NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY, CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, will hold a PUBLIC HEARING in the Board Room, Public Service Building, 630 South Berertania
Street, on MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2018, at 2:00 p.m., or soon thereafter, where all interested persons shall be afforded the opportunity of being heard on the adoption of the Proposed Schedule of Rates
and Charges of the Board of Water Supply for the Fiscal Years (FY) 2019 through 2023.
Information to be discussed at this public hearing is available at Room 306 of the Public Service Building, Board of Water Supply, 630 South Beretania Street. All comments on or suggested changes to
the proposed FY 2019–2023 Schedule of Rates and Charges should be filed in writing before the date of the public hearing or presented in person at the time of the hearing. Persons wishing to speak
are requested to register by 1:00 p.m. with Lesley Coon by providing your name, phone number, and subject matter of testimony. Testimony is limited to three minutes and shall be presented by the
registered speaker only. Any questions, please call 748-5172. If you require special assistance, auxiliary aid and/or service to participate in this meeting (i.e. sign language interpreter; interpreter for
language other than English, or wheelchair accessibility), please call 748-5172 or email your request to board@hbws.org at least three business days prior to the meeting date.
Schedule for September 10, 2018 – June 30, 2019
Billing Charge
There is a billing charge of $9.26 each time a bill is issued, effective September 10, 2018.
Quantity Charge
In addition to the Billing Charge, there is a charge for all water used, rounded down to the nearest
1,000 gallons (k-gal), effective as follows:
Customer Class Definitions
Potable Water means all water that meets State
Department of Health Drinking Water Standards. For
all customers, all potable water used for irrigation will
be billed in accordance with the primary usage of the
property. Potable water customers are divided into the
following classes:
Residential: Single-family residential refers to
single-family and duplex residences.
Multi-Unit refers to multi-unit residences including
apartments, condominiums and townhouses. Lowrise
constitutes up to three stories in height. High-rise
refers to higher than three living stories.
Agricultural refers to a parcel devoted to
agricultural activities. To qualify for Agricultural
Quantity Charges, a customer must submit a written
application to the Board of Water Supply and furnish
satisfactory proof that they are engaged in agriculture
on a commercial basis. Only one dwelling unit will
be allowed on a meter qualifying for the agricultural
quantity charges. To continue to qualify, the
application must be renewed each fiscal year.
Non-Residential refers to any property not used
for residential or agricultural purposes. To determine
appropriate quantity charges, combinations of
residential and non-residential may require separate
meters for each use; e.g. separate residential and nonresidential
meters.
Non-Potable/Brackish refers to customers that receive non-potable/ brackish water. This water does not meet State
Department of Health Drinking Water Standards. The Non-Potable Quantity Charges shall not supersede existing or individually
negotiated non-potable quantity charge agreements.
Standby Charge: A Standby Charge will be negotiated by the Manager and Chief Engineer with each private water system
contracting for interconnection service. Such service shall be provided only during emergency or temporary service outages
with the intent to protect against interrupted water service supporting normal private system requirements. Water used shall be
charged at the applicable quantity rate for each thousand gallons. Approval of activation and duration is contingent upon impacts
to BWS customers’ level of service and BWS’s ability to meet Water System Standards requirements. Activation of service will
require a written request submitted to the Manager and Chief Engineer at least 48 hours before service is required, unless waived
by the Manager and Chief Engineer.
Water service shall be provided in accordance with Board of Water Supply Rules and Regulations Section 1-101 Availability
of Water which requires that “the Department have sufficient pressure and water supply available for domestic use and fire
protection and can assume new or additional service without detriment to those presently being served.”
Power Cost Adjustment: When total power, or electricity, costs to the Board of Water Supply exceed the amount used in
calculating the annual Schedule of Rates and Charges, then the Quantity Charge may be increased $0.01 per 1,000 gallons for
every $500,000 incremental power cost overage in the following fiscal year.
Environmental Regulations Compliance Fee Cost Adjustment: The Quantity Charge may be increased $0.01 per 1,000
gallons for each $500,000 of additional costs that the Board of Water Supply is required to incur in order to comply with any
Federal or State environmental law or regulation.
Waiver of Water System Facilities Charge for Qualified Affordable and Homeless Dwelling Units: The Board of
Water Supply may waive the Water Systems Facilities Charges and new meter cost for qualified on-site affordable and homeless
dwelling units, up to 500 dwelling units per year. The waivers will be granted when the building permit is submitted for approval.
To qualify, the dwelling units must be certified as either affordable or homeless dwelling units by the appropriate agency of the
City and County of Honolulu. Waiver of the Water System Facilities Charge will apply only to fixture units associated with the
certified dwelling units. The amount of the meter waiver shall be calculated as a percentage of the number of certified dwelling
units to the total number of dwelling units in the project. If the annual cap of 500 dwelling units has not been reached and a
project is proposed that would qualify for more than the remaining number of dwelling units in that year, the Manager and Chief
Engineer has the discretion to increase that year’s limit. This waiver provision shall expire on June 30, 2023.
