2026 utility-rate research
Water & sewer rates by city
Find a city’s water and sewer usage charges, compare changes since 2020, and inspect the original sources. Covers 23 selected cities; customer classes and billing assumptions differ.
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New York: rate breakdown
NYC DEP / New York City Water Board
Selected class: Standard metered water and wastewater.
| Component | 2020 | Current |
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| Water | $3.99 | $5.35 |
| Sewer | $6.34 | $8.51 |
| Combined | $10.33 | $13.86 |
Current equivalent: $18.53 per 1,000 gallons.
- Current effective date
- Jul 1, 2026
- Source review
- Sep 23, 2026
- 2020 reference
- Jul 1, 2020
- Year over year
- +6.0% · from Unavailable
How to read this comparison
Tariff referenceStandard metered combined water and sewer volumetric tariff in each fiscal year
Standard metered water and wastewater rate; excludes minimum charges and program-specific billing.
Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate.
Current rates
- NYC Water Board rates and regulationsCurrent rates · 2020 reference
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| Jackson, MSCombined water and sewer accounts, all customer classifications and meter sizes; monthly 351+ CCF marginal tierApproximate | $26.67 | +159.8% | +$16.40 | ||||||||||||
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Jackson: rate breakdownJXN Water Selected class: Combined water and sewer accounts, all customer classifications and meter sizes; monthly 351+ CCF marginal tier.
Current equivalent: $26.67 per 1,000 gallons.
How to read this comparisonApproximateLocal combined water and sewer marginal-price comparison. The reconstructed 2020 reference uses the pre-increase rates reported by WLBT in December 2021, with separate reporting that rates had not increased since 2013. Jackson moved from flat volumetric pricing to ascending tiers in 2024. The previous and current points represent the 351+ CCF monthly block, while the 2020 flat rate applied regardless of volume. This compares high-use marginal prices across that structural change, not whole bills or average prices. Fixed charges and other fees are excluded throughout; no current water/sewer component split is inferred. Combined water and sewer usage price for the monthly 351+ CCF tier. Applies only to usage within that block; excludes fixed availability charges, taxes, other fees and account adjustments. Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate. Current rates
2020 reference
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| Gilbert, AZNon-single-family domesticTariff reference | $8.16 | +151.1% | +$4.91 | ||||||||||||
Gilbert: rate breakdownTown of Gilbert Selected class: Non-single-family domestic water; nonresidential sewer.
Current equivalent: $8.16 per 1,000 gallons.
How to read this comparisonTariff referenceThe 2020 baseline uses the $1.60 non-single-family domestic water rate retained through the November 2021 study and the $1.65 sewer rate effective in 2018. The utility history records no increases in 2019–2021. Year-only date is a reference period, not a newly enacted tariff date. Excludes fixed charges and separate landscape service. Water $3.76 plus sewer $4.40 per 1,000 gallons of metered water. Excludes meter and sewer base charges, environmental fees, tax, and separate landscape service. Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate. Current rates
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| Salt Lake City, UTLow-strength commercial · summerScenario | $15.85 | +129.8% | +$8.96 | ||||||||||||
Salt Lake City: rate breakdownSalt Lake City Public Utilities Selected class: Inside-city low-strength commercial; summer, constant year-round usage scenario.
Modeled equivalent: $15.85 per 1,000 gallons.
How to read this comparisonScenarioModeled summer comparison for an inside-city low-strength commercial account using a constant 34 CCF each month, including winter (AWC = 34 CCF). In 2020, water within AWC was $1.49/CCF and class 1 sewer (BOD/TSS 0–300 mg/L) was $3.67 per AWC CCF. Current summer water is $4.18 and sewer is $10.97 × 70% of actual use. Uses existing/current 2020 rates in the budget, not proposed FY2021 sewer rates. The billing method changed; this scenario is not a citywide tariff increase, annual bill comparison or forecast. Fixed ERU/meter and excess-strength charges excluded. Summer water $4.18/CCF plus sewer $10.97 applied to 70% of metered water ($7.679 per water CCF). Winter water is $2.58/CCF. Excludes monthly sewer ERU and meter charges and excess-strength adjustments. Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate. Current rates
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| Houston, TXInside-city commercialTariff reference | $21.14 | +86.1% | +$9.78 | ||||||||||||
Houston: rate breakdownHouston Public Works Selected class: Commercial metered water and wastewater, inside city.
Current equivalent: $21.14 per 1,000 gallons.
How to read this comparisonTariff referenceCity of Houston commercial water plus sewer volumetric charge per 1,000 gallons in April 2020, April 2025 and April 2026; meter-size base, TCEQ, drainage and other charges excluded throughout City-served commercial water and sewer volumetric charges inside Houston city limits, compared on the same basis since 2020. Excludes meter-size base charges, TCEQ fee, drainage and any account-specific adjustments. Sewer usage basis must be confirmed on a property bill before proposal use. Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate. Current rates
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| Philadelphia, PAGeneral metered, including TAP riderTariff reference | $18.13 | +75.2% | +$7.78 | ||||||||||||
Philadelphia: rate breakdownPhiladelphia Water Department Selected class: General metered monthly water quantity blocks plus regular sewer, including contemporaneous TAP-R.
Current equivalent: $18.13 per 1,000 gallons.
