Municipal Department
City of Fort Collins Utilities - Water and Wastewater
Serving Fort Collins
Population served
179,901 people (EPA SDWIS active CWS PWS CO0135291); Fort Collins Utilities reports more than 75,000 utility customers across its portfolio.
State system code
FIPS 08
Billing frequency
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed pages describe monthly water and wastewater rate calculations but do not state one universal bill-rendering interval for every customer.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
City of Fort Collins Utilities - Water and Wastewater operates as a municipal department serving Fort Collins. 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 Monthly base charge plus increasing block tiers. 2026 single-family water is $23.10 base plus $3.574 per 1,000 gallons through 7,000, $4.109 for 7,001-13,000, and $4.726 above 13,000. Multifamily rates are seasonal and 25% higher May-October.. Bills are generated a dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. the reviewed pages describe monthly water and wastewater rate calculations but do not state one universal bill-rendering interval for every customer., and a typical residential cost reference is At 7,000 gallons, the published 2026 single-family water comparison is approximately $49.46. A typical wastewater charge at the published 3,300-gallon WQA example is $38.24, before stormwater or other services.. 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
Residential wastewater uses the average water consumption from December, January, and February, the winter quarter average (WQA). It is recalculated each April and applies until the following April; minimum WQA is 3,000 gallons for single-family and 4,000 for duplexes. The 2026 single-family sewer charge is $23.30 base plus $4.528 per 1,000 gallons of WQA.
Meter and infrastructure notes
MyWater provides usage tracking and the City uses WQA-based billing, but the reviewed pages do not identify a universal meter technology, vendor, or transmission interval. The City bill and account portal are authoritative for the current read.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
970-212-2900 is the published Utilities customer-support and outage/problem route; no separate water-main emergency line was exposed in the reviewed pages.
Official starting point
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A practical reference for Fort Collins
City of Fort Collins Utilities - Water and Wastewater 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.