PAYMENT OF UTILITIES

Payment is due before 5:00 p.m. on the 15th of each month. If the 15th falls on a holiday or weekend, payment is due by 5:00 p.m. on the first workday following the holiday or weekend. A $10.00 delinquent charge is added to the bill if payment is not made by the due date. A pink slip is mailed and will state the disconnect date. An additional charge of $25.00 will be added to the bill upon disconnection. All charges must be paid in full before utility service can be reconnected.

UTILITY DEPOSIT

A Utility Deposit of $100.00 is required before opening an account unless you have previously established good credit standing with the City of Zillah. This deposit will be kept by the City and returned upon timely payment for a period of 12 consecutive months. If you move out of the City before the 12-month period ends, the deposit will be used to pay the closing bill. Any balance remaining will be mailed to your forwarding address.

UTILITY INFORMATION FOR ZILLAH

Water meters are read around the 15th of each month. Utility bills are printed and mailed during the last week of the month. Current monthly utility charges are:

WATER: $7.25 for usage of up to 300 cu. ft., SEWER: $22.55, GARBAGE: $13.25,
WATER IMPROVEMENT: $9.00, SEWER IMPROVEMENT: $7.00, SEWER PUMP FEE: $16.00 (The Sewer Pump fee is only in the Zillah Lakes Development)

UTILITY TAX:30% of Water, Sewer and Garbage (New fees start January 1, 2010)

The sewer charge is a flat rate for residential customers. Commercial customers pay a base rate plus an additional amount based on water usage. Your garbage cans cannot exceed 32 gallons in size. Extra garbage cans can be added for an additional charge per can per month. Please place your house numbers on your garbage cans to help eliminate problems with being charged for extra garbage if someone places either sacks or bags by your garbage cans. Extra garbage is billed at $2.75 per item over the two-can minimum. Garbage pickup can be early in the morning so we recommend that the cans be placed out the night before pick-up. Certain sections of town have Thursday pick-up while others are scheduled for Monday. Contact City Hall to find out which day your address is scheduled.  If you are a low-income senior over the age of 65 or low-income disabled, you may qualify for a 25% discount on the utility tax. 

Garbage pick-up will be delayed one day on the following Holidays: Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Years Day.

YARD WASTE BIN

For those of you who do gardening and don’t quite know what to do with the extra waste, you can order a Yard Waste container. A one-time fee of $21.00 is imposed and Yakima Waste will dump the bin twice a month. A $8.50 fee will be added to your monthly utility bill. There is no outside burning in the City limits or UGA for yardwaste or garbage.