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Municipal Department

Paragould Municipal Utilities

Serving Paragould

Population served

31,188 people (EPA SDWA queue estimate for AR0000222)

State system code

FIPS 05

Billing frequency

Monthly; current water and sewer rates are stated as monthly charges.

Provider briefing

How this utility’s billing works

Paragould Municipal Utilities operates as a municipal department serving Paragould. 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 Increasing block tiers: $13.83 monthly customer facility charge; $1.96 per 1,000 gallons for the first 2,000, $3.47 for the next 18,000, $3.24 for the next 20,000, and $3.05 above 40,000.. Bills are generated monthly; current water and sewer rates are stated as monthly charges., and a typical residential cost reference is Approximately $77.17 per month at 6,000 gallons: water about $31.70 ($13.83 plus two units at $1.96 and four at $3.47) and sewer about $45.47 ($17.47 plus two units at $3.71 and four at $5.02). Sewer usage is capped at 14,000 gallons per month per meter for residential accounts.. 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

Sewer has a $17.47 monthly customer facility charge, $3.71 per 1,000 gallons for the first 2,000, and $5.02 per 1,000 gallons above 2,000. Residential sewer is based on water consumption and capped at 14,000 gallons per month per meter.

Meter and infrastructure notes

If a meter reading cannot be obtained, the utility agreement permits an estimated bill. The reviewed public page does not identify AMR/AMI technology or the normal reading schedule.

Emergency water support

Report a leak or water emergency

870-239-7700 for report-an-outage and utility service routing; no separate 24/7 water-main hotline was verified.

Reading this profile

A practical reference for Paragould

Paragould Municipal Utilities 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.