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Carpinteria water and sewer rates

At typical use (7 units, about 5,200 gallons a month), a Carpinteria house pays about $139 a month for water: about $1,670 a year. Sewer is billed on the property tax bill instead. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

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

Pay or manage it

Carpinteria Valley Water District

Rates and charges become effective on July 1 of each fiscal year; all charges are monthly unless otherwise noted.

Use a monthPrice per unit (CCF, 748 gallons)
Fixed charge$48.68 a month
0 to 6 units$12.86
6 to 16 units$13.15
16 to more$14.00
Median use
The median single-family residential bill is 7 HCF per month and the average is 11 HCF.
Capital charge
The Capital Improvement Program charge is based on 5-year average monthly water use, with a minimum of 4 HCF and a maximum of 250 HCF per month per unit.

Sewer

Single-family residential sewer service charge from the Carpinteria Sanitary District, a flat annual charge on the Santa Barbara County property tax statement.

How Carpinteria compares with nearby cities

Water, a month

  1. Ventura · 16 mi$65
  2. Oxnard · 21 mi$80
  3. Port Hueneme · 23 mi$85
  4. Carpinteria$139
  5. Santa Barbara · 12 mi$145
  6. Goleta · 21 mi$152

Water only, at each city's typical use; sewer is left out because some cities bill it on the tax bill.

Ways to pay less

  • Income-qualified: water bill assistance. The Carpinteria Valley Water District offers bill assistance to qualified low-income customers and payment plans. How: Call the District at (805) 684-2816.

Checked October 29, 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.

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