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INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE
WATER-SEWER BILL STATEMENT

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INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE WATER-SEWER BILL STATEMENT

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

B. SERVICE ADDRESS - Where the meter is located.

C. 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.

D. 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.

E. 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.

F. 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 percent (5%) penalty applied to the unpaid amount of your bill.

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

H. PREVIOUS READING DATE - The meter reading date of your previous water-sewer bill.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

X. BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL RATE - The rate charged for each 1,000 gallons of wastewater processed.

Z.    BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL FEE - The amount charged is to recover the capital construction costs of installing biological nutrient removal process at the Sod Run Wastewater Treatment Plant.

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