City of Milpitas Public Works Water and Sewer Services
Milpitas, Santa Clara County, California
Population reference
81,773 people
Billing detail
Partial public detail found
Official destination
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Billing and account research from public material
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- Billing frequency
- Bi-monthly for residential water and sewer accounts. Active accounts have fixed water-meter and sewer charges even without consumption; commercial customers are billed monthly for sewer service.
- Rate structure
- Fixed bimonthly meter-size charge plus volumetric potable-water and capital-surcharge charges. Effective July 1, 2026, a 5/8-inch meter has a $43.35 bimonthly fixed charge; residential volumetric water is $8.67 per 100 cubic feet plus a $1.33 per HCF capital surcharge. One HCF is 748 gallons.
- Residential cost reference
- At 5,000-7,000 gallons per month, a typical 5/8-inch residential account uses about 13.37-18.72 HCF per bimonthly period. Water-only cost is approximately $43.35 fixed plus $10.00 per HCF, or about $177-$230 per two-month bill and $89-$115 per month, before the flat residential sewer charge, taxes, or other services.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Residential sewer is a flat bimonthly charge effective July 1, 2026: $144.49 per single-family dwelling unit, $110.20 per multifamily dwelling unit, or $105.91 per mobile-home dwelling unit. Commercial accounts have a $32.92 bimonthly administrative flat rate plus category-specific volumetric charges; the city does not use a residential winter-average formula in the published 2026 schedule.
- Meter reading
- Milpitas is replacing old meters with smart meters. The city says smart meters provide near-real-time usage visibility, leak alerts, and consumption tracking through the WaterSmart portal; the reviewed sources do not state a universal transmission interval or completion date for every account.
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How documentation coverage compares
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71%
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California
67%
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National index
50%
records with any overview detail
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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
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Primary verification routes
- City of Milpitas Public Works Water and Sewer Services 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.