Madison County Water Department
Madison County Water Department service area around Huntsville, Alabama
Population reference
119,100
Billing detail
Broad public detail found
Official destination
Open provider website ↗Provider-specific findings
Billing and account research from public material
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- Billing frequency
- Monthly; the Department's rate page states the base/minimum charge must be paid monthly to keep an account active and the County's transition materials describe monthly customer billing.
- Rate structure
- Metered increasing-block structure with a $14.00 monthly base rate for 1-inch and smaller residential meters, $2.65 per 1,000 gallons for the first 2,500 gallons, $4.57 per 1,000 gallons through the next 47,500 gallons, and $7.27 per 1,000 gallons above that. The County labels these rates current on its official rate page.
- Residential cost reference
- Approximately $35.12 per month for 6,000 gallons through a 1-inch-or-smaller residential meter: $14.00 base plus $2.65 for the first 2,500 gallons and $4.57 for the remaining 3,500 gallons. This is water only; Madison County Water is a distribution-only system and does not bill sewer.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Madison County Water Department is water-distribution only and does not provide sewer billing. The County FAQ states that customers outside city limits with sewer receive it from the City of Huntsville, Harvest/Monrovia Water & Sewer, or a private sewer company; those charges are not calculated or collected by MCWD.
- Meter reading
- MCWD has brought meter reading, billing statements, and customer service in-house. The Department's tips show meters with side or center antennas and a display that can report gallons per minute, indicating electronic/remote-capable meters; the reviewed pages do not publish a fixed routine read date or transmission interval.
- New-account deposit
- MCWD states that no deposit was required from existing customers at the time of the billing transfer. The reviewed public materials do not expose a universal deposit amount for a newly installed meter or new customer; meter placement is a non-refundable fee, and the meter remains County property.
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How documentation coverage compares
This profile
86%
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
Broad public detail found
6 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
86%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- Activation or transfer fee
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Primary verification routes
- Madison County Water Department 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.