Municipal Department
City of Yuba City Utilities Division
Serving Yuba City municipal water and wastewater service area
Population served
70,256 people (EPA SDWIS queue estimate for CA5110002)
State system code
FIPS 06
Billing frequency
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. As a verified 2026 value. The reviewed city rate and billing pages establish monthly utility billing in prior rate materials, but the current schedule was not stated clearly enough to assert without qualification.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
City of Yuba City Utilities Division operates as a municipal department serving Yuba City municipal water and wastewater service area. 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 The City has adopted a new five-year water and wastewater rate plan through FY2030-31, but the reviewed official public page did not expose the current 2026 table of meter-size charges and volumetric blocks. The available official materials indicate a metered service structure with fixed and usage components and a separate Former Hillcrest Water System surcharge under the municipal code.. Bills are generated a dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. as a verified 2026 value. the reviewed city rate and billing pages establish monthly utility billing in prior rate materials, but the current schedule was not stated clearly enough to assert without qualification., and a typical residential cost reference is A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. A current official 2026 estimate for a 5,000-7,000 gallon single-family customer was not verified from the reviewed Yuba City rate pages.. 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
Yuba City bills water and wastewater as municipal utility services. The reviewed official pages did not provide a current 2026 winter-average, sewer cap or percentage-of-water formula; account-specific water and wastewater rates should be obtained from the current bill and Finance Department.
Meter and infrastructure notes
Yuba City links to cellular meter water-use tracking and instructs customers to use its utility account tools; the reviewed official pages do not state the full fleet deployment percentage or a fixed read schedule. After-hours water emergencies are routed through dispatch, while routine account service is handled by Finance.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
After-hours major water leaks or sewer-service backups: Yuba City Police Department dispatch at (530) 822-4661, which routes the request to a Public Works on-call employee. Public Works water assistance is (530) 822-4626 during published service hours.
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Reading this profile
A practical reference for Yuba City municipal water and wastewater service area
City of Yuba City Utilities Division 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.