Rate Comparison Tool
DC Water has approved rates for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25, beginning October 1, 2024) and Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26, beginning October 1, 2025). The rates our customers pay are for water and sewer services, including operation of the largest advanced wastewater treatment plant in the world at Blue Plains.
This rate calculator will help you understand the impact these rates will have on you. With a few pieces of information from your bill, below you can determine approximately what you will pay under the rate proposal.
Our mission is to exceed expectations by providing high quality water services in a safe, environmentally friendly, and efficient manner. Over the next two years, we will be advancing initiatives to improve our service to all of our customers. These initiatives include:
- Ramping up to 1.5 percent replacement for small diameter water mains per year from FY 2028 and beyond, and 1.0 percent rehabilitation for small sewer lines per year in FY 2024 and beyond to reduce the risk of water and sewer system failures for our customers
- Fully funding the Clean Rivers program
- Fully funds the removal of lead service lines leveraging funds in the bi-partisan infrastructure package
- Investing in the Aqueduct's capital infrastructure
- Investing in process equipment, specialized vehicles, information technology software and infrastructure
- Funding fixed and non-discretionary costs for chemical, supplies, water purchase, and utilities
- Maintain funding for the innovation program
- In FY25, the Customer Assistance Programs budget is enhanced by $3.0 million to support new assistance programs In FY25, DCW will be implementing three new customer assistance programs: Cap Plus to provide greater assistance to customers at 20% AMI, the Leak Assessment Program to provide insight into property leaks, and the Payment Plan Incentive Program, which starts in FY24 to help customers pay down their bills.
- Continues the apprentice program for residents to learn skills and prepare for new jobs
- Continuing the Backwater Valve Program for the installation of backwater valves on private properties in response to September 10, 2020, storm event
- Holding the line on operating costs and achieving debt service costs means we ask less from our customers