California American Water - Monterey District
Monterey County / Monterey District
Population reference
Approximately 92,450 people in the Monterey Community Water System queue
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
- Monthly residential billing
- Rate structure
- Increasing four-block commodity tiers with a monthly fixed service charge; California American Water also applies district-specific regulatory and supply-related charges and may use conservation or drought mechanisms.
- Residential cost reference
- For a 5/8-inch single-family meter using approximately 7,000 gallons (70 CGL), the 2026 Monterey schedule is approximately $144.81 before any applicable taxes, surcharges, or non-water services: $48.35 monthly service charge plus 30 CGL at $0.8038, 30 CGL at $1.6076, and 10 CGL at $2.4115. CGL is the tariff's 100-gallon unit.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- California American Water's Monterey water tariff does not establish one universal sewer charge for every Monterey-area customer. Sewer service may be billed by Monterey One Water or a municipality, so wastewater rates, winter averages, and account eligibility must be obtained from the separate sewer provider rather than inferred from the Cal-Am water bill.
- Meter reading
- California American Water is replacing Monterey meters with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). The company describes detailed usage and leak information with near-real-time availability, while customers who opt out are charged a $13 monthly fee and a $70 initial opt-out installation charge. The normal AMI installation has no customer charge; billing remains monthly.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
71%
overview fields with research notes
California
67%
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
- California American Water - Monterey District 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.