EL DORADO ID - MAIN
PLACERVILLE
Population reference
132171 people (EPA SDWIS 2026Q2 active CWS estimate for CA0910001)
Billing detail
Broad public detail found
Official destination
Open provider website ↗Provider-specific findings
Billing and account research from public material
Provider-specific research notes are displayed separately from fields that contain only an unavailable-information marker. Read qualifiers in each note and verify current account terms with the provider.
- Billing frequency
- Bimonthly. Meter routes are read every two months and bills are scheduled from those readings.
- Rate structure
- Fixed meter-size-based charges plus commodity/consumption charges based on water registered through the meter. EID publishes separate 2026 rate tables for water, wastewater, and recycled water rather than one flat statewide tier.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Residential sewer commodity charges use a winter-quarter average because the sewer connection is unmetered. EID uses winter water consumption to estimate indoor use and the amount entering the sewer, while fixed wastewater charges remain applicable; customers should contact billing if a winter pool fill would distort the average.
- Meter reading
- Meters are read bimonthly on geographically assigned routes. If access is blocked by snow, mud, a vehicle, or another obstruction, EID may estimate the read and notify the customer by mail. The public pages do not identify AMI hardware or a wireless interval.
- New-account deposit
- No universal deposit amount or credit-check waiver is published on the current customer pages.
- Activation or transfer fee
- A $50 new-account setup fee appears on the first bill. For a purchased home, service begins at close of escrow after EID receives the close date, title-company name, and escrow number; tenant and owner billing agreements are used for rentals.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
86%
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
Broad public detail found
6 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
86%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- Residential cost reference
“Not confirmed” means the directory did not identify a dependable public statement. It does not mean the provider has no policy or option.
Primary verification routes
- EL DORADO ID - MAIN public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (CA0910001) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID CA0910001.