Private Investor-Owned Utility
Baton Rouge Water Company
Serving Baton Rouge metropolitan area and East Baton Rouge Parish
Population served
The company does not publish a current system-population total on its public site. An official East Baton Rouge Parish FAQ states that approximately 93% of parish customers are billed by Baton Rouge Water Company, establishing a service base well above the 3,300-person threshold; the exact population estimate should be confirmed from the current regulatory filing.
State system code
FIPS 22
Billing frequency
Monthly. The official FAQ states that a meter reader reports a reading monthly and that active accounts are subject to the monthly minimum bill.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
Baton Rouge Water Company operates as a private investor-owned utility serving Baton Rouge metropolitan area and East Baton Rouge Parish. 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 Volume-based declining-block tariff billed in hundred cubic feet (CCF) with a fixed monthly minimum charge by meter size. The Louisiana regulatory tariff lists the first 3 hundred cubic feet at $3.160 per hundred cubic feet, the next 197 at $1.350, and additional usage at $0.820; the company’s current site publishes a May 2026 tariff PDF.. Bills are generated monthly. the official faq states that a meter reader reports a reading monthly and that active accounts are subject to the monthly minimum bill., and a typical residential cost reference is A precise all-in 2026 estimate depends on meter size, the current tariff, and the separately administered parish sewer fee. Using the published 5/8-inch minimum of $9.49 and the regulatory block rates as an illustration, 5,000 gallons (about 6.68 CCF) produces approximately $23.94 in water charges before taxes, surcharges, and sewer. The East Baton Rouge Parish sewer example for 8.9 CCF is $57.47 effective January 1, 2026, so a household’s combined bill can be materially higher than the water-only 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
Baton Rouge Water Company supplies water, while the City of Baton Rouge/East Baton Rouge Parish administers the sewer user fee. The official parish explanation recalculates the sewer basis in July from a six-month average of October, November, and December of the prior year plus February, March, and April of the current year; the published 2026 schedule has a minimum based on the first 400 cubic feet and gives an example of $57.47 at an 8.9-CCF average. The sewer charge is therefore tied to metered water consumption but is not simply a fixed percentage of the current month’s Baton Rouge Water Company charge.
Meter and infrastructure notes
The official FAQ describes a meter reader reporting the reading monthly and tells customers how to compare the meter register with the billed present reading. The reviewed current pages do not document an AMI hourly-transmission program or a universal smart-meter rollout, so the supported description is monthly field meter reading rather than AMI.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
(225) 926-3044 for after-hours and weekend water trouble, including suspected main breaks or urgent leaks. Routine customer service is (225) 925-2011 during the published weekday service hours.
Official starting point
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Reading this profile
A practical reference for Baton Rouge metropolitan area and East Baton Rouge Parish
Baton Rouge Water Company 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.
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