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Atwater water and sewer rates

Who supplies water to Atwater houses, what it costs, and how the sewer charge works.

City of Atwater

City of Atwater: for fiscal year ending 2024, a monthly service charge of $57.25 for a 3/4-inch or smaller meter ($65.40 for a 1-inch meter), plus $2.04 per 1,000 gallons above a 19,000-gallon monthly minimum (City 2024 rate study)

Use a monthPrice per 1,000 gallons
Fixed charge$57.25 a month
0 to 19 thousand gallons$0.00
19 to more$2.04
Source
Groundwater from City wells 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20-A and 21, all within city limits (2025 report).
Hardness
Hardness averaged 87 ppm (range 39 to 140) in June 2025 testing.
Lead
32 home tap samples were tested for lead in September 2025; none exceeded the 15 ppb action level. The City's service line inventory found no lead service lines.
Violations
The 2025 report lists no violations.

Sewer

Residential sewer is a flat charge of $68.72 a month per dwelling unit (City 2024 rate study).

Pay or manage it

Sources

  1. City of Atwater solid waste rates
  2. Atwater Prop 218 solid waste rate notice (2023)
  3. City of Atwater FY 2026-27 Miscellaneous Fee Schedule
  4. Mid Valley Disposal: Atwater
  5. City of Atwater adopted water rates (2019-2023)
  6. Atwater water and sewer financial plan and rate schedule (April 2024)
  7. City of Atwater water and sewer rate study RFQ (2026)
  8. City of Atwater FY 2026-27 Final Budget
  9. City of Atwater 2025 Consumer Confidence Report
  10. City of Atwater: Residents (utilities)
  11. City of Atwater 2024-2032 Housing Element
  12. Census ACS 2024 median home value, Atwater
  13. Census ACS 2024 house heating fuel, Atwater

Checked October 22, 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.