How to read this comparisonTariff referenceFirst 2 Mcf monthly water block plus regular sewer, including TAP-R; excludes fixed meter, stormwater and account adjustments. First 2 Mcf of monthly water use plus regular sewer, including water and sewer TAP-R; excludes fixed meter service, stormwater and account-specific surcharges or credits. Higher monthly water blocks are lower and must be repriced separately. Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate. Current rates2020 reference
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| Fort Lauderdale, FLInside-city commercialTariff reference | $23.76 | +73.4% | +$10.06 | ||||||||||||
Fort Lauderdale: rate breakdownCity of Fort Lauderdale Selected class: Inside-city commercial metered service.
Current equivalent: $23.76 per 1,000 gallons.
How to read this comparisonTariff referenceFY2021 inside-city commercial water $5.79 and sewer $7.91 per 1,000 gallons, effective October 1, 2020. Values recovered from the indexed official utility schedule; the legacy document URL currently fails after the city website migration. Excludes fixed charges and the outside-city surcharge. This is a dated rate snapshot, not the 2020 annual average. FY2027 commercial water $12.04 plus sewer $11.72 per 1,000 gallons. Excludes base charges and outside-city surcharges. Residential tiers are different and are not used as a commercial baseline. Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate. Current rates
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| Pittsburgh, PACommercial · above included minimumTariff reference | $42.86 | +67.8% | +$17.32 | ||||||||||||
Pittsburgh: rate breakdownPittsburgh Water + ALCOSAN Selected class: Commercial metered service; marginal use above included minimum.
Current equivalent: $42.86 per 1,000 gallons.
How to read this comparisonTariff reference2020 commercial marginal usage above meter-included minimum: water $10.48, conveyance $6.56, and ALCOSAN treatment $8.50 per 1,000 gallons. The 2019 PUC tariffs carried into 2020; ALCOSAN changed January 1, 2020. Current comparison includes PENNVEST and 5% DSIC on Pittsburgh Water charges, plus separate ALCOSAN treatment. Fixed/minimum charges, included gallons, ALCOSAN service and stormwater are excluded. Commercial marginal water ($19.03 + $2.13 PENNVEST) × 1.05 DSIC plus conveyance ($6.63 + $0.88 PENNVEST) × 1.05 DSIC and separate ALCOSAN treatment $12.76 per 1,000 gallons. Applies above meter-included minimum. Excludes fixed/minimum charges, included usage, ALCOSAN service charge and stormwater. Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate. Current rates
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| Los Angeles, CAMultifamily Tier 1 · 92% sewer scenarioScenario | $27.01 | +66.9% | +$10.82 | ||||||||||||
Los Angeles: rate breakdownLADWP + LA Sanitation & Environment Selected class: Inside-city multifamily, 5+ units on one meter; Schedule B Tier 1; modeled 92% sewer return.
Modeled equivalent: $27.01 per 1,000 gallons.
How to read this comparisonScenarioModeled comparison holding the sewer-return assumption at 92% and all selected water usage in Schedule B Tier 1 in every period. The 2020 value is a counterfactual reference, not an observed bill: contemporaneous guidance used 93%. FY2025–26 adopted 92%; FY2026–27 remains unverified, and LADWP still lists 93%. July 2020 water is $2.095 base + $1.904 supply + $1.610 quality + $0.291 Owens Valley + $0.428 infrastructure + $0.352 Schedule B revenue adjustment + $0.083 water low-income subsidy + $0.010 stabilization = $6.773/HCF. Add $5.80 × 92% sewer. Current water includes its published adjustment factors. Separate historical sewer low-income surcharges and other bill charges are excluded throughout. The latest comparison is January to July 2026, not year over year; the water decrease partly offsets the sewer increase. Neither the 2020 change nor the latest change is an actual bill increase or savings claim. January 2027 water and July 2027 sewer increases are not current. Modeled 92% sewer-return scenario; the FY2026–27 discharge factor is unconfirmed. July–December 2026 Tier 1 water is $10.885/HCF; standard city-treatment sewer is $10.13 per sewage HCF, modeled here at 92% of metered water ($9.3196 per water HCF). Tier 2 water is $14.778/HCF, or $32.22 per 1,000 gallons combined under the same assumption. The Tier 1 allowance depends on account winter history; its 24 HCF/month floor is an allowance, not a minimum charge or per-unit allowance. Schedule B water serves 2+ units on one meter; this sewer scenario requires 5+ units. The smaller-property winter sewer method does not apply. Excludes outside-city surcharge, separate historical sewer low-income surcharge, fixed/other municipal charges, separate irrigation, industrial adjustments and account-specific submeter credits. This is not a full bill, blended building rate or savings estimate. Confirm the address, utility bill, tier allowance and sewer factor before property use. Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate. Current rates
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| Baltimore, MDBaltimore City metered serviceTariff reference | $25.71 | +60.3% | +$9.67 | ||||||||||||
Baltimore: rate breakdownBaltimore City Department of Public Works Selected class: Baltimore City metered water and sewer (not Baltimore County).
Current equivalent: $25.71 per 1,000 gallons.
How to read this comparisonTariff referenceApproved FY2021 city usage rates: water $3.30 and sewer $8.70/CCF. The May 2020 agenda proposed delaying July implementation to October; the exact operative day is not asserted here. Year-only baseline is the later-2020 schedule, not an annual average. Earlier FY2020 rates were $3.00 and $7.98. County sewer, fixed, infrastructure and stormwater charges are excluded. FY2027 city water $4.86 plus sewer $14.37 per CCF. Excludes fixed account, infrastructure and stormwater charges. Baltimore County charges are separate and are not represented. Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate. Current rates
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| Hollywood, FLSingle-family · first usage tierApproximate | $15.59 | +59.7% | +$5.83 | ||||||||||||
Hollywood: rate breakdownCity of Hollywood Selected class: Inside-city single-family residential; first 500 cubic feet/month.
