Boil Water Order Lifted for Peaks Island, Little Diamond Island, Great Diamond, House Island, and Cushing Island
Customers can now use their tap water for all purposes…
Your water meter measures whole and fractions of HCF (hundreds of cubic feet), but PWD only bills the whole number; the fraction is ignored. For example, if your water meter measures 2.9 HCF, PWD bills 2 HCF when you actually used almost 3 HCF. The chart below illustrates why you are billed different amounts even though you used the same amount of water two months in a row. For ease of demonstration, assume the 3/1/09 read date was the date a brand new meter was installed.
Reading Date | Actual Meter Reading | Actual Water Consumed | Billed Meter Reading (based on whole #) | Billed HCF | Actual Water Consumed in Gallons |
3/1/09 | 0000.00 | 0000 | 0000 | 0Â HCF | 0 |
4/1/09 | 0002.9 | 2.9 HCFÂ | 0002 | 2 HCF | 2,169 (2.9HCF x 748) |
5/1/09 | 0005.80 | 2.9 HCF | 0005 | 3 HCF | 2,169 (2.9HCF x 748) |