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Chowchilla water and sewer rates

At typical use (16 units, about 12,000 gallons a month), a Chowchilla house pays about $59 a month for water and about $39 for sewer and other utility-bill charges: about $1,180 a year. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

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

City of Chowchilla

City of Chowchilla adopted 2026/27 monthly rates: $31.63 for a 1-inch meter, $1.72 per hcf up to 18 hcf and $2.49 per hcf above 18 hcf (hcf = 748 gallons)

Use a monthPrice per unit (CCF, 748 gallons)
Fixed charge$31.63 a month
0 to 18 units$1.72
18 to more$2.49
Source
The City's drinking water supply comes entirely from local groundwater wells.
Hardness
Total hardness averaged 108.6 mg/L as CaCO3 (range 55 to 160) in the 2025 report.

Sewer

Single-family sewer rate $33.81 per dwelling unit a month plus a $1.41 debt service charge, from the City's adopted rate schedule (2026/27 column).

Other charges on the utility bill

  • Storm drain (average 7,800 sq ft lot): $4.04 a month

How Chowchilla compares with nearby cities

Water, a month

  1. Los Banos · 33 mi$27
  2. Livingston · 33 mi$29
  3. Fresno · 34 mi$29
  4. Merced · 18 mi$32
  5. Atwater · 26 mi$57
  6. Chowchilla$59

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

Sources

  1. City of Chowchilla adopted water, sewer and solid waste rates

Checked October 28, 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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