Columbia Heights water and sewer rates
Who supplies water to Columbia Heights houses, what it costs, and how the sewer charge works.
City of Columbia Heights
City of Columbia Heights 2026 single-family residential water rates (billed quarterly)
| Use a month | Price per 1,000 gallons |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $15.36 a month |
| 0 to 8.33 thousand gallons | $6.00 |
| 8.33 to more | $7.51 |
- Source
- Your drinking water comes from a surface water source: purchased water from Minneapolis
- Hardness
- Water hardness averages 80 parts per million, or 4.5 grains per gallon (City of Columbia Heights)
- Service lines
- As of 10/17/2025, the inventory contains 1 lead, 285 galvanized requiring replacement, 367 unknown material, and 6017 non-lead service lines
Sewer
City of Columbia Heights 2026 single-family sanitary sewer: $33.26 quarterly fixed fee per dwelling unit plus $3.61 per 1,000 gallons.
Other charges on the utility bill
- Storm water (single-family residential R-1): $6.70 a month
- Xcel Energy electric franchise fee (residential, passed through on the Xcel bill): $4.00 a month
- CenterPoint Energy gas franchise fee (residential, passed through on the CenterPoint bill): $4.00 a month
Ways to pay less
- Seniors 62+: income-qualified water, sewer and garbage rates. Columbia Heights lists income-qualified senior rates for garbage, water and sewer; they require an annual application and income eligibility, with the head or spouse aged 62 or older. How: Apply every year with the City; the rates page gives the income-qualified rates.
Sources
- www.columbiaheightsmn.gov 2025%20Water%20Quality%20Report.pdf?t=20
- www.columbiaheightsmn.gov about_our_water.php
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.