The Water Works Board of the City of Auburn
Auburn
Population reference
74,292 people served according to the EPA queue; the Water Works Board provides Auburn water, sewer, and garbage utility billing.
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 published utility-rate page labels water, sewer, and solid-waste charges as monthly charges.
- Rate structure
- Uniform base/minimum through 3,000 gallons, then usage pricing. A 3/4-inch residential meter has a $15.75 monthly water minimum covering 1-3,000 gallons; usage above 3,000 gallons is $4.17 per 1,000 gallons. Sewer is separately $14.81 through 3,000 gallons and $4.94 per 1,000 gallons above.
- Residential cost reference
- At 6,000 gallons/month on a 3/4-inch meter, published water is $15.75 plus 3,000 gallons at $4.17, or $28.26; sewer is $14.81 plus 3,000 gallons at $4.94, or $29.63. Combined water and sewer are approximately $57.89/month before the separate $23.50 curbside or $33.50 backyard solid-waste charge.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Sewer is billed from the same water-usage volume rather than a winter-average formula in the published schedule. A 3/4-inch meter has a $14.81 monthly minimum through 3,000 gallons, then $4.94 per 1,000 gallons above 3,000; larger meters have corresponding monthly minimums. The Board also publishes master-meter sewer rates.
- Meter reading
- The reviewed Auburn public pages bill by monthly water usage and meter size but do not identify the meter vendor, AMI/AMR technology, remote-read interval, or physical-reader schedule.
- New-account deposit
- The standard startup deposits are refundable and remain until account closing: $35 water, $30 sewer, and $30 garbage, plus a nonrefundable $15 service charge. All three deposits may be waived with a letter of credit showing at least two years of utility payment history without late charges or disconnection notices; Auburn's own prior payment history supersedes an outside letter.
- Activation or transfer fee
- New or transferred service has a $15 nonrefundable service charge. A current activation request also requires the refundable water/sewer/garbage deposits unless waived. Same-day requests received after 3:00 p.m. may incur the after-hours service charge; current account setup generally requires government-issued photo identification.
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How documentation coverage compares
This profile
100%
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
7 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
100%
Primary verification routes
- The Water Works Board of the City of Auburn 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.