Waiver of Meter Charges for Residential Fire Sprinkler Retrofits: The Board of Water Supply may waive the new meter
charges for high rise multi-unit residential fire sprinkler retrofits. This waiver provision shall expire on June 30, 2023.
Schedule for July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2023
Customer Charge: There is a customer for charge each month service is provided based on
the meter size, effective as follows:
Quantity Charge: In addition to the Customer Charge, there is a charge for all water
used, rounded down to the nearest 1,000 gallons (k-gal), effective as follows:
Continued in the next column:
Schedule for July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2023, Continued:
Fire Meter Standby Charge: For those receiving private fire service, there is an
additional fire meter standby charge billed monthly based on the size of the fire meter
effective as follows:
Customer Class Definitions
Potable Water means all water that meets State Department of Health Drinking Water Standards. For all customers, all
potable water used for irrigation will be billed in accordance with the primary usage of the property. Potable water customers
are divided into the following classes:
Residential: Single-family residential refers to single-family and duplex residences. Multi-Unit refers to multi-unit residences
including apartments, condominiums and townhouses. Low-rise constitutes up to three stories in height. High-rise
refers to higher than three living stories.
Agricultural refers to a parcel devoted to agricultural activities. To qualify for Agricultural Quantity Charges, a customer
must submit a written application to the Board of Water Supply and furnish satisfactory proof that they are engaged in agriculture
on a commercial basis. Only one dwelling unit will be allowed on a meter qualifying for the agricultural quantity charges.
To continue to qualify, the application must be renewed each fiscal year.
Non-Residential refers to any property not used for residential or agricultural purposes. To determine appropriate quantity
charges, combinations of residential and non-residential may require separate meters for each use; e.g. separate residential
and non-residential meters.
Non-Potable Water means all water that does not meet State Department of Health Drinking Water Standards. It is divided
into the following classes:
Non-Potable/ Brackish
• R-1 Recycled Water
• R-1 recycled water is recycled wastewater that meets State Department of Health Reuse Guidelines.
• R-1 Golf are those customers that receive R-1 water used primarily for golf course irrigation.
• R-1 Other are those customers that receive R-1 recycled water for uses other than golf course irrigation
• Reverse Osmosis (RO) Demineralized Water is recycled wastewater that has been demineralized through reverse osmosis.
The R-1 Golf, R-1 Other and RO Customer and Quantity Charges shall not supersede existing or individually negotiated
charges unless expressly identified in the contract.
Fire Meter Standby Charge: For readiness to serve, applies to services used exclusively for private fire protection purposes,
including automatic fire sprinkler services connected to the alarm systems, fire hydrants, and wet standpipes. These
must be protected against theft and leakage or waste of water. No connections or usage of water for other than fire-fighting
and system testing purposes is allowed. In addition, for any misuse or non-fire protection related water use, such usage will
be billed at twice the highest quantity charge in effect at that time. For any such misuse or leakage, the Customer shall be
subject to penalty pursuant to Chapter 1, Article 3, Section 1-3.1 of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu. Except for misuse
and non-fire protection related use as described above, there are no quantity charges associated with these services.
Standby Charge: A Standby Charge will be negotiated by the Manager and Chief Engineer with each private water system
contracting for interconnection service. Such service shall be provided only during emergency or temporary service outages
with the intent to protect against interrupted water service supporting normal private system requirements. Water used shall
be charged at the applicable quantity rate for each thousand gallons. Approval of activation and duration is contingent upon
impacts to BWS customers’ level of service and BWS’s ability to meet Water System Standards requirements. Activation
of service will require a written request submitted to the Manager and Chief Engineer at least 48 hours before service is
required, unless waived by the Manager and Chief Engineer.
Water service shall be provided in accordance with Board of Water Supply Rules and Regulations Section 1-101 Availability
of Water which requires that “the Department have sufficient pressure and water supply available for domestic use and fire
protection and can assume new or additional service without detriment to those presently being served.”
Power Cost Adjustment: When total power, or electricity, costs to the Board of Water Supply exceed the amount used in
calculating the annual Schedule of Rates and Charges, then the Quantity Charge may be increased $0.01 per 1,000 gallons
for every $500,000 incremental power cost overage in the following fiscal year.
Environmental Regulations Compliance Fee Cost Adjustment: The Quantity Charge may be increased $0.01 per
1,000 gallons for each $500,000 of additional costs that the Board of Water Supply is required to incur in order to comply
with any Federal or State environmental law or regulation.
Waiver of Water System Facilities Charge for Qualified Affordable and Homeless Dwelling Units: The Board of
Water Supply may waive the Water Systems Facilities Charges and new meter cost for qualified on-site affordable and homeless
dwelling units, up to 500 dwelling units per year. The waivers will be granted when the building permit is submitted for approval.
