Public Water Authority
Genesee County Water System - Genesee County Drain Commissioner, Division of Water and Waste Services
Serving Genesee County regional service area, including Flint-area communities
Population served
Approximately 73,726 people for EPA CWS MI0002615; Michigan's public-supply materials describe the system as a regional Lake Huron-sourced supply serving Genesee County communities.
State system code
FIPS 26
Billing frequency
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. For a single system-wide retail cycle. GCDC-WWS generates and mails water/sewer bills for more than 100,000 households across 37 municipalities, but the resident's community controls the customer account, bill timing, and balances.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
Genesee County Water System - Genesee County Drain Commissioner, Division of Water and Waste Services operates as a public water authority serving Genesee County regional service area, including Flint-area communities. 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 Regional production and wholesale/community charges are published through GCDC-WWS fee schedules, including current water rates to communities and connection/infrastructure fees. Retail household rates are set or billed by the individual municipalities and are not one universal Genesee County residential tier table.. Bills are generated a dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. for a single system-wide retail cycle. gcdc-wws generates and mails water/sewer bills for more than 100,000 households across 37 municipalities, but the resident's community controls the customer account, bill timing, and balances., and a typical residential cost reference is A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The regional system does not publish one retail 5,000-to-7,000-gallon household total because the end customer may be billed by different Genesee County municipalities with different local charges and sewer arrangements.. 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
GCDC-WWS publishes separate sewer rates and charges to municipalities served by its numbered sewage-disposal systems. It does not state one universal residential winter-average formula; local municipality billing rules determine how wholesale sewer charges are passed through to a household.
Meter and infrastructure notes
GCDC-WWS billing staff reviews individual consumption for accuracy, but the public regional pages do not identify a single meter technology or read schedule across 37 municipalities. Local communities or their billing contractors control residential meter reads.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
810-762-3626 for after-hours emergencies identified by GCDC-WWS. Water-quality questions are directed to the treatment plant at 810-793-5123; the treatment plant is at 4414 Stanley Rd., Columbiaville, MI 48421.
Official starting point
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Reading this profile
A practical reference for Genesee County regional service area, including Flint-area communities
Genesee County Water System - Genesee County Drain Commissioner, Division of Water and Waste Services is listed here as a public water authority. 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.