Municipal Department
University of New Mexico Domestic Water System
Serving Albuquerque university campus
Population served
35,000 people (EPA SDWA queue estimate for NM3575501); institutional campus system rather than a general public residential billing utility.
State system code
FIPS 35
Billing frequency
UNM Utility Services states that meter data is analyzed and compiled into monthly reports for internal allocation. The Bursar’s customer billing statements are generated monthly on the night of the 10th, but those statements are student or institutional account bills rather than ordinary residential water bills.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
University of New Mexico Domestic Water System operates as a municipal department serving Albuquerque university campus. 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is described as Institutional internal cost allocation from building utility meters; the reviewed UNM materials do not publish a public residential tier schedule or standalone water commodity tariff.. Bills are generated unm utility services states that meter data is analyzed and compiled into monthly reports for internal allocation. the bursar’s customer billing statements are generated monthly on the night of the 10th, but those statements are student or institutional account bills rather than ordinary residential water bills., and a typical residential cost reference is A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The system is an institutional campus water system and the reviewed official pages provide no residential 5,000-7,000-gallon tariff or household bill example.. 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
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed UNM Utility Services pages describe domestic-water delivery and campus utility accounting but do not publish a household sewer formula, winter average, or public sewer rate.
Meter and infrastructure notes
UNM states that each building’s energy usage is metered, instrumentation staff maintain billing meters, IT manages communications collecting meter data, and accounting compiles monthly reports. The page does not identify a specific AMR/AMI vendor or hourly transmission schedule.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. UNM Utility Services describes 24/7 operators but the reviewed official pages do not expose a public water-emergency telephone number.
Official starting point
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Reading this profile
A practical reference for Albuquerque university campus
University of New Mexico Domestic 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.
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