Saving Water Is Easy

A few practical water conservation tips:

• Wash only full loads in your washing machine and dishwasher.
• Do not run water continuously when washing dishes by hand.
• Attach low-flow aerators to faucets.
• Take short showers instead of baths. A full bath requires approximately 36 gallons of water. A five minute shower using a low-flow restrictor will use 15-25 gallons.
• Install low-flow shower heads and toilets. Low flow toilets typically use 1/2 the water of a standard toilet.
• Don’t leave the water running while brushing your teeth and/or shaving.
• Check for leaking faucets and toilets and repair them. A leaking tap, dripping once per second, wastes six gallons of water a day. A leaking toilet can waste up to 5,000 gallons per day.

  Save Money By Fixing Leaks

  Leaks are often the culprit for unexplained increased consumption, and toilet leaks are the most common. A toilet can waste thousands of gallons of water in a single billing period. Repairing a toilet leak is usually easy and relatively inexpensive to repair.

  To check for a leak, remove the top of the tank behind the bowl and put 3-4 drops of food coloring in the tank water. Don’t flush the toilet for an hour or more if possible. Check the water in the toilet bowl; and if the bowl water has been colored with the food coloring, then you have a leak. This type of leak is usually easy to repair by replacing the flapper assembly. If this does not work, you may want to consult a plumber.

  Another leak that is common is a “leaky” faucet whether it is inside your home or at an outside faucet.

  In order to determine if you have a water leak, read your water meter. Write the reading down and go back and re-read meter approximately 15-20 minutes later and see if any of the numbers on the meter have moved. There is also a leak indicator (a small triangle shape) on most meters which is located in the middle of the meter or on the left hand side of the meter. If the leak indicator is moving and no water is being used, there is a leak somewhere. If there is a cut-off valve at the house, cut water off at cut-off and go back to see if meter is still moving. If so, the leak is in your water line. If not, the leak is probably somewhere in your house.

  Water costs money…don’t waste it!

  A dripping faucet or fixture can waste 3 gallons a day… A total of 1095 gallons a year.

  Conserve water and save money!

  Water wastes per gallon in a 24 hour period at 40 pounds pressure:

  The average person uses 50-75 gallons of water every day. By becoming waste conscious, you can reduce your usage.

  Saving water saves money and also helps protect our most precious resource.

The sewer service charges will be generated at the end of each month and printed on the same billing card as the water service charges.  The property owner/tenant should call or come by the office if a sewer/water bill is not received by the 5^th of each month.  A 10% penalty on the sewer and water services will be generated after 3:00 PM on the 10th of each month on all unpaid balances.  A delinquent notice will be mailed if payment has not been made by the 10th of each month.  If payment has not been received by 8:00 AM on the 20th it will result in the water service being shut off and a $13.00 Reconnect Fee will be added to the services. If water is shut off for non-payment all  balances must be paid in full before it is reconnected. Payment of only the water service and FAILURE to pay the sewer service will result in termination of the water service until the sewer service is paid in full.  Powell’s Valley Water District has 24 hours to restore water service after payment in full has been processed.

Water
Customer Class		Rates
First 2,000 Gallons (Min. Bill)		$24.77 Min. Bill
Next 2,000 Gallons		.01083 per Gallon
Next 2,000 Gallons		.00984 per Gallon
All Over 6,000 Gallons		.00925 per Gallon
5/8″ x 3/4″ Meter Tap		$1,445.00
Meter Tap Larger Than 5/8″ x 3/4″		Actual Cost

Sewer
Flat Sewer Rate
For customers without water meter
2,000 Gallons		$27.57
Customer Class		Rates
First 2,000 Gallons (Min. Bill)		$27.57
All Over 2,000 Gallons (Per 1,000 Gallons)		$13.78
Gravity
Sewer Connection/Tap-On Charges		$1010.50
Sewer Tap with Road Bore		Actual Cost
Grinder Pump
Any Sewer Connection Requiring
A Grinder Pump for Service		Customers responsibility

Non-Recurring Charges
Broken Lock Fee		$240
Connection/Turn-on		$13
Connection/Turn-on (After Hours)		$47
Field Collection		$13
Meter Connection/Tap Fee Larger than 5/8″x3/4″ Meter		Actual Cost
Meter Relocation		Actual Cost
Meter Re-read		$20
Re-Connection (After Hours)		$47
Service Call/Investigation		$13
Service Call/Investigation (After Hours)		$47

Make checks payable to:
Powell’s Valley Water District
P.O. Box 550
Clay City, KY 40312

If paying after hours, please use the drop box located on the side of our building at the drive thru window. If using the drop box please attach the remit to stub showing your account name and account number with your payment.  If using the drop box, please follow these instructions; If your service is off for non-payment, it is the customer’s responsibility to notify the office to turn the service back on. If a customer is prepaying a NSF check, it is the customer’s responsibility to notify the office. Payments deposited in our drop box after hours will be credited on the next business day.  Checks or Money Orders only.  No cash please.  You may also pay online using a debit or credit card.  This option has a convenience fee for each transaction.

Regulations For New Meter Service

• You are required to have a Service Address.  If you do not have a current service address you must call Dispatch at (606) 663-4116 to be assigned a 911 service address.
• The person who will be living at the Service Address is required to come into the office with a picture I.D. and a document with their social security number to do a contract for service and pay the contract fee amounts,  which consist of a water meter tap and deposit and/or sewer tap fee and deposit.
• State Law requires you to call 811 to have underground lines located.  It is your responsibility to notify our office when the lines have been located.
• A 3/4″ service line of at least 200 PSI.
• A shut off valve, located directly on your side of the meter and at your house or trailer with easy access to it.
• Service lines to be at least 30″ deep.
• No galvanized fittings.
• No cross connections, (meaning wells, cisterns, or other sources of water cannot be hooked into the same line or watering system as served by Powell’s Valley Water District).
• Ditches are to be left open to be inspected by an employee of Powell’s Valley Water District before being backfilled.
• We must have a copy of a valid Kentucky State Plumbing Permit in accordance with KRS 318.165 or a Farm Exemption Permit if you own more than 10 acres.  Mr. Monroe Brown, the Plumbing Inspector is in on Thursday only from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM at the Stanton Health Department, Website https://ky.joportal.com/, if you use the website you are required to call to set up the inspection.
• Powell’s Valley Water District has up to 30 working days to set a meter box.
• Check Valve (Back Flow Prevention).

As a residential customer of a regulated public utility in Kentucky, you are guaranteed the following rights subject to Kentucky Revised Statutes and the provisions of the Kentucky Public Service Commission Administrative Regulations.  View your Customer Bill of Rights Here

Powell’s Valley Water District and Powell’s Valley Water District Sewer Division monthly board meeting is the 2nd Monday of each month at 9:00 AM The monthly meeting is open to the public and is located in the office building at 31 Adams Ridge Spur, Clay City, Kentucky 40312.

Closure days are posted on monthly bills and/or posted at our office location.