The City of Northampton will be implementing new fixed charges and tiered volumetric rates for water and sewer customers effective July 1, 2016. We have set up this calculator to allow customers to calculate their estimated water and sewer bills under the new rate structure using one of their previous quarterly bills. Identify your meter size and total water consumption from one of your recent FY2016 quarterly utility bills.
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