Brooklyn Center water and sewer rates
Who supplies water to Brooklyn Center houses, what it costs, and how the sewer charge works.
City of Brooklyn Center
City of Brooklyn Center, billed quarterly on the city utility bill
| Use a month | Price per 1,000 gallons |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $11.87 a month |
| 0 to 10 thousand gallons | $5.94 |
| 10 to 20 thousand gallons | $7.41 |
| 20 to more | $11.05 |
- Source
- Groundwater from eight wells 313 to 320 feet deep that draw from the Jordan aquifer (2024 report)
- Lead
- 90th-percentile lead result of 0.74 ppb, sampled 10/27/22 (Brooklyn Center 2024 Drinking Water Report)
Sewer
Brooklyn Center bills sanitary sewer as a flat fee for residential accounts; the single-family fee is $117.18.
Other charges on the utility bill
- Storm drainage, single family, per lot (about $7.06 a month: quarterly charge $21.18 ÷ 3): $7.06 a month
- Street lights, single family, per dwelling lot (about $3.24 a month: quarterly charge $9.71 ÷ 3): $3.24 a month
- Recycling, per household (about $11.60 a month: quarterly charge $34.79 ÷ 3): $11.60 a month
- Organics, listed with the recycling utility (about $2.90 a month: quarterly charge $8.70 ÷ 3): $2.90 a month
Ways to pay less
- Seniors who qualify: senior sewer rate. The city lists a senior sewer rate of $64.44 a quarter, against $117.18 for single-family, for those who qualify. How: Fill out the Senior Sewer Rate Application Form from the city's water and sewer rate page.
Pay or manage it
Sources
Checked October 22, 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.