Municipal Department
YAKIMA WATER DIVISION CITY OF
Serving Yakima
Population served
Approximately 112,858 people served by the City of Yakima Water Division system.
State system code
FIPS 53
Billing frequency
Every two months, approximately a 60-day cycle. Balances are due 18 days after the bill generates.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
YAKIMA WATER DIVISION CITY OF 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 The City bills domestic water through a ready-to-serve/base charge plus a consumption charge under Yakima Municipal Code. The reviewed current utility page links the domestic-water rate ordinance but does not display all 2026 numerical tiers in its text, so the account’s current meter size and code schedule determine the exact charge.. Bills are generated every two months, approximately a 60-day cycle. balances are due 18 days after the bill generates., and a typical residential cost reference is A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. For a defensible 2026 5,000–7,000-gallon estimate: the current public utility page identifies the two-month cycle and rate ordinance but does not expose the complete current numerical water and wastewater schedule in the page text. Customers should use the current bill or Yakima’s code-linked rates rather than a historical estimate.. 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 wastewater as a separate domestic sewer service under the City code; the public utility page links the current sewer-rate ordinance but does not state a winter-average or fixed-percentage formula in the page text. The exact wastewater component depends on the account’s current services and code rates.
Meter and infrastructure notes
Yakima’s public utility pages identify account meter reads and an EyeOnWater usage link, but the reviewed current materials do not specify whether the system is AMR or AMI or publish a universal residential read calendar. Final-account readings are performed by a field representative when an account closes.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
509-575-6154 for ruptured or leaking water pipes after hours, weekends, and holidays; sewer backups use 509-575-6077. Utility Services’ business number is 509-575-6080.
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A practical reference for Yakima
YAKIMA WATER DIVISION CITY OF 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.