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Low Rates. Rewards Conservation.

IRWD customer bills are calculated using IRWD's Allocation-Based Conservation Rate Structure. This rate structure provides you with the water you need and promotes water conservation and efficient use of water. If you are lucky enough to be an IRWD customer, you enjoy some of the lowest water rates in Orange County!  

Basic Components of Your Bill

1. Cost of Water: often called a 'commodity rate', this is the charge for the acutal amount of water you use. The per unit charge, or ccf, is based on the costs incurred by IRWD to purchase locally produced ground water and, when necessary, more expensive imported water.
2. Service Charge: the fixed costs of maintaining the water distribution system (pipes, treatment plants, etc.)

How is your Bill is Calculated?  

IRWD Customers with an account number, use this easy calculator to see your bill

If you don't know your account number or you just want to see how the IRWD Allocation-Based Conservation Rate Structure works, try out this user friendly calculator.

What Determines Your Cost of Water?

Each customer receives a basic allocation of water that provides a reasonable amount of water for your needs and property characteristics, including the number of occupants, lot size, size of irrigated area, climate, etc. How your cost of water is calculated is based upon how much water you use (measured by reading your meter) and whether or not you stayed within your allocation. During the month, if you use more water than your allocation, your cost of water will increase due to the need for IRWD to purchase more expensive sources of water, such as imported water from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. To see how this works, we have developed a user friendly Water Allocation Calculator.  

Service Charges & Infrastructure Costs: Fair Cost Allocation

To ensure equity among our customers, we separate the cost of building water and sewer infrastructure from the cost of daily operations and maintenance. Infrastructure costs, called capital projects, are financed through general obligation bonds, the debt service for these is paid through a combination of property taxes and connection fees. Daily operation and maintenance costs, which are further separated between the water and sewer systems, are funded through monthly user service charges. The basic principle behind these precise allocations of cost is that each end-user pays his fair share, no more and no less.

For an "at a glance" view of IRWD rates, explore the different rate section links in blue on the right of this page. Complete water rate information is available in the IRWD Rates and Charges document, adopted by the IRWD Board on June 27, 2011.