Public Water Authority
The Water Works Board of the City of Auburn
Serving Auburn
Population served
74,292 people served according to the EPA queue; the Water Works Board provides Auburn water, sewer, and garbage utility billing.
State system code
FIPS 01
Billing frequency
Monthly. The published utility-rate page labels water, sewer, and solid-waste charges as monthly charges.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
The Water Works Board of the City of Auburn operates as a public water authority serving Auburn. 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 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.. Bills are generated monthly. the published utility-rate page labels water, sewer, and solid-waste charges as monthly charges., and a typical residential cost reference is 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.. 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
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 and infrastructure notes
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.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The official Auburn utility-billing pages publish (334) 501-3050 but do not identify a separate 24/7 leak or main-break hotline.
Official starting point
Choose the right next step
Reading this profile
A practical reference for Auburn
The Water Works Board of the City of Auburn is listed here as a public water authority. 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.
If your issue is urgent, start with the provider’s emergency number or official payment route rather than waiting for an email response. Keep a written record of calls, confirmation numbers, notice dates, and documents you submit.