Municipal Department
CITY OF ODESSA
Serving ODESSA
Population served
123334 people (EPA SDWIS 2026Q2 active CWS estimate for TX0680002)
State system code
FIPS 48
Billing frequency
Monthly. Bills are due 25 days after the billing/statement date under the published utility rules.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
CITY OF ODESSA operates as a municipal department serving ODESSA. 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 Increasing block tiers with meter and usage components. Odessa’s published example applies separate per-1,000-gallon prices to successive usage blocks, plus a water surcharge and a federally mandated stormwater fee; the exact charge depends on meter size and city/out-of-city status.. Bills are generated monthly. bills are due 25 days after the billing/statement date under the published utility rules., and a typical residential cost reference is A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. As a single dependable 5,000-7,000-gallon total because the reviewed page provides a detailed 22,000-gallon example but not a complete current residential tariff table for every meter and wastewater component. The City lists standard residential sewer at $53.27/month based on a 7,000-gallon average, or $41.85 for qualifying seniors/persons with disabilities.. 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
For new residential accounts covering one to three units, sewer is assigned using a 7,000-gallon average. The City calculates the residential average from December, January, and February consumption and assigns the resulting rate each April 1; commercial and multifamily accounts use actual monthly water usage. Standard residential sewer is published at $53.27/month and the senior/disability amount at $41.85.
Meter and infrastructure notes
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed official pages did not identify AMI/AMR, transmission intervals, or the standard physical-reading schedule.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
432-335-3318 for after-hours water/sewer emergencies. The City also publishes 432-368-3561 for water-leak reporting and 432-335-3318 after hours.
Official starting point
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Reading this profile
A practical reference for ODESSA
CITY OF ODESSA 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.