Public Water Authority
Providence Water Supply Board
Serving Providence
Population served
333,142 people (EPA SDWIS active CWS PWS RI1592024)
State system code
FIPS 44
Billing frequency
Monthly or account-scheduled; statement controls the period.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
Providence Water Supply Board operates as a public water authority serving Providence. 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 Regulated metered residential water tariff with service and consumption charges; current residential rate is $3.993 per HCF.. Bills are generated monthly or account-scheduled; statement controls the period., and a typical residential cost reference is A typical residential annual bill based on 100 HCF is $570.18, or about $47.52 monthly, before any separate sewer, taxes, or account-specific charges.. 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
Providence Water bills potable water; wastewater service may be separately administered by local sewer agencies. The reviewed pages did not expose a universal winter-average formula.
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
401-521-5070 for Providence Water customer-service/emergency routing.
Official starting point
Choose the right next step
Reading this profile
A practical reference for Providence
Providence Water Supply Board 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.