Golden State Water Company - Culver City System
Culver City Customer Service Area
Population reference
38,233 people; 7,877 residential, 1,433 commercial, and 67 industrial service connections reported for active PWS CA1910030
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
- Residential statements may be monthly or bimonthly depending on the Culver City account and meter route; the bill's service dates control. Golden State Water's payment rules treat a bill as past due 19 days after mailing and use the mailed statement and notices to establish the applicable dates.
- Rate structure
- Increasing block volumetric rates with a fixed monthly service charge under Golden State Water CPUC Region 2 Metropolitan District Schedule ME-1-R. The current schedule charges a 5/8 x 3/4-inch meter service charge of $34.86 per month, Tier 1 usage through 9 Ccf at $5.215 per Ccf, Tier 2 usage from over 9 through 21 Ccf at $5.997 per Ccf, and usage over 21 Ccf at $6.897 per Ccf, before applicable surcharges and pass-through items.
- Residential cost reference
- For the standard 5/8 x 3/4-inch meter, the current Region 2 tariff produces approximately $69.70 in water charges at 5,000 gallons (about 6.68 Ccf) and $83.96 at 7,000 gallons (about 9.36 Ccf), before applicable surcharges, taxes, and any separately billed service. Golden State Water's Culver City page gives a current example of $83.07 for an average residential customer using 5,984 gallons/8 Ccf; the exact bill depends on meter size, service dates, usage tiers, and surcharges.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Golden State Water supplies the potable water system; the reviewed Culver City materials do not establish a Golden State Water wastewater tariff or a utility-wide sewer percentage/winter-average formula for this service area. Sewer charges, if applicable, are administered separately by the responsible local sewer agency or property arrangement, so customers should use that agency's account rules rather than infer sewer charges from the Golden State Water water meter bill.
- Meter reading
- Golden State Water bills from account meter readings and may issue monthly or bimonthly statements. The reviewed Culver City materials do not publish a local AMI conversion percentage or fixed route day. Customers should use the bill's previous and current reads, service dates, and meter number; MyGSWater provides account history and usage information, while Golden State Water should be contacted to confirm the exact meter technology and any leak-alert capability at a particular premise.
- New-account deposit
- Golden State Water Rule 6 establishes credit requirements and Rule 7 governs deposits. No single universal 2026 Culver City startup-deposit amount or guaranteed credit-check waiver is published in the reviewed materials. A deposit may be required based on credit and account circumstances and may be required after delinquency or restoration; the company may require twice the average monthly or bimonthly bill to re-establish credit. The exact amount, refund timing, and waiver eligibility must be confirmed for the premise.
- Activation or transfer fee
- No universal publicly stated 2026 routine activation or account-transfer fee was found for the Culver City system. Golden State Water's tariff separately governs service connections, meters, deposits, construction, and special services. A physical connection, meter, inspection, or special-service charge is not necessarily a normal name transfer; the customer should obtain the quoted charge for the specific address.
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How documentation coverage compares
This profile
100%
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
7 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
100%
Primary verification routes
- Golden State Water Company - Culver City System public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (CA1910030) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID CA1910030.