Municipal Department
Fairfield Municipal Utilities - Water Division
Serving Fairfield
Population served
120,377
State system code
FIPS 06
Billing frequency
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed Fairfield water-and-sewer pages publish a billing schedule link but do not expose the universal cycle in accessible text. MyFMU provides comparisons across billing cycles, and the adopted rate table presents daily fixed charges.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
Fairfield Municipal Utilities - Water Division operates as a municipal department serving Fairfield. 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 Effective January 1, 2026, Fairfield has a daily fixed service charge of $1.04 per residential dwelling unit plus a metered volume charge per HCF. Residential Zones 1-2 use $2.79/HCF and Zones 3-5 use $3.82/HCF in 2026; non-residential meter-size charges and a $0.68/HCF hydropneumatic pump surcharge may apply. Rates increase annually through 2030 under Resolution 2025-217.. Bills are generated a dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. the reviewed fairfield water-and-sewer pages publish a billing schedule link but do not expose the universal cycle in accessible text. myfmu provides comparisons across billing cycles, and the adopted rate table presents daily fixed charges., and a typical residential cost reference is The City's adopted 2026 schedule yields a base residential fixed charge of about $31.62 per 30.4-day month. At 5,000 gallons (about 6.68 HCF), the water-use component is approximately $18.65 in Zones 1-2 or $25.53 in Zones 3-5, for an illustrative water-only total of about $50.27-$57.15 monthly before pump surcharge, sewer, and other charges. Fairfield's public rate materials cite about $54 per month for a typical single-family water bill, but actual totals depend on zone and use.. 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 charges are included in the Fairfield water bill but are separate from the 2026 water-rate adjustment. The reviewed public materials do not expose the complete current sewer rate or a winter-average formula; the record therefore treats sewer as a separately billed component without inventing a water-intake percentage.
Meter and infrastructure notes
Fairfield provides MyFMU usage monitoring and bill comparisons and describes water-meter upgrades as part of its water-loss control program. The public pages emphasize abnormal-use comparison and conservation alerts but do not identify the meter vendor, AMI/AMR transmission interval, or a universal routine-read calendar.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed Fairfield billing pages identify Customer Service at (707) 428-7346 and the Water Conservation Program at (707) 428-7630, but do not publish a dedicated 24/7 emergency leak hotline.
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A practical reference for Fairfield
Fairfield Municipal Utilities - Water Division 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.
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