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Lemon Grove water and sewer rates

At typical use (9 units, about 6,700 gallons a month), a Lemon Grove house pays about $110 a month for water: about $1,320 a year. Sewer is billed on the property tax bill instead. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

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

Pay or manage it

Helix Water District

Rates on bills from July 1, 2026: a bimonthly fixed charge by meter size and a charge per unit (one unit is 748 gallons), each the Helix charge plus the San Diego County Water Authority charge; for the single-family class the tiers are 0-12, 13-26 and 27 or more units per bimonthly bill.

Use a monthPrice per unit (CCF, 748 gallons)
Fixed charge$39.58 a month
0 to 6 units$7.69
6 to 13 units$8.06
13 to more$9.61
Service area
The district distributes water to 279,000 people in the cities of La Mesa, El Cajon and Lemon Grove, and unincorporated areas including Spring Valley, Mt. Helix and Lakeside.
Lead
Helix does not have any lead pipes or service lines within its distribution system.

Sewer

The Lemon Grove Sanitation District sewer service charge for a residential property is $688.36 a year per living unit in FY 2026-27, up from $674.86.

How Lemon Grove compares with nearby cities

Water, a month

  1. National City · 6 mi$79
  2. Chula Vista · 7 mi$79
  3. Lemon Grove$110
  4. La Mesa · 3 mi$110
  5. El Cajon · 6 mi$110
  6. San Diego · 8 mi$116

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

Sources

  1. Helix 2025 water quality report

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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