Berea water and sewer rates
At typical use (9 units, about 6,700 gallons a month), a Berea house pays about $48 a month for water and about $43 for sewer: about $1,100 a year. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
Who supplies water to Berea houses, what it costs, and how the sewer charge works.
Berea Municipal Utilities
Residential water, effective July 8 2026: the first 1496 gallons are $12.00, then $0.006885 a gallon.
| Use a month | Price per 1,000 gallons |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $12.00 a month |
| 0 to 1.496 thousand gallons | $0.00 |
| 1.496 to more | $6.88 |
- Source
- BMU uses water from four reservoirs within the Berea College Forest’s watersheds.
- Customers
- BMU serves nearly 4,200 meters in its service area and provides water to 5,450 meters in the Southern Madison Water District.
Sewer
BMU residential water customers, effective July 8 2026: the first 1496 gallons are $10.50, then $0.006296 a gallon.
How Berea compares with nearby cities
Water, a month
- Richmond · 10 mi$37
- Versailles · 40 mi$40
- Nicholasville · 26 mi$43
- Berea$48
- Lexington · 32 mi$54
- Winchester · 29 mi$55
Water only, at each city's typical use; sewer is left out because some cities bill it on the tax bill.
Sources
Checked October 29, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.
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