Public Water Authority
Erie County Water Authority
Serving Erie County
Population served
313,380 people (EPA SDWIS active CWS PWS NY1400443)
State system code
FIPS 36
Billing frequency
Monthly or account-scheduled; statement controls the period.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
Erie County Water Authority operates as a public water authority serving Erie County. 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 Metered water tariff with minimum/service and volumetric consumption charges by class; ECWA rules state bills are rendered net and payable within 15 days.. Bills are generated monthly or account-scheduled; statement controls the period., and a typical residential cost reference is A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. Exact total requires current 2026 ECWA tariff, meter, minimum charge, and usage.. 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
ECWA supplies water; wastewater may be billed by local sewer agencies. No universal winter-average formula was exposed.
Meter and infrastructure notes
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. No universal AMI/AMR vendor or interval was verified.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
716-849-8444 for ECWA emergency/service routing.
Official starting point
Choose the right next step
Reading this profile
A practical reference for Erie County
Erie County Water Authority 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.