Emeryville water and sewer rates
At typical use (5 units, about 3,700 gallons a month), a Emeryville house pays about $71 a month for water and about $32 for sewer: about $1,240 a year. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
Who supplies water to Emeryville houses, what it costs, and how the sewer charge works.
Pay or manage it
East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD)
EBMUD rates effective July 1, 2026: a $28.60 monthly service charge for a 5/8 or 3/4 inch meter ($57.20 on a bimonthly bill) plus $8.40 per unit (CCF) for the first 7 units a month, $9.74 from 7 to 16 units and $11.49 above 16 units for single-family homes. Most homes are billed every two months
| Use a month | Price per unit (CCF, 748 gallons) |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $28.60 a month |
| 0 to 7 units | $8.40 |
| 7 to 16 units | $9.74 |
| 16 to more | $11.49 |
- Source
- EBMUD's main supply is snow and rain in the Mokelumne River watershed in the Sierra Nevada, carried 90 miles by aqueduct to East Bay treatment plants and reservoirs.
- Lead
- EBMUD says its treatment plants supply no lead; in the latest required tap sampling, 0 of 53 sites were above the lead action level.
- PFAS
- EBMUD has finished its initial PFAS monitoring under the new rules, and all results so far have met the standards.
Sewer
EBMUD treats Emeryville's wastewater. Its residential charges from July 1, 2026 are a $10.94 monthly service charge, an $11.38 monthly strength charge per dwelling and $1.97 per unit of water up to 9 units, plus a $0.20 monthly San Francisco Bay pollution prevention fee per dwelling (residential accounts with four or fewer dwellings).
How Emeryville compares with nearby cities
Water, a month
- Emeryville$71
- Berkeley · 2 mi$71
- Albany · 4 mi$71
- El Cerrito · 6 mi$71
- Oakland · 6 mi$71
- Alameda · 7 mi$71
Water only, at each city's typical use; sewer is left out because some cities bill it on the tax bill.
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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