Current equivalent: $15.59 per 1,000 gallons.
How to read this comparisonApproximateThe 2020 government survey reports rounded dollars per 1,000 gallons for the same inside-city single-family first tier. The comparison is approximate; the survey does not provide an exact effective date. Current tariff start date is not established Residential benchmark, not a commercial quote. Current water $2.99 and sewer $8.67 per CCF are converted to 1,000 gallons. Water tiers rise above 500 cubic feet; sewer is capped at 1,500 cubic feet/month. Excludes fixed charges. Uses the OLD/current column, not the November 1, 2026 increase. Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate. Current rates
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| Frisco, TXMultifamily master meter · excess useTariff reference | $14.67 | +54.9% | +$5.20 | ||||||||||||
Frisco: rate breakdownCity of Frisco Selected class: Inside-city multifamily on master meters; excess above 2,000 gallons per unit per month.
Current equivalent: $14.67 per 1,000 gallons.
How to read this comparisonTariff referenceSame inside-city multifamily master-meter excess-use benchmark throughout, excluding minimum charges. The 2020 reference is $4.00 water + $5.47 sewer under Ordinance 19-09-81; 2020 amendments reviewed do not change these utility rates. Year-only 2020, 2021 and 2022 references do not assert exact commencement dates: the ordinances take effect after passage and publication. Combined references: 2021 $9.75; 2022 $10.33; October 2023 $11.36; October 2024 $12.30; October 2025 $13.83; October 2026 $14.67 per 1,000 gallons. The October 2025 tariff belongs to FY2026; the current October 2026 tariff belongs to FY2027. These are selected excess rates, not full-bill increases. Excess-use reference: water $6.28 plus sewer $8.39 per 1,000 gallons or fraction thereof above units × 2,000 gallons/month. Monthly minimums are water $28.36 and sewer $39.84 per unit ($68.20 combined), with that allowance for each service. Apartment sewer uses actual monthly water volume; single-family winter averaging and the new-account 6,000-gallon cap do not apply. Irrigation exclusions require written city approval. Minimums, other fees and outside-city service are excluded from this usage-rate comparison; this is not an average bill. Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate. Current rates
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| St. Louis, MOMetered commercial · first water tierTariff reference | $13.69 | +51.3% | +$4.64 | ||||||||||||
St. Louis: rate breakdownCity of St. Louis Water + MSD Project Clear Selected class: Metered water, first 250 CCF/quarter; commercial MSD sewer.
Current equivalent: $13.69 per 1,000 gallons.
How to read this comparisonTariff referenceWater first 250 CCF per quarter remained $1.77 from 2010 until 2023. MSD sewer was $5.00/CCF effective October 1, 2020 (FY2021); the earlier 2020 sewer rate was $4.87. Comparison uses the October 2020 snapshot, not an annual average. Excludes fixed, compliance, stormwater and extra-strength charges. Water first-block rate $3.09/CCF under Ordinance 72155 plus MSD commercial sewer volume charge $7.15/CCF for FY2027. Higher water blocks are cheaper. Excludes water service, MSD base/compliance, stormwater and excess-strength charges. Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate. Current rates
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| San Diego, CAMultifamilyTariff reference | $20.83 | +39.9% | +$5.94 | ||||||||||||
San Diego: rate breakdownCity of San Diego Public Utilities Selected class: Multifamily residential; metered water with 95% sewer return.
Current equivalent: $20.83 per 1,000 gallons.
How to read this comparisonTariff referenceMultifamily water $6.362/HCF in force in 2020 plus sewer $5.028/HCF applied to 95% of metered water. The same 95% factor is applied to the current sewer component. The year labels the reference period, not a newly effective tariff Multifamily water $9.96/HCF plus sewer $5.92 applied to 95% of metered water ($5.624 per water HCF). Excludes meter and sewer base charges. Commercial sewer charges depend on waste strength and are not represented. Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate. Current rates
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| Portland, ORNonresidential · ordinary-strength sewerTariff reference | $31.50 | +38.9% | +$8.83 | ||||||||||||
Portland: rate breakdownPortland Water Bureau + Environmental Services Selected class: Inside-city nonresidential; ordinary-strength wastewater.
Current equivalent: $31.50 per 1,000 gallons.
How to read this comparisonTariff referenceInside-city water and ordinary-strength nonresidential sewer, excluding ancillary charges in both periods Water $8.833 plus nonresidential sewer $14.73 per CCF. Excludes fixed and stormwater charges, the $0.04/CCF Portland Harbor charge, the nonresidential flood-safety charge, and extra-strength wastewater charges. Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate. Current rates
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| Richmond, VAMultifamily meteredTariff reference | $21.60 | +37.2% | +$5.86 | ||||||||||||
Richmond: rate breakdownCity of Richmond Department of Public Utilities Selected class: Multifamily / commercial-class metered usage charges.
Current equivalent: $21.60 per 1,000 gallons.
