Owensboro water and sewer rates
At typical use (9 units, about 6,700 gallons a month), a Owensboro house pays about $34 a month for water and about $83 for sewer: about $1,400 a year. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.
Who supplies water to Owensboro houses, what it costs, and how the sewer charge works.
Owensboro Municipal Utilities
OMU water rates inside the city: monthly customer charge by meter size plus a charge per 100 cubic feet of use; 100 cubic feet = 750 gallons
| Use a month | Price per unit (CCF, 748 gallons) |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $10.90 a month |
| 0 to 400 units | $2.57 |
| 400 to 5000 units | $2.27 |
| 5000 to more | $2.14 |
- Source
- The source of water supply for Owensboro Municipal Utilities is groundwater that comes from the Ohio River Alluvium, a deep underground aquifer on the northeast side of Owensboro, Kentucky.
- Violations
- Owensboro Municipal Utilities had zero water quality violations for Calendar Year 2025.
Sewer
RWRA charges collected on the OMU statement: customer service charge, capacity fee, facility fee and Environmental Improvement Fee, plus a wastewater user charge per 100 cubic feet
How Owensboro compares with nearby cities
Water, a month
- Owensboro$34
- Hopkinsville · 66 mi$43
- Bowling Green · 66 mi$43
- Henderson · 26 mi$45
- Madisonville · 36 mi$53
Water only, at each city's typical use; sewer is left out because some cities bill it on the tax bill.
Sources
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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