The water fee is based on 100% of the actual reading taken from the water meter. The sewer fee is based on 90% of the actual reading taken from the water meter, unless a separate irrigation meter is in place. (*Additional sewer fee codes may apply)

$4.13 will buy 748 Gallons (100 cubic feet) of Municipal Tap Water

An Interesting Fact on the Value of Tap Water vs. Bottled Water

A 24 pack of 16.9 oz. bottles of water is equal to 3.17 gallons. This 24 pack can be purchased locally, on sale, at about $4.99. That equates to a rate of $1,178 per 100 cu.ft.

At the current municipal water rate of $4.13 per 100 cu.ft.(748 gallons), the same $4.99 could purchase 904 gallons of tap water in Attleboro.

904 Gallons vs. 3.17 Gallons

To look at it another way, the average 24 ft. diameter swimming pool needs about 13,000 gallons of water to fill. One fill-up would cost about $72 in tap water. If one wanted to fill it with bottled water, the same fill-up would cost $20,464.

$72 vs. $20,464