How to read this comparisonTariff referenceSource review reconciles all points to multifamily/commercial-class water and wastewater. FY2020 adopted budget p.622 supplies commercial water $4.48/CCF; official 2023 CSO Exhibit 1 supplies commercial wastewater $7.295 for 2019 and 2020. Proposed 2020 increases were stricken. Adopted ORD2025-057 and ORD2026-063 sections 28-327 and 28-651 explicitly include multifamily residences and confirm the 2025/2026 commercial volume rates. The current utility webpage repeats a seasonal residential explanation under multifamily, but the adopted ordinance places multifamily wastewater in commercial service; do not assert a seasonal cap. Conservative water-only savings exclude sewer by scenario choice, not by that residential rule. Multifamily/commercial-class volume charges: water $5.92 plus wastewater $10.24 per CCF (748 gallons). Adopted ordinance sections 28-327 and 28-651 include multifamily residences; commercial wastewater volume uses metered water or wastewater deliveries. Excludes fixed service fees, stormwater and account adjustments. Confirm property billing treatment before applying both components to a savings estimate. Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate. Current rates2020 referenceOther historical evidence
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| New York, NYGeneral meteredTariff reference | $18.53 | +34.2% | +$4.72 | ||||||||||||
New York: rate breakdownNYC DEP / New York City Water Board Selected class: Standard metered water and wastewater.
Current equivalent: $18.53 per 1,000 gallons.
How to read this comparisonTariff referenceStandard metered combined water and sewer volumetric tariff in each fiscal year Standard metered water and wastewater rate; excludes minimum charges and program-specific billing. Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate. Current rates
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| Charlotte, NCCommercialTariff reference | $14.08 | +29.8% | +$3.24 | ||||||||||||
Charlotte: rate breakdownCharlotte Water Selected class: Commercial volumetric water and sewer.
Current equivalent: $14.08 per 1,000 gallons.
How to read this comparisonTariff referenceCommercial base water and sewer volumetric charges per CCF in FY2021, FY2026 and FY2027; fixed, availability, industrial-waste and high-strength charges excluded throughout Base commercial volumetric water and sewer in the same class since FY2021. Excludes the listed $0.465/CCF commercial industrial-waste charge, any applicable high-strength charge, and monthly fixed and meter-size availability fees. Not a complete proposal tariff. Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate. Current rates
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| New Brunswick, NJResidential/commercial · 3.95% surchargeTariff reference | $21.89 | +27.1% | +$4.67 | ||||||||||||
New Brunswick: rate breakdownCity of New Brunswick Water and Sewer Utilities Selected class: Residential/commercial sewer class; accounts at or above 12,031.25 cubic feet per quarter; excludes industrial sewer.
Current equivalent: $21.89 per 1,000 gallons.
How to read this comparisonTariff referenceSame residential/commercial class and 3.95% surcharge in every comparison. Native water + sewer rates per 1,000 cubic feet: 2020 $57.31 + $66.60; 2023 $62.47 + $72.59; 2024 $67.47 + $78.40; 2025 $72.87 + $84.67. The latest published increase is 2024 to 2025 (+8.0%), not a newly established 2026 increase. Current code and reviewed 2026 ordinance/agenda records yielded no later usage-rate amendment. The 2023 ordinance expressly starts January 16; year-only 2020, 2024 and 2025 labels do not assert an exact billing commencement date. No separate 2021 or 2022 point is interpolated. Growth excludes minimums, fire protection, stormwater, industrial strength charges and changes in customer consumption or classification. Published 2025 schedule, still the latest found at October 2026 review: water $72.87 and residential/commercial sewer $84.67 per 1,000 cubic feet, each with a 3.95% surcharge for accounts using at least 12,031.25 cubic feet/quarter. Converted using 1,000 cubic feet = 7,480 gallons. Below that threshold the surcharge is 2%, giving $21.48/kgal combined. Water has a $72.87 quarterly minimum before surcharge; minimums, fire-line fees and stormwater charges are excluded here. Sewer uses measured discharge where available, otherwise water readings, with evidence-based adjustments for water not reaching the sewer. Industrial sewer uses separate flow/BOD/solids charges; the code includes thresholds of 25,000 gallons/day, 42 pounds/day BOD or 50 pounds/day suspended solids. A property bill and account classification are required before applying this benchmark to a large apartment property. Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate. Current rates
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| Columbus, OHCommercial · first 15 CCF/monthTariff reference | $13.31 | +22.1% | +$2.41 | ||||||||||||
Columbus: rate breakdownColumbus Water & Power Selected class: Inside-city commercial, nonindustrial; first 15 CCF/month benchmark.
Current equivalent: $13.31 per 1,000 gallons.
How to read this comparisonTariff reference2020 water first 15 CCF/month ($3.650) plus standard-strength nonindustrial sewer ($4.50), compared with current charges on that same volume block. The 2020 declining water tiers above 15 CCF are not represented Commercial/industrial water $3.824 plus commercial (nonindustrial) sewer $6.130 per CCF. Excludes meter charges, Clean River ERU fees, stormwater, and industrial sewer surcharges. Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate. Current rates
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| Boston, MAResidential · first usage tierTariff reference | $18.30 | +5.9% | +$1.02 | ||||||||||||
Boston: rate breakdownBoston Water and Sewer Commission Selected class: Residential first 19 cubic feet per day.
Current equivalent: $18.30 per 1,000 gallons.
How to read this comparisonTariff referenceResidential first 19 cubic feet per day water and sewer volumetric tariff in both periods Residential first 19 cubic feet per day of consumption; excludes the monthly stormwater charge. Not a commercial proposal tariff. Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate. Current rates2020 reference
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| Indianapolis, INCommercial · nonindustrial sewerTariff reference | $11.42 | +4.6% | +$0.50 | ||||||||||||
Indianapolis: rate breakdownCitizens Water + CWA Authority Selected class: Commercial water with nonindustrial sewer, first monthly blocks.
Current equivalent: $11.42 per 1,000 gallons.
