Fairfield Municipal Utilities - Water Division
Fairfield
Population reference
120,377
Billing detail
Partial public detail found
Official destination
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- Rate structure
- Effective January 1, 2026, Fairfield has a daily fixed service charge of $1.04 per residential dwelling unit plus a metered volume charge per HCF. Residential Zones 1-2 use $2.79/HCF and Zones 3-5 use $3.82/HCF in 2026; non-residential meter-size charges and a $0.68/HCF hydropneumatic pump surcharge may apply. Rates increase annually through 2030 under Resolution 2025-217.
- Residential cost reference
- The City's adopted 2026 schedule yields a base residential fixed charge of about $31.62 per 30.4-day month. At 5,000 gallons (about 6.68 HCF), the water-use component is approximately $18.65 in Zones 1-2 or $25.53 in Zones 3-5, for an illustrative water-only total of about $50.27-$57.15 monthly before pump surcharge, sewer, and other charges. Fairfield's public rate materials cite about $54 per month for a typical single-family water bill, but actual totals depend on zone and use.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Sewer charges are included in the Fairfield water bill but are separate from the 2026 water-rate adjustment. The reviewed public materials do not expose the complete current sewer rate or a winter-average formula; the record therefore treats sewer as a separately billed component without inventing a water-intake percentage.
- Meter reading
- Fairfield provides MyFMU usage monitoring and bill comparisons and describes water-meter upgrades as part of its water-loss control program. The public pages emphasize abnormal-use comparison and conservation alerts but do not identify the meter vendor, AMI/AMR transmission interval, or a universal routine-read calendar.
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How documentation coverage compares
This profile
57%
overview fields with research notes
California
67%
records with any overview detail
National index
50%
records with any overview detail
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Research record
Partial public detail found
4 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
57%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- Billing frequency
- New-account deposit
- Activation or transfer fee
“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
- Fairfield Municipal Utilities - Water Division 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.