Municipal Department
City of Manteca Utility Services - Water System
Serving Manteca, San Joaquin County, California
Population served
84,928 people; the city reports approximately 23,000 water connections.
State system code
FIPS 06
Billing frequency
Monthly. Bills are sent around the 15th for the prior month's use and payment is due on the 15th of the following month, with a grace period through the last working day of the month.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
City of Manteca Utility Services - Water System operates as a municipal department serving Manteca, San Joaquin County, California. 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 Volumetric monthly water pricing with fixed charges by customer class and potential drought surcharges. The city's 2024 water-rate study allocates costs by class and is the basis for current updates; the reviewed public page did not expose the complete numeric residential 2026 table.. Bills are generated monthly. bills are sent around the 15th for the prior month's use and payment is due on the 15th of the following month, with a grace period through the last working day of the month., and a typical residential cost reference is A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. Manteca publishes the governing water-rate study but the reviewed page did not expose the complete current numeric residential fixed and volumetric schedule needed for a defensible 5,000-7,000-gallon estimate.. 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
Manteca bills water, sewer, and solid waste as municipal utility services. The reviewed pages expose late penalties for water and sewer but not a complete current sewer usage formula or winter-average/discharge cap.
Meter and infrastructure notes
The city states that a water meter will be read within one business day of a requested closing date or stop-service request. The reviewed sources do not identify the universal AMI/AMR platform or routine monthly read-transmission schedule.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed utility billing pages did not identify a dedicated 24/7 leak hotline. Water Division information is available at 209-456-8466 and water@manteca.gov.
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A practical reference for Manteca, San Joaquin County, California
City of Manteca Utility Services - Water System 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.
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