How to read this comparisonTariff referenceCitizens commercial first 1,000 CCF water plus CWA nonindustrial first 10 CCF sewer treatment in January 2020, January 2025 and January 2026; excludes fixed charges, minimums and riders throughout First 1,000 CCF of monthly Citizens commercial water use plus first 10 CCF of CWA nonindustrial sewer treatment, per CCF. The 2026 sewer component fell slightly from 2025. Higher sewer and lower water blocks differ; this is not an average bill rate. Excludes monthly minimum, meter-size fees and riders. Confirm both providers and class on a property bill. Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate. Current rates2020 referenceOther historical evidence
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| Atlanta, GAInside-city retail · first usage tierTariff reference | $16.47 | 0.0% | $0.00 | ||||||||||||
Atlanta: rate breakdownCity of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management Selected class: Inside-city retail water and sewer, first 3 CCF monthly block.
Current equivalent: $16.47 per 1,000 gallons.
How to read this comparisonTariff referenceInside-city first 3 CCF monthly water and sewer blocks at identical rates in 2020, 2025 and 2026; excludes fixed charges and higher blocks throughout First 3 CCF monthly water and sewer block for City of Atlanta DWM retail accounts inside city limits; unchanged since 2012. The next blocks cost more; this is not an average property rate. Excludes $6.56 monthly base charge for each service, taxes and account-specific adjustments. Not Fulton County service. Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate. Current rates
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| Duluth, GACommercial/multifamily accounts receiving water and sanitary sewer service; tier-one water volumetric rate2020 comparison unavailable | $15.21 | Unavailable | Unavailable | ||||||||||||
Duluth: rate breakdownGwinnett County Department of Water Resources Selected class: Commercial/multifamily accounts receiving water and sanitary sewer service; tier-one water volumetric rate.
Current equivalent: $15.21 per 1,000 gallons.
How to read this comparison2020 comparison unavailableSame-class comparison of combined commercial/multifamily water and sanitary sewer volumetric prices effective January 1, 2023 and January 1, 2025. The adopted resolution applies tier-one water pricing to these accounts; higher conservation tiers apply to single-family residential service, while irrigation and builder accounts have separate pricing. The utility's 2026 customer-care table confirms the 2025 price remains published for this class. Fixed charges and account adjustments are excluded throughout. This is a usage-price comparison, not a whole-bill increase or an account-specific applicability determination. Combined water and sanitary sewer usage price for Gwinnett County commercial/multifamily customers in Duluth. Uses the tier-one water rate without single-family conservation tiers; excludes fixed charges, irrigation/builder service and account adjustments. Selected usage charges only. This is not a full bill or a property-specific savings estimate. Current rates
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Dollar values use a common per-1,000-gallon basis. Approximate references and modeled scenarios are labeled; unavailable history is never treated as zero. Coverage is a research sample, not a national ranking.
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Atlanta, GAReviewed Sep 23, 2026
City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management · Inside-city retail water and sewer, first 3 CCF monthly block
Inside-city first 3 CCF monthly water and sewer blocks at identical rates in 2020, 2025 and 2026; excludes fixed charges and higher blocks throughout
Current rates
- Atlanta DWM water and sewer rates and Ordinance 24-O-1303Current rates · Other historical evidence · 2024-07-01
2020 reference
Baltimore, MDReviewed Oct 5, 2026
Baltimore City Department of Public Works · Baltimore City metered water and sewer (not Baltimore County)
Approved FY2021 city usage rates: water $3.30 and sewer $8.70/CCF. The May 2020 agenda proposed delaying July implementation to October; the exact operative day is not asserted here. Year-only baseline is the later-2020 schedule, not an annual average. Earlier FY2020 rates were $3.00 and $7.98. County sewer, fixed, infrastructure and stormwater charges are excluded.
Current rates
- Baltimore: official utility ratesCurrent rates · Other historical evidence · 2025-07-01
- Baltimore DPW current rate schedule listingCurrent rates
2020 reference
Boston, MAReviewed Sep 23, 2026
Boston Water and Sewer Commission · Residential first 19 cubic feet per day
Residential first 19 cubic feet per day water and sewer volumetric tariff in both periods
Current rates
2020 reference
- Boston Water and Sewer Commission 2020 rates2020 reference
Charlotte, NCReviewed Sep 23, 2026
Charlotte Water · Commercial volumetric water and sewer
Commercial base water and sewer volumetric charges per CCF in FY2021, FY2026 and FY2027; fixed, availability, industrial-waste and high-strength charges excluded throughout
Current rates
- Charlotte Water FY2027 rates and feesCurrent rates
2020 reference
Other historical evidence
- Charlotte Water FY25–FY26 rate comparisonOther historical evidence · 2025-07-01
Columbus, OHReviewed Oct 5, 2026
Columbus Water & Power · Inside-city commercial, nonindustrial; first 15 CCF/month benchmark
2020 water first 15 CCF/month ($3.650) plus standard-strength nonindustrial sewer ($4.50), compared with current charges on that same volume block. The 2020 declining water tiers above 15 CCF are not represented
Current rates
- Columbus: official utility ratesCurrent rates
2020 reference
Duluth, GAReviewed Oct 26, 2026
Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources · Commercial/multifamily accounts receiving water and sanitary sewer service; tier-one water volumetric rate
Same-class comparison of combined commercial/multifamily water and sanitary sewer volumetric prices effective January 1, 2023 and January 1, 2025. The adopted resolution applies tier-one water pricing to these accounts; higher conservation tiers apply to single-family residential service, while irrigation and builder accounts have separate pricing. The utility's 2026 customer-care table confirms the 2025 price remains published for this class. Fixed charges and account adjustments are excluded throughout. This is a usage-price comparison, not a whole-bill increase or an account-specific applicability determination.
