New Windsor Water/Sewer Rate Data
Some key data points are provided on this page to better understand the dire situation in New Windsor.
New Windsor has the HIGHEST water/sewer rates in the county, and is in the top 1% of water/sewer rates for the entire state!
The Town Government has spent years telling the residents of New Windsor that its expensive to operate our small water system. But that doesn't explain why every other jurisdiction in our country has substantially lower water/sewer rates. We have been promised our rates would go down by 3 different Mayor's (Neal Roop, Andrew Green, and Kevin Cornick)! Instead residents continue to suffer with excessive water bills.
Water Rate
Base - $102
Tiered Usage
> 20,000 gallons - $9.50/1000 gallons
< 20,000 gallons - $11.50/1000 gallons
As of January 2026
Sewer Rate
Base - $100
Tiered Usage
> 20,000 gallons - $11.50/1000 gallons
< 20,000 gallons - $12.00/1000 gallons
As of January 2026
Total Rate
Base - $202
Tiered Usage
> 20,000 gallons - $21.00/1000 gallons
< 20,000 gallons - $23.50/1000 gallons
As of January 2026
Carroll County Water & Sewer Rates
This chart was published by the Town of Mt. Airy for their residents to compare water & sewer rates in neighboring jurisdictions.
Town of New Windsor Operating Budget
The Town of New Windsor has not publicly posted the FY25 or FY26 budgets. The most recent available online is FY24. We will make attempts to get copies of the FY25 and FY26 budgets. Why is the town not being transparent?
FY24 Data - https://newwindsormd.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/FY24-Budget-Adoption-Version-for-5.3.23-TC-Mtg.pdf
This shows that the Water/Sewer System has an annual operating cost of $1,346,155.
Breakdown of Water/Sewer System Costs (using FY24 data)
- Labor - $580,248 (executive salary is $117,905 of this figure!)
- Existing Loan Payments - $72,000
- Checmicals - $25,000
- Electricity - $60,000
- Sludge Disposal - $65,000
- Other costs (including capital improvements) - $543,907
