Keizer water and sewer rates
Who supplies water to Keizer houses, what it costs, and how the sewer charge works.
Pay or manage it
City of Keizer
City of Keizer, billed every two months: $14.40 for a 5/8" or 3/4" meter plus $1.86 per ccf (residential) (effective January 2026). It rises to $15.83 and $2.05 per ccf in January 2027, not included here. The rates include a 5% license fee.
| Use a month | Price per unit (CCF, 748 gallons) |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $7.20 a month |
| 0 to more | $1.86 |
- Source
- The Troutdale Aquifer beneath the city, through 15 deep wells
- Hardness
- 107 parts per million, about 6 grains per gallon
- Nitrate
- Highest 2025 result 5.47 ppm, against a limit (MCL) of 10 ppm
- Lead
- Not detected in the 2023 lead tests (action level 15 ppb); lead and copper are tested every 3 years
Sewer
City of Keizer residential sewer (current rates; the fee schedule's sewer column is headed January 2025 and lists no 2027 figure), billed every two months: a $37.30 fixed rate plus $4.75 per ccf of sewer volume, and a $6.25 sewer administration fee per bill. The rates include a 5% license fee. The sewer volume is set once a year from your average water use in the winter.
Other charges on the utility bill
- Stormwater ($16.57 per ESU every two months, $22.37 from January 2027; a home is 1 ESU): $8.29 a month
- Police Services Fee (single-family, from September 1, 2026; $14.34 from January 1, 2027): $10.62 a month
- Park Services Fee (single-family): $4.50 a month
Ways to pay less
- Low-income seniors 60+ and households with a disabled member: sewer and garbage rate help. Keizer's Sewer & Garbage Rate Assistance Program is for households with income at or below 30% of the Salem area median income ($36,811 for one person); the garbage discount is 20% on the residential cart service package. Seniors must also pay for housing without housing assistance payments. Households with a disabled member must live in a single-family home, be responsible for the sewer and garbage bills, not already get the senior sewer discount, and send proof of the disability and income. How: Return the Senior Citizens or Disabled Member application to Utility Billing, PO Box 21000, Keizer, OR 97307 (503-390-8280).
- Use less water in winter to lower a year of sewer bills. Your sewer volume is set once a year from your average water use on two meter readings taken on or after October 1, and you are billed that same sewer volume charge every two months, even if your water use is different. How: Conserve water from October 1 through mid-March; the City says this may even reduce your bills for the upcoming year.
- Had a leak? Ask about a bill adjustment. After a leak on your side of the meter is repaired, the City verifies the meter and reviews your account history to see if an adjustment can be made. Keep your repair receipts. How: Call Utility Billing at 503-390-8280 once the repair is made.
Sources
- City of Keizer: annual sewer rate resets (Wayback copy)
- City of Keizer: senior sewer & garbage rate assistance
- City of Keizer: disabled member sewer & garbage rate assistance
- City of Keizer: got leaks?
- City of Keizer 2025 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report
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.