Current rates
- Gwinnett County 2021 Water and Sewer Rate Resolution, Exhibit A, Sections II–IV: rates effective January 1, 2025Current rates · Other historical evidence · 2023-01-01 · Other historical evidence · 2025-01-01
- Gwinnett County Customer Care — published 2026 commercial/multifamily water and sewer rates, observed October 26, 2026Current rates
Fort Lauderdale, FLReviewed Oct 5, 2026
City of Fort Lauderdale · Inside-city commercial metered service
FY2021 inside-city commercial water $5.79 and sewer $7.91 per 1,000 gallons, effective October 1, 2020. Values recovered from the indexed official utility schedule; the legacy document URL currently fails after the city website migration. Excludes fixed charges and the outside-city surcharge. This is a dated rate snapshot, not the 2020 annual average.
Current rates
- Fort Lauderdale: official utility ratesCurrent rates
2020 reference
Archive note: the FY2021 legacy link is currently unavailable. Its indexed official schedule supplied the 2020 reference; the source URL is retained for provenance.
Frisco, TXReviewed Oct 13, 2026
City of Frisco · Inside-city multifamily on master meters; excess above 2,000 gallons per unit per month
Same inside-city multifamily master-meter excess-use benchmark throughout, excluding minimum charges. The 2020 reference is $4.00 water + $5.47 sewer under Ordinance 19-09-81; 2020 amendments reviewed do not change these utility rates. Year-only 2020, 2021 and 2022 references do not assert exact commencement dates: the ordinances take effect after passage and publication. Combined references: 2021 $9.75; 2022 $10.33; October 2023 $11.36; October 2024 $12.30; October 2025 $13.83; October 2026 $14.67 per 1,000 gallons. The October 2025 tariff belongs to FY2026; the current October 2026 tariff belongs to FY2027. These are selected excess rates, not full-bill increases.
Current rates
- Frisco Ordinance 2026-09-62, pp. 3–5 and 20Current rates
2020 reference
Other historical evidence
- Frisco Ordinance 2021-09-60, pp. 2–4 and 8; adopted September 21, exact commencement unverifiedOther historical evidence · 2021
- Frisco Ordinance 2022-09-49, pp. 3–4 and 9; adopted September 20, exact commencement unverifiedOther historical evidence · 2022
- Frisco Ordinance 2023-09-45, pp. 2–4 and 8Other historical evidence · 2023-10-01
- Frisco Ordinance 2024-09-44, pp. 3–5 and 29–30Other historical evidence · 2024-10-01
- Frisco Ordinance 2025-09-48, pp. 3–5 and 20Other historical evidence · 2025-10-01
Gilbert, AZReviewed Oct 5, 2026
Town of Gilbert · Non-single-family domestic water; nonresidential sewer
The 2020 baseline uses the $1.60 non-single-family domestic water rate retained through the November 2021 study and the $1.65 sewer rate effective in 2018. The utility history records no increases in 2019–2021. Year-only date is a reference period, not a newly enacted tariff date. Excludes fixed charges and separate landscape service.
Current rates
- Gilbert: official utility ratesCurrent rates · 2020 reference · Other historical evidence · 2024-04-01 · Other historical evidence · 2025-04-01
2020 reference
Archive note: historical study documents were available through indexed official text; direct access to the legacy PDFs may fail.
Hollywood, FLReviewed Oct 5, 2026
City of Hollywood · Inside-city single-family residential; first 500 cubic feet/month
The 2020 government survey reports rounded dollars per 1,000 gallons for the same inside-city single-family first tier. The comparison is approximate; the survey does not provide an exact effective date. Current tariff start date is not established
Current rates
- Hollywood: official utility ratesCurrent rates
2020 reference
- SFWMD 2020 Utility Rate Survey, appendix A-182020 reference
Houston, TXReviewed Sep 23, 2026
Houston Public Works · Commercial metered water and wastewater, inside city
City of Houston commercial water plus sewer volumetric charge per 1,000 gallons in April 2020, April 2025 and April 2026; meter-size base, TCEQ, drainage and other charges excluded throughout
Current rates
- City of Houston fee schedule, water and sewer ratesCurrent rates
2020 reference
Other historical evidence
- City of Houston 2025 water and wastewater rates, commercial classOther historical evidence · 2025-04-01
Indianapolis, INReviewed Sep 23, 2026
Citizens Water + CWA Authority · Commercial water with nonindustrial sewer, first monthly blocks
Citizens commercial first 1,000 CCF water plus CWA nonindustrial first 10 CCF sewer treatment in January 2020, January 2025 and January 2026; excludes fixed charges, minimums and riders throughout
Current rates
2020 reference
Other historical evidence
- CWA Authority 2025 nonindustrial sewer tariff, first 10 CCFOther historical evidence · 2025-01-01
Jackson, MSReviewed Oct 20, 2026
JXN Water · Combined water and sewer accounts, all customer classifications and meter sizes; monthly 351+ CCF marginal tier
Local combined water and sewer marginal-price comparison. The reconstructed 2020 reference uses the pre-increase rates reported by WLBT in December 2021, with separate reporting that rates had not increased since 2013. Jackson moved from flat volumetric pricing to ascending tiers in 2024. The previous and current points represent the 351+ CCF monthly block, while the 2020 flat rate applied regardless of volume. This compares high-use marginal prices across that structural change, not whole bills or average prices. Fixed charges and other fees are excluded throughout; no current water/sewer component split is inferred.
