Rates & Policies

Listed below, you will find our current rates and policies. If you do not find the information you need, please contact our office and we will provide it for you.

SHERIDAN WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION

NOTICE OF RATE INCREASE

The Sheridan Water Supply Corporation Board of Directors held a public meeting on April 7, 2025, and voted to approve new water rates. The new rates will take effect June 1, 2025.  This will increase the monthly rates for water services for all members.  Wastewater rates will remain the same.  The Buy In fees is also going up.  After reviewing information from Texas Rural Water Association (TRWA), the budget, future water needs and supply, ever-increasing costs, account for much-needed upgrades to deliver quality drinking water services, and other such matters the Board believes are relevant, the Directors approved the Tier Block Rating System with the new tier rates. 

A professional rate study was conducted to determine whether the existing rates were sufficient to meet all SWSC’s utility financial needs for the present and future. 

Future infrastructure goals in the upcoming years include connecting Lake Well to the Town Well to create a loop.  This will require boring under FM 2437 and Hwy 90A.  The Corporation will be upgrading lines from 3” to 8” piping to provide much-needed volume and pressure around the community.  We will also be able to start adding more customers to the system that has previously requested services.  We are currently working on grants to help defray the costs.  We have already applied for lead and copper replacement lines and are still waiting to hear from TWDB. We did receive a $100,000 grant for Wastewater Asset Management, and it has been implemented. We are going to apply for the Water Asset Management grant again. We also received a grant from the Colorado County Community Development Block Grant for new generators in the amount of $400,000 that are going to WWTP, Lift Station.  We applied for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for the second time.  If we secure these grants, it will help defray the cost of much needed upgrades. Any remaining amounts will go toward the Town Well that is already being worked on to be upgraded and increased in size.  Lake Well had some improvements to it.  It was sandblasted, repainted and brought up to code.

              The last time the tariff had been fully updated was in 2024.  These new rates will be submitted to the Public Utility Commission (PUC) for informational purposes in accordance with the Texas Water Code.  Here are a few things that we wanted to highlight that have been changed in the tariff.  They are as follows:

• Landlords and Renters: Any Member having complied with the requirements of the tariff, renting or leasing property designated to receive service according to the terms of this tariff to other parties, is responsible for all charges due the Corporation. The membership for rental or leased properties shall be in the name of the Member as required by the tariff.  The Corporation may bill the renter or lessee for utility service (at Member Request) as a third party, but the Member is fully responsible for all unpaid bills left by the renter/lessee.  The Member shall be required to sign an Alternate Billing Agreement if the Member requests that the tenant be billed for utility service.  The Member shall take responsibility for any necessary deposits from the renter/lessee to ensure payment of a past due bill.  The Corporation will notify the Member of the renter’s past due payment status.  Such notification will be subject to a service charge.
• Disconnect notice: In the past, the Corporation allowed a member to accrue a past due balance before services have been disconnected. We are no longer continuing this practice.  All bills shall be due and payable upon receipt and are past due beyond the date indicated on the bill (allowing approximately fifteen (15) days to pay).  If the bill is not paid in full, it will become a delinquent/nonpayment account and will be disconnected in accordance with the tariff until it is paid in full along with any applicable fees.

To view the 2024 Tariff please visit our website under the Resources tab or use this address. https://sheridanwater.myruralwater.com/documents/1352/2024_SWSC_Tariff.pdf

SWSC’s last rate change was on May 1, 2022, with a 10% increase.  The new rate’s structure is set to offer an incentive to conserve water.  The rate changes are as follows:

CURRENT 2024 MONTHLY WATER RATES

 

2025 MONTHLY WATER RATES EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2025

 

 

 

 

CURRENT 2025 MONTHLY WASTEWATER RATES

(As stated, the Wastewater rates will remain the same.)

            Sewer–only rates will be $45.00/month plus the required regulatory assessment fee charged to all customers.

 

Commercial Bulk Rate- Base rate $60.00 with $16.00 per 1000 gallons

 

  

SWSC Buy-In Explanation of Fees:

 Buy In Explanation- (non-refundable, capital investment, to defray the cost of upgrading system facilities to meet growth demands created by adding customers-dependent on meter sizes)

Water Only-

$1850.00

• $1600.00 Buy-In Fee
• $200.00 Membership Fee (Deposit)
• $50 Customer Service State Required Inspection
• Not included is the cost of labor and material.
• Labor and Materials will be billed separately.
• Not included in the cost is Engineering and Lawyer fees if applicable.

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Sewer Only-

$1800.00

• $1600.00 Buy-In Fee
• $200.00 Membership Fee (Deposit)
• Not included is the cost of labor and material.
• Labor and Materials will be billed separately.
• Not included in the cost is Engineering and Lawyer fees if applicable.

 

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Water & Sewer-

$3450.00

• $1600 Sewer Buy-In Fee
• $1850.00 Water Total in fees
• Not included is the cost of labor and material.
• Labor and Materials will be billed separately.
• Sewer membership will not apply if purchasing both water and sewer.
• Not included in the cost is Engineering and Lawyer fees if applicable.

 

One letter per Member is being sent out.  If you have multiple accounts this one letter is sufficient for all accounts, you are associated with.  If you have renters that do not receive a bill, it is your responsibility to notify them of the changes.  If you have renters that normally receive their bill, they will receive this letter.

For more information about the rate increase, please contact the Corporation at (979)-234-7422 or in person, during normal business hours of 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, at our main office 5725 Avenue D, Sheridan, Texas 77475.  You may also email us at [email protected].  Please visit our website at www.sheridanwater.myruralwater.com for updated information.

 

                                                                                              

Thanks,

                                SWSC Board of Directors                                

 

SWSC Monthly Schedule for Billing: (located in Tariff, Section E- 13)

• Bills are sent out on the last day of the month. (If the last day is on a Holiday or weekend the bills will be sent out prior to that
  weekend or Holiday)
• Bills are due on the 15th of every month. (If the 15th falls on a Holiday or weekend, they will not be due until the following
  open business day.)
• Bills received after the 15th will be assessed with a $25.00 late fee.
• Final Notices shall be mailed allowing 10 additonal day for payment prior to disconnection.
• Meters are read between the 18th-23rd of each month.
• Disconnect Day is the last Monday of the month or 10 days from the day the Final Notices are mailed out.
• Please read the back of your bills as they have important information.

 

Thank you for being a Member of Sheridan Water Supply Corporation.

We greatly appreciate your business and friendship!

SWSC Additional Fees

Late Fees	$25.00
Transfer Fee	$20.00
Service Trip Fee- After hours	$40.00
Water Reconnect Fee	$40.00
Returned Check Fee	$25.00
Regulatory Assessment Fee	0.5% of the bill- this assessment fee is required under Texas law and TCEQ regulations.
Sewer Reconnect Fee- ($250.00 to dig up and cap off, & $250.00 to dig up and uncap. This includes the cost of labor, machinery, and materials.)	$500.00 Total
Owner Notification Fee-	$1.00 per notification to landlord and/or renter.
Mortgagee/Guarantor Notification Fee	$1.00 to each notification to a membership lienholder.
Notary Fee	$5.00 per signature
Copies- Black & White	$.50 per page
Copies- Color	$1.25 per page
Mailing Receipts- Per Members Request	$3.00