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Water & Sewer

IMPORTANT NUMBERS:

BILLING QUESTIONS 410-638-3311
ADMINISTRATION/NEW SERVICE 410-638-3300
METER & WATER PRESSURE
PROBLEMS; SEWER BACK-UPS		 410-612-1612
WATER QUALITY 410-638-3939
TREATMENT-WASTEWATER 410-273-5617

EMERGENCY 24-HOUR NUMBER:  410-612-1612

INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE WATER-SEWER BILL STATEMENT

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  1. ACCOUNT NUMBER - This number identifies your account.  Always refer to this number in your communications to the Water & Sewer Billing Department.

  2. SERVICE ADDRESS - Where the meter is located.

  3. MAILING ADDRESS - Bills will be mailed to this address.  Property owners or agents should notify the Water & Sewer Accounting Department if bills are to be forwarded to another address.

  4. AMOUNT DUE NOW - The bill amount if payment is made promptly.  This amount includes current water-sewer charges plus any previous charges which have not been paid.

  5. PENALTY DATE - This account will be penalized if payment is not received by this date.  A five percent (5%) penalty is applied to the unpaid amount of your bill.

  6. AMOUNT DUE AFTER - The bill amount if payment is made after the penalty date.  This amount includes current water-sewer charges plus any previous charges which have not been paid plus a five (5%) penalty applied to the unpaid amount of your bill.

  7. SCAN LINE - This line contains numbers that are used to process your payment.

  8. PREVIOUS READING DATE - The meter reading date for your current water-sewer bill.

  9. PRESENT READING DATE - The meter reading date for your current water-sewer bill.

  10. NUMBER OF DAYS - The time in days between meter readings.

  11. WATER TOTAL 1,000's GALLONS - The total quantity of water service provided during the current billing period measured in gallons.

  12. AVG. DAILY CONS. - The average daily consumption of water service during the current billing period measured in gallons.

  13. TYPE OF BILL - The type of reading used to produce this bill:
              ACT - Actual Reading           EST - Estimated Reading

  14. PREVIOUS READING - The meter setting for the previous meter reading.

  15. PRESENT READING - The meter setting at the time of the current meter reading.

  16. CONSUMPTION - The volume of water furnished in 1,000's of gallons.

  17. WATER RATE - The rate charged for each 1,000 gallons of water furnished.

  18. SEWER RATE - The rate charged for each 1,000 gallons of wastewater processed.

  19. WATER AMOUNT CHARGED - The amount charged for current water service.

  20. SEWER AMOUNT CHARGED - The amount charged for current sewer service.

  21. PURCHASED WATER CHARGE - The amount charged for the purchase of water from sources other than Harford County.

  22. BASE WATER CHARGE - The amount charged each customer to pay for the service of 24 hour on-call water maintenance and billing service.

  23. BASE SEWER CHARGE - The amount charged each customer to pay for the service of 24 hour on-call sewer maintenance and billing service.

  24. PROPERTY IDENTIFIER - The property's tax number as assigned by the State Department of Assessments & Taxation.

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