Municipal Department
City of Clearwater Public Utilities - Clearwater Water System
Serving Clearwater
Population served
115,000
State system code
FIPS 12
Billing frequency
Monthly; utility accounts are billed for services already rendered and bills are due upon receipt.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
City of Clearwater Public Utilities - Clearwater Water System operates as a municipal department serving Clearwater. 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 Minimum availability charge plus metered consumption, with rates varying by meter size, service location, and bundled services. For a 5/8-inch city-limits meter, the December 2025 minimum bundled utility bill for zero to 2,992 gallons was $130.51 including water, wastewater, solid waste, recycling, stormwater, and utility tax; water alone was $29.58.. Bills are generated monthly; utility accounts are billed for services already rendered and bills are due upon receipt., and a typical residential cost reference is The city's published December 2025 5/8-inch minimum bill is $130.51 for the bundled city-limits utility package at up to 2,992 gallons. A 5,000-7,000-gallon all-in 2026 estimate is not publicly stated without the exact current consumption and service mix; wastewater, solid waste, recycling, stormwater, tax, meter size, and location materially change the total.. 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
Clearwater bills wastewater as a separate minimum/usage component on the municipal utility account. The current rate page lists a $40.74 wastewater base for under-one-inch meters with an allowance of 3,000 gallons effective December 1, 2025, increasing to $44.01 on October 1, 2026. The reviewed public pages do not state a winter-average formula.
Meter and infrastructure notes
Clearwater's bill documentation shows electronic meter readings in CCF, with a meter reading date, previous/current reads, multiplier, and conversion factor of 0.748 to gallons. The reviewed pages do not state the universal read calendar or a specific AMR/AMI vendor.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
727-462-6633 for water leaks or other emergency conditions, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; billing/customer service is 727-562-4600.
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A practical reference for Clearwater
City of Clearwater Public Utilities - Clearwater 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.
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.