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Newport water and sewer rates

At typical use (5.3 units, about 4,000 gallons a month), a Newport house pays about $45 a month for water and about $62 for sewer and other utility-bill charges: about $1,280 a year. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

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

Pay or manage it

Northern Kentucky Water District

Northern Kentucky Water District's normal billing cycle is quarterly (except for subdistrict accounts): a quarterly service charge by meter size plus a charge per cubic foot of water

Use a monthPrice per unit (CCF, 748 gallons)
Fixed charge$15.07 a month
0 to 15 units$5.52
15 to 1650 units$5.13
1650 to more$3.83
Source
NKWD's Fort Thomas and Memorial Parkway treatment plants draw water from the Ohio River; the Taylor Mill plant's source is the Licking River.

Sewer

SD1 residential sewer from July 1, 2026: a $40.00 monthly base rate that includes the first 2 HCF, a $5.00 monthly environmental surcharge, and $4.00 per HCF above 2 HCF a month. The usage is based on a winter usage factor measured over a 90-day period between November and April.

Other charges on the utility bill

  • SD1 stormwater fee (one ERU for a single-family home): $3.70 a month

How Newport compares with nearby cities

Water, a month

  1. Newport$45
  2. Fort Thomas · 2 mi$45
  3. Covington · 4 mi$45
  4. Erlanger · 7 mi$45
  5. Independence · 9 mi$45
  6. Alexandria · 10 mi$45

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

Ways to pay less

  • Low income: SD1 Customer Assistance Program. SD1 customers at or below 150% of the federal poverty guidelines (200% for customers 65 or older) with a usage factor of 2 or 3 on a recent SD1 bill can get a 20% discount on residential sanitary sewer bills. How: Contact the Brighton Center at 859-491-8303, ext. 2378.

Sources

  1. web.archive.org Water-Quality-Report---2025-PDF?bidId=
  2. www.sd1.org Stormwater-Co-Permittee-Partners

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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