Bessemer Utilities - Bessemer Water Service
Bessemer and nearby Jefferson County service territory
Population reference
86,091 people
Billing detail
Partial public detail found
Official destination
Open provider website ↗Provider-specific findings
Billing and account research from public material
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- Billing frequency
- Bimonthly for residential water and sewer according to the official rate schedule; commercial accounts are monthly.
- Rate structure
- 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.
- Residential cost reference
- 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.
- 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 reading
- 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.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
71%
overview fields with research notes
Alabama
35%
records with any overview detail
National index
50%
records with any overview detail
Coverage measures what this directory documented. It does not measure service quality, affordability, or regulatory compliance.
Research record
Partial public detail found
5 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
71%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- New-account deposit
- Activation or transfer fee
“Not confirmed” means the directory did not identify a dependable public statement. It does not mean the provider has no policy or option.
Primary verification routes
- Bessemer Utilities - Bessemer Water Service public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System ↗
Federal background on public water-system records and their limitations.