Anaheim water and sewer rates
Who supplies water to Anaheim houses, what it costs, and how the sewer charge works.
City of Anaheim (Anaheim Public Utilities)
Anaheim Public Utilities; most residential customers are billed every two months. A monthly customer charge by meter size ($15.00 for a 5/8 x 3/4-inch meter) plus, per hundred cubic feet (HCF), the $0.15 commodity charge, the $2.71 water commodity adjustment (from March 1, 2026) and the $1.25 water system reliability adjustment (from April 3, 2026): $4.11 per HCF in all.
| Use a month | Price per unit (CCF, 748 gallons) |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $15.00 a month |
| 0 to more | $4.11 |
- Source
- A blend of groundwater, managed by the Orange County Water District, and imported water from Northern California and the Colorado River; in 2025 local groundwater served over 80% of customers.
- Hardness
- Groundwater total hardness averaged 18 grains per gallon (316 ppm as CaCO3), range 9 to 25 grains across sources, in 2025.
- Lead
- Lead at household taps: 90th percentile below 5 ppb (ND<5), 0 of 51 sites over the action level, sampled in 2025. The City's service line inventory found no lead service lines.
- Violations
- A monitoring violation: one haloacetic acid sample from a distribution site was not collected in the third quarter of 2025.
Sewer
The City's wastewater maintenance charge (storm drain and sewer maintenance, $7.50 a month for residential from July 1, 2026) is on the Anaheim Public Utilities bill. OC San's sewer service fee for treatment is an annual charge on the property tax bill.
Other charges on the utility bill
- Street sweeping: $2.33 a month
Ways to pay less
- Seniors 62+, long-term disabled or veterans (income-qualified): 12% off the utility bill. Anaheim Public Utilities customers who are 62 or older, have a long-term disability, or are military veterans, and meet the income guidelines, can get a 12% credit on the electric and water portions of their bill. The program is subject to available funding. How: Apply online or mail the enrollment form from APU's Utility Discount Program page (anaheim.net/1520); call 714-765-3300.
- Temporary hardship: emergency bill credit. APU's Emergency Assistance Program gives qualified residential customers facing temporary financial hardship a credit of $250 toward electric service and $100 for water service, once every three years. How: See APU's Bill Assistance page (anaheim.net/6524) or call 714-765-3300.
- Water-saving rebates and a free Home Utility Check-Up. APU offers the Home Utility Check-Up, a free home energy and water use survey, and rebates on clothes washers, toilets, turf replacement, weather-based irrigation controllers, rotating sprinkler nozzles, soil moisture sensors, flow monitor devices, leak repairs and rain barrels. How: Call 714-765-3300 or visit anaheim.net/ForYourHome.
Sources
- APU water schedule W-G (general water service)
- APU water schedule W-CA (commodity adjustment)
- APU water schedule W-SRA (system reliability adjustment)
- APU staff report setting the February 2026 water rate hearing
- Anaheim 2026 water quality report (2025 data)
- OC San: sewer rates and claim forms
- Metropolitan Water District standby charge resolution, FY 2026/27
Checked October 21, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.