Municipal Department
City of Oxnard Water Division and Utility Billing
Serving Oxnard
Population served
200,232 people (EPA SDWIS active CWS PWS CA5610007); the City reports more than 200,000 residents and approximately 43,000 water accounts.
State system code
FIPS 06
Billing frequency
Monthly; Oxnard's utility rates and fixed meter fees are stated as monthly charges.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
City of Oxnard Water Division and Utility Billing operates as a municipal department serving Oxnard. 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 Monthly fixed meter fee plus volumetric water charges. Oxnard's published schedule uses consumption tiers and the City announced a July 2026 increase and a $0.10-per-HCF water pass-through charge; the full current 2026 amount depends on meter size, tier, and the adopted July 15, 2026 rate sheet.. Bills are generated monthly; oxnard's utility rates and fixed meter fees are stated as monthly charges., and a typical residential cost reference is A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed July 2026 pages identify the fixed-plus-volume structure and current pass-through but did not expose a complete 5,000-7,000-gallon residential water, wastewater, refuse, and fee total.. 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
Oxnard wastewater is billed as a monthly base charge plus a volume charge based on a percentage of water return. The published residential schedule uses an 80% return factor for single-family accounts and tiers the volume charge by HCF; the public rate sheet reviewed was from the prior schedule, so customers should confirm the effective 2026 wastewater amounts before relying on the dollar figures.
Meter and infrastructure notes
Oxnard completed an Advanced Metering Infrastructure replacement with nearly 42,000 residential and commercial meters. AMI automatically communicates consumption data, supports faster readings, real-time usage visibility through EyeOnWater, and integrated leak notifications; the reviewed pages did not state one universal billing read date.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
805-207-0603, Oxnard Water Emergency line available 24/7. General non-billing water service is 805-385-8136.
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A practical reference for Oxnard
City of Oxnard Water Division and Utility Billing is listed here as a municipal department. 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.