City of Poway Water and Sewer Utility
Poway
Population reference
49,888 people (EPA SDWA queue estimate for CA3710015)
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
- Bi-monthly. Poway assigns customers to one of four cycles, sends bills every other month, and lists a due date approximately 11 days after mailing plus a later past-due date.
- Rate structure
- As of January 21, 2026, Poway replaced residential tiered commodity rates with a uniform treated-water charge. A 5/8-inch meter has an $81.54 bi-monthly service charge and treated water is $8.21 per unit, with one unit approximately 748 gallons; recycled water is $6.96 per unit. Water rates include a San Diego County Water Authority pass-through component.
- Residential cost reference
- Approximately $165 per month averaged over a two-month bill for a 5/8-inch account using 5,000-7,000 gallons per month, combining the $81.54 bi-monthly water fixed charge, $8.21 per unit treated water, $33.36 bi-monthly wastewater charge, and $5.30 per unit single-family wastewater commodity charge. Actual bills vary by meter size and winter wastewater average.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Bi-monthly wastewater uses a $33.36 service charge plus a residential single-family commodity charge of $5.30 per unit in the 2026 schedule. Each year Poway recalculates wastewater using the prior three years of winter water use, excluding the current winter season, with the revised rate appearing on March or April bills.
- Meter reading
- All connections are metered and billed bi-monthly. Poway’s 2025 urban-water plan says the City is investigating system-wide remote AMI feasibility; the current published position therefore does not verify that AMI is deployed citywide.
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
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Primary verification routes
- City of Poway Water and Sewer Utility public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (CA3710015) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID CA3710015.