WASHINGTON From January 1, 2016, the city's urban residents living water will implement the price ladder, urban sewage treatment fee standards are also adjusted accordingly.

　　For the implementation of water resources management system, to promote water conservation, improve water use efficiency, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the city, further simplifying the classification of water, the current living water, industrial water, water administrative, business service water, special water five class simplified water merged into living water, water for non-residents, special water three categories.

　　According to reports, the scope of the price ladder to the city's urban residents all meter reading to the home user. January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016, residential customers an annual water consumption calculation, the annual household water consumption is divided into third gear, the gear by increasing the price of water, according to the files be collected, water is not the first step more than 144 (inclusive) cubic meters, home comprehensive water price is 2.95 yuan per cubic meter (basic price 1.90 yuan, 0.70 yuan sewage treatment fee, water costs 0.35 yuan); the second step water 144-240 (inclusive) m , home comprehensive water price is 3.90 yuan per cubic meter (basic price 2.85 yuan, 0.70 yuan sewage treatment fee, water costs 0.35 yuan); the third step of 240 cubic meters of water, household water price per cubic meter of 6.75 integrated yuan (basic price 5.70 yuan, 0.70 yuan sewage treatment fee, water costs 0.35 yuan). Non-residential water price integrated home uniform adjustment of 3.73 yuan per cubic meter. Special water-home comprehensive water price 6.90 yuan per cubic meter. Non-residential water sewage treatment fee from the current 1.00 yuan per cubic meter adjusted to 1.10 yuan per cubic meter.

　　To reduce the impact of price adjustments for needy families, the first comprehensive water price ladder to the home by 2.65 yuan / cubic meter, partly water beyond the first step will not be preferential. School perform residential water prices, kindergartens and other non-residential users, not the implementation of price ladder, the price of water in the first comprehensive water price ladder to the home on the basis of 0.15 yuan per cubic meter. Not yet in a current and a table can not be implemented Stepped Water Metering of living water, they will not implement the price ladder, the first implementation of the price ladder, a year after the implementation of the price ladder, to achieve a still a Meter Reading charges the home of the resident water users, will increase in accordance with the appropriate national and provincial regulations.

　　Water price adjustment, residential area of secondary water supply facilities have been transferred to the water supply companies, operating costs borne by the secondary water supply enterprises. Not yet handed over, the second pressurized water supply independent electricity metering and transfer to the water meter business, the second pressurized water supply enterprise shall be borne by electricity.