Irrigation Billing

The prominence of agriculture in Grant County is due to favorable climate and soils, but primarily the combination of abundant and low cost water and electrical power.  Irrigation water from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Columbia Basin Irrigation Project has turned local land into high-yield farms.

Our irrigation billing schedule is designed to meet the unique needs of our irrigation customers.  Here is what you can expect under this rate.

February

• Pre-season capacity charges* are billed.
• This amount reflects 75 percent of the total capacity charge for your service.
• If not paid by April, the service is subject to disconnect.

*capacity charge is the cost to provide and maintain equipment, generate power and deliver it on demand anytime day or night.

July

• Your meter is read and mid-season charges are billed.
• The billing statement reflects the remaining 25 percent of the capacity charges for you service, as well as energy used to date.

November

• Your meter is read and end-of-season charges are billed.
• This balance must be paid prior to mid-January to avoid 5 percent carrying charges.
• After January, 1 percent late payment changes are assessed each month after January on any unpaid balance from the previous growing season.