Water Service Information

CITY OF YACHATS

WATER/SEWER SERVICE INFORMATION

If you are a new user of City services, we hope this will be useful to you.

City Hall is in the Yachats Commons at 441 N Highway 101. The main entrance is on the EAST side of the building and City Hall is at the left end of the main lobby.

How to make a payment...

Payments can be mailed: PO Box 345, Yachats OR 97498.
Payments can be made in person at City Hall:
During open hours, Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm, or after hours, using the drop box near the front door of the Commons building.
Sign up for ebill and epay to receive an email when the bill is ready and to pay by credit card online.
Checks should be made payable to "City of Yachats."

Current rates...(Effective November 1, 2006)

Water service is a minimum of $25 per month. $4.00 is charged for each 100 cu. ft.
Sewer service is a minimum of $35 per month. A charge of $4.50 will be billed for each 100 cu. ft. of water used.
The combined base rate for water and sewer is $60.00 monthly.
Accounts using more than 6400 cu. ft of water will be billed additional base amounts.
Charges are based on water use from the 26^th of one month through the 25^th of the next.
Statements are mailed monthly by the first.
A small discount is available upon prepayment of at least 6 months unbilled base charges.

IMPORTANT

All new accounts will be billed a $10 service setup fee.
Property owners are responsible for all bills and therefore must be in the owners name. You may arrange to have a bill mailed to a property manager. Contact City Hall for details.
Payment is due upon receipt and considered past due if not received by the 11th.
Past due balances are charged 1.5% interest after 30 days and with each subsequent statement.
Water will be shut off for unpaid balances over 30 days. A $20.00 fee will be collected in addition to the full account balance before water service will be reinstated.
You are responsible to pay for 100% of all metered water usage including any leaks. You are encouraged to turn off your hand valve if leaving your property unattended for any length of time.