zone will be charged a $8^.00 per month storm water fee; the rate for non-residential property is $8^.00 per month per ESU (equivalent service unit).  

        Senior Discount

There is a Senior/Disabled Rate for qualifying property owners which is 50% of the monthly water availability (Base Rate) fee. There is no discount on the commodity (consumption) charge. To qualify to receive a senior citizen discount, the customer must provide us with proof they are receiving the discount on their property taxes. Because of this requirement, only the property owner can apply. The Senior Citizen/Disabled Discount Form must also be completed and signed. It can be picked up from and mailed into City Hall.  To get more information about the property tax discount, please visit the Pierce County Senior Services Website and click on "Property Tax Exemptions" or call (253) 798-7117. For additional Questions call the Utilities Department at (253) 447-4317.

Service Area Downloads:

¤  See our Maps Page for the Water and Sewer Service Area Map.

Contact:

Utilities Supervisor

Accounting Specialist – Utilities Cashier