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Elmhurst water and sewer rates

At typical use (9 units, about 6,700 gallons a month), a Elmhurst house pays about $121 a month for water and about $82 for sewer: about $2,440 a year. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

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

City of Elmhurst

Residential water is $14.82 per thousand gallons, which is the DuPage Water Commission charge of $5.80 plus the Elmhurst water charge of $9.02.

Use a monthPrice per 1,000 gallons
Fixed charge$21.44 a month
0 to more$14.82
Violations
There were no water quality violations recorded during 2025.
Source
The City of Elmhurst purchases water from the DuPage Water Commission, which purchases water from the City of Chicago.
Hardness
Hardness is about 144 mg/L as CaCO3 or about 8 gr/gal.

Sewer

Sewer is $11.45 per thousand gallons for residential customers.

Sources

  1. Elmhurst water quality report 2025

Checked October 30, 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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