Private Investor-Owned Utility
California Water Service Company - Hermosa-Redondo System
Serving Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, and portions of Torrance
Population served
96,853 people; 24,665 residential service connections, 2,160 commercial connections, and 20 industrial connections according to California Drinking Water Watch for active system CA1910134.
State system code
FIPS 06
Billing frequency
Generally monthly billing, with the bill showing the service period, meter read dates, current charges, due date, and prior balance. The exact read and due-date calendar is premise-specific.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
California Water Service Company - Hermosa-Redondo System operates as a private investor-owned utility serving Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, and portions of Torrance. 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 CPUC-regulated metered increasing-block residential structure for the South Bay Region/Hermosa-Redondo tariff: a fixed monthly service charge plus usage priced in successive CCF blocks, with separate tariff schedules for non-residential and recycled-water service. One CCF is approximately 748 gallons. The current July 1, 2026 residential tariff lists 1-6 CCF at $1.9548 per CCF, 7-12 CCF at $7.8198, 13-16 CCF at $9.8089, and usage above 16 CCF at $11.7677, plus a $31.39 monthly service charge.. Bills are generated generally monthly billing, with the bill showing the service period, meter read dates, current charges, due date, and prior balance. the exact read and due-date calendar is premise-specific., and a typical residential cost reference is Using the current July 1, 2026 Hermosa-Redondo residential tariff and excluding taxes, surcharges, conservation penalties, and sewer, approximately $48.44 per month at 5,000 gallons (about 6.68 CCF) and $69.39 at 7,000 gallons (about 9.36 CCF). The actual bill varies with meter size, billing days, tier allocation, local surcharges, and any municipal wastewater charge billed separately.. 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
California Water Service bills the potable-water charge for the Hermosa-Redondo system; sewer is normally a separate municipal charge imposed by the customer’s city or another sewer agency. The reviewing customer should compare the water meter usage and the separate sewer bill, because the sewer agency may use actual water consumption, a winter-average method, a cap, or a fixed residential equivalent-unit charge. No single Cal Water Hermosa-Redondo sewer formula applies across Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, and Torrance, and the city sewer agency must confirm its current base, usage, winter-average, and adjustment rules.
Meter and infrastructure notes
The active Hermosa-Redondo system uses customer water meters and Cal Water's periodic billing reads. The district page does not publish a fixed local AMI deployment percentage or route day; Cal Water company materials describe AMR/AMI pilots in selected districts but do not establish that every Hermosa-Redondo account has an advanced meter. Customers should use the bill's read dates and current/previous reads, review usage history in the account portal, and ask Cal Water to confirm the exact meter technology and leak-alert capability for the premise.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
For Hermosa-Redondo water emergencies, main breaks, service-line leaks, flooding, or suspected water-quality problems, call Cal Water's Rancho Dominguez district at 310-257-1400; the district publishes this as the main and after-hours contact. Call 911 for an immediate life-safety emergency and avoid contact with contaminated or electrically hazardous water.
Official starting point
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Reading this profile
A practical reference for Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, and portions of Torrance
California Water Service Company - Hermosa-Redondo System is listed here as a private investor-owned utility. 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.