Water bill catch up

Colfax residents saw a bump in monthly utility bills this month because the total includes the sum due for water use for four months. The city does not read meters during the winter months, so this month’s bill will include water use for December, January and February in addition to the current month.

The catchup on the water bills added approximately $12,800 to the total billed out. Billing total for this month was $122,035 compared to $109,194 for the previous month.

The city mailed out 1,135 utility bills to residents April 6. Utility bills also include charges for sewer service which is set according to water use at a residence averaged over three non-irrigation months.

The city at one time used a three-month average for a set water charge during the winter months, but that system has been dropped so this month’s billing will be for water actually used as shown on the meter reading prior to mailing out the bills.