Municipal Department
City of Yakima Water Division / Utility Services
Serving Yakima
Population served
112,858
State system code
FIPS 53
Billing frequency
Approximately every two months, or a 60-day cycle. Balances are due 18 days from bill generation; customers may schedule recurring payments monthly or every other month.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
City of Yakima Water Division / Utility Services operates as a municipal department serving Yakima. 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 Two-month ready-to-serve charge by meter size plus a metered unit-of-consumption charge. The 2026 master fee schedule lists a 3/4-inch ready-to-serve charge of $29.89 per two-month period and a $2.47 UOC; domestic water, wastewater, refuse, and irrigation may be combined on one account.. Bills are generated approximately every two months, or a 60-day cycle. balances are due 18 days from bill generation; customers may schedule recurring payments monthly or every other month., and a typical residential cost reference is Using the 2026 3/4-inch ready-to-serve charge of $29.89 per two-month period, the water service component averages $14.95 per month before consumption. A complete 5,000-7,000-gallon residential total cannot be calculated reliably from the reviewed public rate page because the current domestic UOC conversion and sewer/refuse components are not exposed together.. 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
Yakima bills accounts on the same approximately 60-day cycle and may combine domestic water, sewer, refuse, and irrigation depending on location. The reviewed public utility page links separate domestic sewer rates but does not expose a residential winter-average formula; the account's service mix determines the total.
Meter and infrastructure notes
For closing an account, a field representative reads the meter to calculate the final bill. The reviewed current Yakima pages do not identify the standard residential meter technology, remote-transmission interval, or universal read schedule.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
509-575-6154 for after-hours water emergencies involving ruptured or leaking water pipes. Sewer backups use 509-575-6077.
Official starting point
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A practical reference for Yakima
City of Yakima Water Division / Utility Services 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.