Municipal Department
City of Bowling Green Utilities Department
Serving Bowling Green
Population served
31,578 people (EPA SDWA queue estimate for OH8700311)
State system code
FIPS 39
Billing frequency
Monthly utility billing; the City’s utility payment and AutoPay information refers to the monthly bill and the due date shown on the statement.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
City of Bowling Green Utilities Department operates as a municipal department serving Bowling Green. 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 Uniform volumetric usage charge per cubic foot plus a monthly customer charge, with inside-corporation and outside-corporation residential schedules. The approved 2026 inside-city residential water usage charge is $0.02330 per cubic foot and the customer charge for a meter 1 inch or less is $4.25.. Bills are generated monthly utility billing; the city’s utility payment and autopay information refers to the monthly bill and the due date shown on the statement., and a typical residential cost reference is Approximately $60.41 per month for a 1-inch-or-smaller inside-city residential meter using 6,000 gallons: about $22.94 water ($4.25 plus roughly $18.69 usage) and $37.47 wastewater ($6.35 plus roughly $31.12 usage under the approved 2026 wastewater schedule). Actual bills can include other utility services.. 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
Residential wastewater is metered on the same cubic-foot consumption basis, not a winter average. The approved 2026 inside-city schedule lists $0.0388 per cubic foot plus a $6.35 monthly customer charge; a flat $27 monthly rate applies where no meter is used.
Meter and infrastructure notes
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed public payment and utility pages did not identify whether residential meters are AMR, AMI, or manually read, nor did they publish the normal route schedule.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
888-807-2583 for the Utilities Department emergency line. The Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection Division also lists 419-354-6277 for ordinary operational problems during weekday hours.
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A practical reference for Bowling Green
City of Bowling Green Utilities Department 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.
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.