Current rates
- JXN Water — Rates: combined water and sewer schedule and March 23, 2026 adjustmentCurrent rates · Other historical evidence · 2026-03-23
- WLBT — December 2021 rate-hike chronology stating Jackson water and sewer rates had not increased since 2013Current rates
2020 reference
- WLBT — December 14, 2021 reporting of prior Jackson water and sewer rates; reconstructed 2020 reference2020 reference · Other historical evidence · 2020
Other historical evidence
- WLBT — September 8, 2025 reporting on the implemented JXN Water tier structureOther historical evidence · Observed 2025-09-08
Los Angeles, CAReviewed Oct 14, 2026
LADWP + LA Sanitation & Environment · Inside-city multifamily, 5+ units on one meter; Schedule B Tier 1; modeled 92% sewer return
Modeled comparison holding the sewer-return assumption at 92% and all selected water usage in Schedule B Tier 1 in every period. The 2020 value is a counterfactual reference, not an observed bill: contemporaneous guidance used 93%. FY2025–26 adopted 92%; FY2026–27 remains unverified, and LADWP still lists 93%. July 2020 water is $2.095 base + $1.904 supply + $1.610 quality + $0.291 Owens Valley + $0.428 infrastructure + $0.352 Schedule B revenue adjustment + $0.083 water low-income subsidy + $0.010 stabilization = $6.773/HCF. Add $5.80 × 92% sewer. Current water includes its published adjustment factors. Separate historical sewer low-income surcharges and other bill charges are excluded throughout. The latest comparison is January to July 2026, not year over year; the water decrease partly offsets the sewer increase. Neither the 2020 change nor the latest change is an actual bill increase or savings claim. January 2027 water and July 2027 sewer increases are not current.
Current rates
- LADWP Schedule B: multiple-unit residential waterCurrent rates · 2020 reference
- LADWP July–December 2026 water adjustment factorsCurrent rates · Other historical evidence · 2026-01-01
- Los Angeles Municipal Code §64.41.03: adopted sewer rates and annual discharge-factor ruleCurrent rates · Other historical evidence · 2025-07-01 · Other historical evidence · 2026-01-01
- LASAN FY2025–26 billing guidance: 92% return factor (not verified for FY2026–27)Current rates
- LADWP sewer guidance: conflicting 93% factorCurrent rates
- Board June 25, 2025, item 7: adopted FY2025–26 factor of 92%Current rates
2020 reference
Other historical evidence
- LADWP July–December 2025 adjustment factorsOther historical evidence · 2025-07-01
New Brunswick, NJReviewed Oct 13, 2026
City of New Brunswick Water and Sewer Utilities · Residential/commercial sewer class; accounts at or above 12,031.25 cubic feet per quarter; excludes industrial sewer
Same residential/commercial class and 3.95% surcharge in every comparison. Native water + sewer rates per 1,000 cubic feet: 2020 $57.31 + $66.60; 2023 $62.47 + $72.59; 2024 $67.47 + $78.40; 2025 $72.87 + $84.67. The latest published increase is 2024 to 2025 (+8.0%), not a newly established 2026 increase. Current code and reviewed 2026 ordinance/agenda records yielded no later usage-rate amendment. The 2023 ordinance expressly starts January 16; year-only 2020, 2024 and 2025 labels do not assert an exact billing commencement date. No separate 2021 or 2022 point is interpolated. Growth excludes minimums, fire protection, stormwater, industrial strength charges and changes in customer consumption or classification.
Current rates
- New Brunswick Municipal Code §§13.04.010, 13.08.100, 13.08.270 and 13.08.340; current published scheduleCurrent rates
- Ordinance O-122203, city-posted text, PDF pp.9–11; adoption confirmed in current codeCurrent rates · Other historical evidence · 2023-01-16 · Other historical evidence · 2024
2020 reference
New York, NYReviewed Sep 23, 2026
NYC DEP / New York City Water Board · Standard metered water and wastewater
Standard metered combined water and sewer volumetric tariff in each fiscal year
Current rates
- NYC Water Board rates and regulationsCurrent rates · 2020 reference
Philadelphia, PAReviewed Oct 13, 2026
Philadelphia Water Department · General metered monthly water quantity blocks plus regular sewer, including contemporaneous TAP-R
First 2 Mcf monthly water block plus regular sewer, including TAP-R; excludes fixed meter, stormwater and account adjustments.
Current rates
2020 reference
- Philadelphia official October 2020 tariff2020 reference
Other historical evidence
- Philadelphia official September 2025 tariffOther historical evidence · 2025-09-01
Pittsburgh, PAReviewed Oct 5, 2026
Pittsburgh Water + ALCOSAN · Commercial metered service; marginal use above included minimum
2020 commercial marginal usage above meter-included minimum: water $10.48, conveyance $6.56, and ALCOSAN treatment $8.50 per 1,000 gallons. The 2019 PUC tariffs carried into 2020; ALCOSAN changed January 1, 2020. Current comparison includes PENNVEST and 5% DSIC on Pittsburgh Water charges, plus separate ALCOSAN treatment. Fixed/minimum charges, included gallons, ALCOSAN service and stormwater are excluded.
