City of Simi Valley / Ventura County Waterworks District No. 8
Simi Valley and portions of unincorporated Ventura County served by Waterworks District No. 8
Population reference
94,738; the District reports approximately 24,000 service connections and serves about 60% of Simi Valley, with 2026 planning materials describing more than 26,000 connections
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
- Bimonthly for WWD No. 8 water service. Single-family sewer is generally billed through property tax, while some new, multi-family and commercial accounts receive sewer charges on the bimonthly combined utility bill.
- Rate structure
- Bimonthly fixed service charge plus commodity charge. Effective January 1, 2026, single-family residential service is $76.22 per two-month period and commodity water is $6.57 per billing unit, where one billing unit is 748 gallons; lift, well and recycled-water charges apply only to the relevant account type.
- Residential cost reference
- At 7,000 gallons per month, or approximately 18.72 billing units, the 2026 single-family water estimate is $76.22/2 plus 18.72 x $6.57, or approximately $161.99 per month equivalent before sewer, taxes or special charges. The District's published 2026 schedule also lists a substantial capital-improvement charge for new connections, not ordinary monthly consumption.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Simi Valley single-family residences generally receive sanitation charges through the property-tax bill; new owners may temporarily see sewer charges on the water bill, and multi-family/commercial accounts may be billed bimonthly. The City states sewer treatment is based on service class and sewage-flow/allowance rules rather than a universal water-bill percentage; the exact account classification controls.
- Meter reading
- The District offers a free usage-tracking service. Customers without smart meters see usage by billing period; customers with smart meters receive more frequent usage information and can set alerts. The District is fully metered, and the 2026 water rate is charged per 748-gallon billing unit, but the public page does not identify the exact smart-meter vendor or transmission interval.
- New-account deposit
- The current rate/billing pages do not publish a universal residential startup deposit, but the service-charge summary lists a $76 single-family residential water prepayment and $77 for a 3/4-inch nonresidential account. The City does not expose a public credit-check waiver or automatic refund period in the reviewed pages.
- Activation or transfer fee
- Start/stop service is handled at 805-583-6736. The reviewed current page does not publish a universal residential activation or transfer fee; physical meter turn-on, lock, turn-off and restoration charges apply when a service condition requires them.
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How documentation coverage compares
This profile
100%
overview fields with research notes
California
67%
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National index
50%
records with any overview detail
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Research record
Broad public detail found
7 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
100%
Primary verification routes
- City of Simi Valley / Ventura County Waterworks District No. 8 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.