Municipal Department
City of Yuma Utilities Department - Water and Wastewater
Serving Yuma
Population served
103,264
State system code
FIPS 04
Billing frequency
Monthly; Yuma's delinquency code refers to unpaid bills being carried into the following billing cycle, and the utility operates recurring account statements; the reviewed public pages do not publish a universal meter-route date by neighborhood.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
City of Yuma Utilities Department - Water and Wastewater operates as a municipal department serving Yuma. Customers should use the provider’s current account-specific bill and official customer-service instructions as the final authority for deadlines, balances, and service requests.
The published water-rate framework is described as Meter-size and usage-based municipal water and wastewater rates with annual escalation. The City states that Council approved a 3.5% annual increase for water and wastewater through the five-year schedule beginning August 1, 2024, plus a $1 AMI fee and a temporary Water Resource Trust Fund surcharge. The current rates page provides detailed rate tables, but the reviewed web text did not expose a complete 2026 residential table in-line.. Bills are generated monthly; yuma's delinquency code refers to unpaid bills being carried into the following billing cycle, and the utility operates recurring account statements; the reviewed public pages do not publish a universal meter-route date by neighborhood., and a typical residential cost reference is A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The City publishes current rate-table documents rather than a single 2026 5,000-7,000 gallon sample total on the reviewed page, and the final amount depends on meter size, water use, wastewater, AMI and temporary surcharge components.. These descriptions are useful planning benchmarks; actual charges can change with meter size, usage, sewer averaging, local taxes, drought stages, or account-specific fees.
Wastewater and sewer calculation
Yuma bills water and wastewater as separate municipal utility charges under the City's rate tables. The reviewed current public pages did not expose a single universal winter-average or fixed-percentage residential sewer formula; customers should use the applicable current wastewater table and account class.
Meter and infrastructure notes
Yuma's utility program includes a $1 Automated Metering Infrastructure fee supporting meter upgrades. The reviewed current pages do not identify the final residential AMI/AMR deployment percentage, transmission interval or universal reading schedule.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
(928) 783-7601 after hours for water line leaks, water main breaks and other utility emergencies; during business hours call (928) 373-4600. Yuma states employees are on call 24 hours a day for line breaks and leaks.
Official starting point
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A practical reference for Yuma
City of Yuma Utilities Department - Water and Wastewater is listed here as a municipal department. The profile separates account actions—such as paying a bill or requesting service—from explanatory material about rates, meters, wastewater, leaks, and delinquency.
Because utility rules can vary by account class, meter size, service address, billing date, and local ordinance, treat the published bill and current provider website as the final authority. Use this profile to locate the correct channel and prepare better questions for customer service.
If your issue is urgent, start with the provider’s emergency number or official payment route rather than waiting for an email response. Keep a written record of calls, confirmation numbers, notice dates, and documents you submit.