Public Works – water, sewer and waste management

Town of Maurice Utility System

P.O. Box 128 405 Lastie Ave. Maurice, LA 70555 (337) 893-6406 FAX (337)893-3461

Lobby Hours: 8:30am-3:00pm Monday thru Friday
Phone Hours: 8:00am-4:00pm Monday thru Thursday; 8:00am-3:30pm Friday

PHONE (337)893-6406    *    FAX (337)893-3461

Transactions can be made at Maurice City Hall, 405 Lastie Ave., Maurice, Louisiana, 70555.
Please bring bill with exact amount when paying in cash.
If paying by mail or if payment is put in night drop box, please include stub with payment.
DO NOT PUT CASH IN THE NIGHT DROP BOX.

Bills are mailed the last working day of the month and reflect service already received.
If you do not receive your bill within the time it is due, you are responsible for notifying the office.

PAYMENT DUE UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR BILL.

A twenty percent (20%) late charge will apply if payment is not received on or before the twentieth (20th) of the month.

The net amount due becomes delinquent on the twenty-first (21st) of each month.

All customers who receive a letter of disconnect, payment must be remitted to our office by the date listed on the letter, if not your meter will be disconnected.
NO FURTHER NOTICE OR EXCEPTIONS WILL BE GIVEN.

If service has been disconnected due to delinquency, the full amount owed including a hundred dollar ($100.00) disconnect/reconnect fee must be paid before service can be reconnected.

New water/sewer connection fees:

• A Standard ¾ inch meter – $1,100.00
• A I” inch meter – $1 ,400.00
• A 2″ inch meter – $ 1,800.00

A twenty-five dollar ($25.00) charge will be accessed for any returned items by a banking institution.

All utility customers are required to pay a one hundred fifty dollar ($150.00) deposit to have services turned on. At the time services are disconnected permanently the deposit less any amount owed is refunded to the utility customer.

Residential
$16.00 per month minimum for the first 2,000 gallons, then $5.35 per 1,000 gallons thereafter

Commercial
$21.00 per month minimum for the first 2,000 gallons, then $5.60 per 1,000 gallons thereafter

$12.00 per month minimum for the first 2000 gallons, then $6.66 per 1,000 gallons thereafter

The Town of Maurice is NOT responsible for water leaks beyond their side of the meter.

There is no piggybacking, or supplying more than one residence or structure from one water meter. A meter is to service only one household or structure.

In general, each residence or structure that has a separate electric meter shall have a separate water meter.

Anyone caught supplying water to any other household besides their own will lose their membership and the meter will be disconnected.

Anyone caught tampering with the meter or meter box cover will lose their membership and the meter will be disconnected.

WE HOPE THIS HELPS YOU, THE CUSTOMERS, TO UNDERSTAND THE OPERATION OF THE UTILITY SYSTEM THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSTNESS

This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S. W. Washington, D.C. 20250-94 I 0 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD) USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.