City of Meridian, MS


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City of Meridian Water Billing office located at Temporary City Hall, 2412 7th Street Office Hours: 8:15 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday-Friday Billings: Include water, sewer & garbage fees. Billing cycles are 28-32 days. Payment is due within 10 days of billing. Your account may be set up on bank draft. Please contact our office for details. Service charges are: $10 off delinquent $10 off and locked $20 meter pulled $30 NSF check fee Rates: Water: $3.74 per 1,000 gallons for the 1st 2,000 gallons & $4.06 per 1,000 over 2,000 gallons Sewer rates are the same as water (except during the period of April 1st through October 31st, when sewer is the same as water except it will not exceed the average sewer paid for the previous 6 month period) Minimum Bills: There is a minimum monthly bill requirement based on meter size. Most residential meters are 5/8". The minimum bill for this size meter would be: water-$7.48 sewer-$7.48 garbage-$12.00 $26.96 total minimum bill Please call the office for minimum bills of larger size meter: 485-1950 Holidays: Billing Office: New Year's Day President's Day Martin Luther King Day Confederate Memorial Day National Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Veteran's Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day (as proclaimed by Governor) All water service outside of the city is provided by a local community water association.

Garbage Monthly Rates: Residential . . . .$12 Church . . . . . . .$12 (churches that generate more than light commercial shall provide private pick up services) Multiple Residential Units with 6 or less units $12 per unit Light Commercial $19.80* Businesses which generate six (6) or fewer customer containers of garbage per scheduled pick up Pick Up Schedule:* 7 am-7 pm Monday-Friday Contact Waste Management at 601-693-1620 for the pick up days for your location. Garbage 2 times per week Bulky Waste Once a week Recyclables Once a Week Yard Waste Once a Week Holidays may be observed by the Company. New Year's Day Martin Luther King Day Independence Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Place & Size of Containers Placement of containers or debris: shall not exceed 5 feet from curb or edge of traveled portion of road and shall not be placed in any drainage ditch. Placement shall occur by 7 am Monday through Friday and shall be removed no later than 7 pm. Customer Container-44 gallon or less not to exceed a loaded weight of sixty (60) pounds. Trash bags are also approved containers.

As of March 1, 1993, the City of Meridian residents began participating in Mississippi's most comprehensive curbside recycling and yard waste composting programs. Waste Management of MS & Meridian constructed Mississippi's first Recycle America Processing Facility, located on Hwy 80 E. This facility is where recyclables are brought, sorted into various categories, crushed and bundled for transportation. These recyclables are then delivered to users of recycled materials where they are made into new products. If you would like further information or a container to participate, please contact Waste Management of MS Meridian's Recycle Hotline at 601-693-1620. Plastic, aluminum cans and newspapers are picked up once a week.

East Mississippi Electric Power Association 2128 Hwy 39 N 601-483-7361 24 Hour Account Information 1-800-513-8733 Mississippi Power Company Customer Service 24 Hours 2401 11th Street 1-800-532-1502 Power Outage/Trouble 24 Hours 1-800-487-3275 Call Before You Dig 1-800-227-6477

Atmos Energy Customer Service 1701 6th Street 601-693-6331 Emergencies & After Hours 601-693-6334 Engineering & Construction 1701 6th Street 601-693-6332 Service Dept 1702 6th Street 601-693-6334

Comcast Cable of Mississippi 909 24th Ave 601-693-8117 DirectTV 1-866-505-9387 Galaxy Cablevision 1-800-365-6922 Mississippi Advanced Technology 2211 Old US Hwy 45 N 601-696-4067 Pegasus Satellite Television 1-888-285-1928

City of Meridian • 2412 7th Street • P.O. Box 1430 • Meridian, MS 39302