Billing Statements:

Shown below is an example of a typical City of La Porte utility bill.  
  The La Porte Water Department sends out meter readers each month to take the readings that you see on the bill located in the "present reading" column.  The difference between this months reading and last months reading is shown in the "consumption" column.  This reading is based on thousands of gallons with a billing minimum of 3, so a reading of 6 in the consumption column means that 6 thousand gallons of water went through the meter in the previous month.  If you use less than 3 thousand gallons in a month, you will still be billed based on 3 thousand gallons.
  The values listed in the "Amount" column on the right for sewage is calculated by multiplying the current utility rate by the amount listed under consumption and adding a flat administrative fee to arrive at the total.

  To give an example:
Current Rate is $4.30 / 1000 gallons of water
Administrative fee is $3.31

Consumption       Current Rate           Administrative Fee       Total 
         5          x           $4.30     =   $21.50  +   $3.31           =     $24.81     

  During the summer many customers use City water to water the grass.  This results in a higher consumption reading, but this water does not go into the sewer.  In order to reflect this difference in water usage from the reading in the month of May to the reading in the month of September the Utility Billing Department uses the average of the preceding winter months to calculate the summer usage.  If you only used 5 thousand gallons a month during the winter months, then during this summer discounting period your usage jumps to 9 thousand gallons a month the Sewage portion of your bill will be based on the 5 thousand gallon a month usage.

  Utility Bills may be paid by mail or by stopping by the billing office located at
City of La Porte Utilities
801 Michigan Avenue
La Porte, IN 46350

  If you have any questions regarding your bill, please call the Utility Billing Office at: 362-3175.