Municipal Department
DEARBORN
Serving Dearborn
Population served
109,976 people; EPA SDWIS 2026Q2 active CWS estimate for MI0001730.
State system code
FIPS 26
Billing frequency
Quarterly. Dearborn Water Ordinance Sec. 19-28 states that water rates are paid quarterly, and the current FY 2026-2027 schedule is effective on bills rendered on or after July 1, 2026.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
DEARBORN operates as a municipal department serving Dearborn. 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 Quarterly capacity/basic charges by meter-size equivalent factor plus commodity charges based on measured water consumption. For non-fireline accounts the ordinance sets water commodity at $40.90 per MCF and a $20.64 capacity charge per equivalent factor; the 5/8-inch schedule has a $65.42 quarterly non-fireline water-and-sewer basic-service charge. Fireline accounts use a separate capacity schedule. The current rate sheet also shows the Great Lakes Water Authority/DWSD industrial-waste-control charge columns for applicable accounts.. Bills are generated quarterly. dearborn water ordinance sec. 19-28 states that water rates are paid quarterly, and the current fy 2026-2027 schedule is effective on bills rendered on or after july 1, 2026., and a typical residential cost reference is Approximately $96 per month equivalent for a typical 5/8-inch non-fireline residential account using 6,000 gallons per month, calculated from the FY 2026-2027 quarterly basic charge of $65.42, water commodity at $40.90 per MCF, sewer commodity at $52.10 per MCF, and about 2.406 MCF per quarter at 6,000 gallons per month. This is an estimate before account-specific adjustments, taxes, industrial surcharges, or unusual consumption.. 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
Sewage treatment is based on the water consumption shown on the water bill and is billed quarterly. The 2026-2027 ordinance sets sewer volume at $52.10 per MCF plus a quarterly basic sewer service/capacity charge of $44.78 per equivalent meter factor; for a 5/8-inch meter the combined non-fireline basic service charge shown on the rate sheet is $65.42, with the water and sewer components represented in the schedule. Applicable commercial or industrial users can receive GLWA industrial-waste-control or high-strength surcharges; the published ordinance does not describe a residential winter-average calculation.
Meter and infrastructure notes
Dearborn bills by quarterly water-meter consumption and offers a final-meter-read request through the Water and Sewerage Division at 313-943-2306. The reviewed current customer pages do not state a residential AMR/AMI model or routine read interval. A 2026 City document references use of automated-meter-reading wholesale data, but that does not establish the residential technology for this CWS record.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
311 or 313-943-2150 for DPW Water and Sewerage Division requests; during normal hours water-main breaks are reported 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. After hours, water-main breaks are reported to Police Department Dispatch at 313-943-2100. The city states that DPW provides around-the-clock emergency water-repair service.
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A practical reference for Dearborn
DEARBORN 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.
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