Current rates
- Pittsburgh: official utility ratesCurrent rates
- ALCOSAN 2026 treatment rateCurrent rates
- Pittsburgh water tariff: DSIC rate and applicationCurrent rates
2020 reference
- Pittsburgh PUC approved water tariff, effective March 1, 2019, p.82020 reference
- Pittsburgh PUC approved wastewater tariff, effective March 1, 2019, p.92020 reference
- ALCOSAN 2020 annual report: $8.50 per 1,000 gallons2020 reference
- Pittsburgh 2020 year review: next rates effective January 14, 20212020 reference
Portland, ORReviewed Oct 5, 2026
Portland Water Bureau + Environmental Services · Inside-city nonresidential; ordinary-strength wastewater
Inside-city water and ordinary-strength nonresidential sewer, excluding ancillary charges in both periods
Current rates
- Portland: official utility ratesCurrent rates · Other historical evidence · 2025-07-01
2020 reference
- Portland Water Bureau financial plan, historical rates Figure A12020 reference
- Portland FY2020–21 nonresidential sewer rates2020 reference
Richmond, VAReviewed Oct 12, 2026
City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities · Multifamily / commercial-class metered usage charges
Source review reconciles all points to multifamily/commercial-class water and wastewater. FY2020 adopted budget p.622 supplies commercial water $4.48/CCF; official 2023 CSO Exhibit 1 supplies commercial wastewater $7.295 for 2019 and 2020. Proposed 2020 increases were stricken. Adopted ORD2025-057 and ORD2026-063 sections 28-327 and 28-651 explicitly include multifamily residences and confirm the 2025/2026 commercial volume rates. The current utility webpage repeats a seasonal residential explanation under multifamily, but the adopted ordinance places multifamily wastewater in commercial service; do not assert a seasonal cap. Conservative water-only savings exclude sewer by scenario choice, not by that residential rule.
Current rates
2020 reference
Other historical evidence
- Adopted Richmond ORD2025-057, commercial water and wastewater including multifamilyOther historical evidence · 2025-07-01
Salt Lake City, UTReviewed Oct 5, 2026
Salt Lake City Public Utilities · Inside-city low-strength commercial; summer, constant year-round usage scenario
Modeled summer comparison for an inside-city low-strength commercial account using a constant 34 CCF each month, including winter (AWC = 34 CCF). In 2020, water within AWC was $1.49/CCF and class 1 sewer (BOD/TSS 0–300 mg/L) was $3.67 per AWC CCF. Current summer water is $4.18 and sewer is $10.97 × 70% of actual use. Uses existing/current 2020 rates in the budget, not proposed FY2021 sewer rates. The billing method changed; this scenario is not a citywide tariff increase, annual bill comparison or forecast. Fixed ERU/meter and excess-strength charges excluded.
Current rates
- Salt Lake City: official utility ratesCurrent rates
2020 reference
San Diego, CAReviewed Oct 5, 2026
City of San Diego Public Utilities · Multifamily residential; metered water with 95% sewer return
Multifamily water $6.362/HCF in force in 2020 plus sewer $5.028/HCF applied to 95% of metered water. The same 95% factor is applied to the current sewer component. The year labels the reference period, not a newly effective tariff
Current rates
- San Diego: official utility ratesCurrent rates
- San Diego sewer rates and 95% return factorCurrent rates
2020 reference
St. Louis, MOReviewed Oct 5, 2026
City of St. Louis Water + MSD Project Clear · Metered water, first 250 CCF/quarter; commercial MSD sewer
Water first 250 CCF per quarter remained $1.77 from 2010 until 2023. MSD sewer was $5.00/CCF effective October 1, 2020 (FY2021); the earlier 2020 sewer rate was $4.87. Comparison uses the October 2020 snapshot, not an annual average. Excludes fixed, compliance, stormwater and extra-strength charges.
Current rates
- St. Louis: official utility ratesCurrent rates
- MSD commercial wastewater rate tableCurrent rates
- MSD adopted budget: FY2027 rate schedule, printed p. 59Current rates
2020 reference
Methodology and national context
Methodology
How the rates are selected and normalized
- Official sources first: each entry links to the responsible utility, commission, or municipal rate publication.
- Volumetric charges only: the combined figure adds the represented water and sewer usage rates. Fixed meter, stormwater, minimum, credit, and program charges are excluded unless the entry says otherwise.
- A named tier or class: when a tariff has tiers, the registry states which tier the scalar represents. It is not a citywide average bill.
- A comparable 2020 baseline when available: historical headlines divide the current combined volumetric rate by the same utility's 2020 rate for the same class, tier, and included charges, then subtract one. Otherwise history remains pending. Philadelphia compares the first 2 Mcf monthly water block plus regular sewer, including contemporaneous TAP-R in both periods and excluding fixed meter and stormwater charges. Hollywood's 2020 survey values are rounded and its comparison is marked approximate. Reconstructed historical references and changes from flat to tiered pricing are explicitly labeled in each city’s context. Salt Lake City is separately labeled as a constant-use summer scenario because its sewer billing method changed; the selected-city panel gives the usage and wastewater-strength assumptions.
- Metered-water equivalents: where sewer billing uses a documented return factor, the selected sewer component applies that factor before adding water and sewer. Salt Lake City uses a summer benchmark; winter rates differ. Ancillary charges and future changes are not silently mixed into current usage rates.
- One comparison unit: hundred-cubic-foot rates are multiplied by 1,000 ÷ 748 to estimate dollars per 1,000 US gallons.
- Coverage and dates: this is a selected-city research sample, not a national ranking. A 2020 baseline is a dated tariff snapshot, not an annual average. Verified observations do not imply complete annual coverage. An unknown effective date is shown separately from the source-review date.
- Source review before publication: rate, unit, date status, represented tier, and official source are checked together; a customer-facing proposal also requires human bill confirmation.
Rates can change and bills can use seasonal, customer-class, minimum, or multi-tier structures. The percent change is not a change in a property's entire bill and is not adjusted for inflation. Use the linked tariff and a current bill for a property decision; this registry is a comparison aid, not a billing authority.
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