City of Meridian Water Utility Billing and Collections

Provider briefing

How this utility’s billing works

City of Meridian Water Utility Billing and Collections operates as a municipal department serving Meridian. 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 increasing-block structure: $9.22 per 1,000 gallons for the first 2,000 gallons and $10.03 per 1,000 gallons above 2,000, effective with the City’s October 1, 2025 increase.. Bills are generated monthly. payment is due within 14 business days of billing, and the minimum monthly residential bill combines water, sewer, and garbage charges., and a typical residential cost reference is Approximately $107.72 per month at 7,000 gallons for water and sewer plus garbage using the published minimum structure: $18.45 water minimum, $18.45 sewer minimum, $25 garbage, and usage charges of $9.22 for the first 2,000 gallons plus $10.03 for the remaining 5,000 gallons applied to each water/sewer component. The City’s published 5/8-inch minimum total is $61.90 before usage above the included minimum.. 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

Sewer uses the same water rates, except May 1-October 31 sewer charges may not exceed the average sewer rate paid during the previous six-month period. The published 5/8-inch minimum allocates $18.45 to sewer and $18.45 to water.

Meter and infrastructure notes

The City Utility Billing office reads water meters and provides meter guidance; the reviewed page does not identify current AMR/AMI technology or a precise schedule.