Municipal Department
Bessemer Utilities - Bessemer Water Service
Serving Bessemer and nearby Jefferson County service territory
Population served
86,091 people
State system code
FIPS 01
Billing frequency
Bimonthly for residential water and sewer according to the official rate schedule; commercial accounts are monthly.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
Bessemer Utilities - Bessemer Water Service operates as a municipal department serving Bessemer and nearby Jefferson County service territory. Customers should use the provider’s current account-specific bill and official customer-service instructions as the final authority for deadlines, balances, and service requests.
The published water-rate framework is described as Metered uniform volumetric rate plus a readiness-to-serve availability charge. Effective June 1, 2026, the published Bessemer Water Service schedule lists $4.16 per 100 cubic feet and a monthly 5/8-inch or 3/4-inch availability charge of $24.19; residential availability is billed for two months at a time.. Bills are generated bimonthly for residential water and sewer according to the official rate schedule; commercial accounts are monthly., and a typical residential cost reference is Water-only estimate of approximately $43.66 per month at 7,000 gallons, calculated from about 9.36 CCF at $4.16 per 100 cubic feet plus the $24.19 monthly 5/8- or 3/4-inch availability charge. Sewer may be billed separately by Jefferson County or on a combined account, so a defensible total cannot be stated from the reviewed 2026 sources.. These descriptions are useful planning benchmarks; actual charges can change with meter size, usage, sewer averaging, local taxes, drought stages, or account-specific fees.
Wastewater and sewer calculation
The Bessemer water schedule identifies water and sewer readiness-to-serve charges and volumetric charges, while Jefferson County states that Bessemer customers may receive a combined water/sewer bill. The current public pages reviewed did not expose a universal 2026 sewer winter average or a single formula for every Bessemer account.
Meter and infrastructure notes
Alabama's 2026 drinking-water funding documents describe a Bessemer metering-infrastructure upgrade proposal, but the reviewed utility pages do not establish whether the entire service area uses AMI, AMR, or a fixed read schedule. Treat the bill's stated read dates as controlling.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed public pages did not expose a verified 24-hour Bessemer water emergency number.
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A practical reference for Bessemer and nearby Jefferson County service territory
Bessemer Utilities - Bessemer Water Service is listed here as a municipal department. The profile separates account actions—such as paying a bill or requesting service—from explanatory material about rates, meters, wastewater, leaks, and delinquency.
Because utility rules can vary by account class, meter size, service address, billing date, and local ordinance, treat the published bill and current provider website as the final authority. Use this profile to locate the correct channel and prepare better questions for customer service.
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