To qualify, the dwelling units must be certified as either affordable or homeless dwelling units by the appropriate agency
of the City and County of Honolulu. Waiver of the Water System Facilities Charge will apply only to fixture units associated
with the certified dwelling units. The amount of the meter waiver shall be calculated as a percentage of the number of certified
dwelling units to the total number of dwelling units in the project. If the annual cap of 500 dwelling units has not been reached
and a project is proposed that would qualify for more than the remaining number of dwelling units in that year, the Manager and
Chief Engineer has the discretion to increase that year’s limit. This waiver provision shall expire on June 30, 2023.
Waiver of Meter Charges for Residential Fire Sprinkler Retrofits: The Board of Water Supply may waive the new
meter charges for high rise multi-unit residential fire sprinkler retrofits. This waiver provision shall expire on June 30, 2023.
Single-Family Residential
(Monthly per dwelling unit) 9/10/2018
Tier 1: First 13,000 gallons $4.42
Tier 2: 13,001–30,000 gallons $5.33
Tier 3: Over 30,000 gallons $7.94
Multi-Unit Residential
(Monthly per dwelling unit) 9/10/2018
Tier 1: First 13,000 gallons $4.42
Tier 2: 13,001–30,000 gallons $5.33
Tier 3: Over 30,000 gallons $7.94
Non-Residential 9/10/2018
All Usage $4.96
Agricultural
(Monthly per account) 9/10/2018
Tier 1: First 13,000 gallons $4.42
Tier 2: Over 13,000 gallons $1.89
Non-Potable/Brackish 9/10/2018
All Usage $2.47
Meter Size 7/1/2019 7/1/2020 7/1/2021 7/1/2022
5/8″ or 3/4″ $10.42 $10.80 $11.38 $12.09
1″ $13.31 $13.79 $14.45 $15.28
1.5″ $15.23 $15.78 $16.50 $17.41
2″ $38.81 $40.18 $41.61 $43.45
3″ $47.95 $49.64 $51.35 $53.55
4″ $91.74 $94.95 $97.98 $101.92
6″ $163.91 $169.63 $174.84 $181.64
8″ $250.03 $258.76 $266.57 $276.78
12′ $541.31 $560.18 $576.78 $598.53
Multi-Unit Residential
(Monthly per dwelling unit) 7/1/2019 7/1/2020 7/1/2021 7/1/2022
Tier 1 Essential Needs:
First 2,000 gallons $3.70 $3.71 $3.72 $3.77
Tier 2 2,001 – 4,000 gallons $4.35 $4.36 $4.38 $4.43
Tier 3 4,001 – 10,000 gallons $4.95 $4.96 $4.98 $5.03
Tier 4 Over 10,000 gallons $5.90 $5.91 $5.93 $5.98
Non-Residential 7/1/2019 7/1/2020 7/1/2021 7/1/2022
All Usage $5.01 $5.06 $5.16 $5.27
Agricultural
(Monthly per account) 7/1/2019 7/1/2020 7/1/2021 7/1/2022
Tier 1 Essential Needs:
First 2,000 gallons $3.79 $3.91 $4.17 $4.46
Tier 2 2,001 – 6,000 gallons $4.46 $4.60 $4.90 $5.25
Tier 3 Over 6,000 gallons $1.95 $1.98 $2.05 $2.12
Non-Potable/Brackish 7/1/2019 7/1/2020 7/1/2021 7/1/2022
All Usage $2.53 $2.62 $2.75 $2.90
Recycled Water R-1 Golf 7/1/2019 7/1/2020 7/1/2021 7/1/2022
All Usage $0.57 $0.59 $0.62 $0.65
Recycled Water R-1 Other 7/1/2019 7/1/2020 7/1/2021 7/1/2022
All Usage $1.84 $1.88 $1.92 $1.96
Reverse Osmosis (RO) 7/1/2019 7/1/2020 7/1/2021 7/1/2022
All Usage $5.76 $5.88 $6.12 $6.36
Fire Meter Size 7/1/2019 7/1/2020 7/1/2021 7/1/2022
2″ and smaller $6.72 $6.95 $7.42 $7.99
3″ $8.82 $9.08 $9.64 $10.29
4″ $12.43 $12.74 $13.44 $14.23
6″ $25.42 $25.94 $27.13 $28.44
8″ $47.83 $48.69 $50.74 $52.94
Single-Family Residential
(Monthly per dwelling unit) 7/1/2019 7/1/2020 7/1/2021 7/1/2022
Tier 1 Essential Needs:
First 2,000 gallons $3.79 $3.91 $4.17 $4.46
Tier 2 2,001 – 6,000 gallons $4.46 $4.60 $4.90 $5.25
Tier 3 6,001 – 30,000 gallons $5.06 $5.20 $5.50 $5.85
Tier 4 Over 30,000 gallons $8.46 $8.60 $8.90 $9.25
Honolulu Board of Water Supply
630 S. Beretania St. • Honolulu, HI 96843
(808) 748-5041 • contactus@hbws.org
www.boardofwatersupply.com/waterrates/
BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY, CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
REVISION TO THE SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES
FOR THE FURNISHING OF WATER AND WATER SERVICE