Private Investor-Owned Utility
Golden State Water Company - Orcutt
Serving Orcutt and surrounding Santa Maria Customer Service Area
Population served
34,102 people (EPA SDWA queue estimate for CA4210016)
State system code
FIPS 06
Billing frequency
Monthly or bimonthly depending on the applicable CPUC-approved rate schedule. Golden State Water’s Rule 9 states bills are rendered monthly or bimonthly at the utility’s option unless a rate schedule provides otherwise.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
Golden State Water Company - Orcutt operates as a private investor-owned utility serving Orcutt and surrounding Santa Maria Customer Service Area. 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 residential rate schedules with a fixed service charge and usage charges in Ccf, plus applicable service-area surcharges or conservation measures. Golden State Water states that the Santa Maria area moved from a single residential rate to a three-tier structure, and the Orcutt system is one of the groundwater systems in that service area.. Bills are generated monthly or bimonthly depending on the applicable cpuc-approved rate schedule. golden state water’s rule 9 states bills are rendered monthly or bimonthly at the utility’s option unless a rate schedule provides otherwise., and a typical residential cost reference is The official Santa Maria Customer Service Area page gives a current reference point of $95.25 per month for an average residential customer with a 5/8-by-3/4-inch meter using 8,976 gallons (12 Ccf), excluding any applicable surcharges. A precise Orcutt 5,000-7,000-gallon 2026 bill requires the Orcutt tariff sheet and current service-area surcharge status.. 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
The reviewed Orcutt and Santa Maria materials describe Golden State Water’s regulated water service and do not expose a separate Orcutt residential sewer calculation. If sewer is separately provided by another local agency, customers should not assume that Golden State Water’s water usage charge includes wastewater.
Meter and infrastructure notes
Traditional metered billing is stated in Ccf: one Ccf equals 748 gallons, and the meter-reading explanation describes reading the cumulative cubic-foot register and discarding the black-background digits. The reviewed Orcutt materials do not identify universal AMI/AMR transmission or a fixed field-reading schedule.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
1-800-999-4033; Golden State Water’s official customer-service materials state representatives are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The company also provides a service-request route for water emergencies and leaks.
Official starting point
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Reading this profile
A practical reference for Orcutt and surrounding Santa Maria Customer Service Area
Golden State Water Company - Orcutt 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.