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Scotts Valley water and sewer rates

At typical use (4.8 units, about 3,600 gallons a month), a Scotts Valley house pays about $92 a month for water: about $1,100 a year. Sewer is billed on the property tax bill instead. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

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

Pay or manage it

Scotts Valley Water District

Monthly rate schedule, potable water, 5/8" meter; volumetric rates are per 100 gallons.

Use a monthPrice per 1,000 gallons
Fixed charge$52.55 a month
0 to 3 thousand gallons$9.90
3 to 6 thousand gallons$15.80
6 to 7 thousand gallons$28.60
7 to more$34.40
New rates
The board voted 4-0 on Oct. 8, 2026 to adopt new water rates that take effect Jan. 1, 2027 and increase incrementally each year for five years.
Typical use
The district bases the single-family household monthly cost on an average of 3,600 gallons used in a month.

Sewer

The city's residential wastewater customers pay through their annual property tax bill.

How Scotts Valley compares with nearby cities

Water, a month

  1. Watsonville · 16 mi$75
  2. Scotts Valley$92
  3. Santa Cruz · 6 mi$100
  4. Los Gatos · 12 mi$138
  5. Saratoga · 15 mi$138
  6. Campbell · 16 mi$138

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

Dates

WhenWhat
Jan 1, 2027 (in 58 days)The Scotts Valley Water District's new water rates take effect on Jan. 1, 2027.

Sources

  1. Water rates
  2. Water district news
  3. LAFCO service review (wastewater rates)
  4. City wastewater RFP addendum

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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