City of Yuma Utilities Department - Water and Wastewater
Yuma
Population reference
103,264
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; Yuma's delinquency code refers to unpaid bills being carried into the following billing cycle, and the utility operates recurring account statements; the reviewed public pages do not publish a universal meter-route date by neighborhood.
- Rate structure
- Meter-size and usage-based municipal water and wastewater rates with annual escalation. The City states that Council approved a 3.5% annual increase for water and wastewater through the five-year schedule beginning August 1, 2024, plus a $1 AMI fee and a temporary Water Resource Trust Fund surcharge. The current rates page provides detailed rate tables, but the reviewed web text did not expose a complete 2026 residential table in-line.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Yuma bills water and wastewater as separate municipal utility charges under the City's rate tables. The reviewed current public pages did not expose a single universal winter-average or fixed-percentage residential sewer formula; customers should use the applicable current wastewater table and account class.
- Meter reading
- Yuma's utility program includes a $1 Automated Metering Infrastructure fee supporting meter upgrades. The reviewed current pages do not identify the final residential AMI/AMR deployment percentage, transmission interval or universal reading schedule.
- New-account deposit
- New service requires a completed application and possible deposit; the reviewed City Field Services page does not publish a universal residential dollar amount, credit-based waiver or refund schedule. Missing deposits can prevent reconnection outside regular Customer Service hours.
- Activation or transfer fee
- The reviewed City Field Services page does not publish a universal activation or transfer dollar fee. New connections are performed Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; seasonal or landlord turn-ons require at least two business days' notice, while nonpayment reconnection requires payment of all billed charges and applicable fees.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
86%
overview fields with research notes
Arizona
45%
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
- Residential cost reference
“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
- City of Yuma Utilities Department - Water and Wastewater 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.