Liberty Utilities (Park Water) Corp. - Compton System
Portions of Compton, Lynwood, Artesia, Bellflower, Norwalk, and Santa Fe Springs in Los Angeles County
Population reference
26,371 people; 6,699 residential and 227 commercial service connections according to California Drinking Water Watch for active system CA1910021.
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
- Generally bi-monthly billing for the Compton Park Water service area; the Liberty surcharge page describes surcharges appearing on the bi-monthly bill. The account statement controls the exact presentation date, meter period, due date, and current charges.
- Rate structure
- CPUC-regulated metered residential water pricing under Schedule PR-1-R, with a fixed service charge for being connected plus a quantity charge for each 100 cubic feet/CCF, approximately 748 gallons. Liberty describes tiered water rates and may add CPUC fees, WRAM/MCBA or purchased-water surcharges, CAP items, and water-shortage charges. The live rate archive lists the current schedule but the exact 2026 PR-1-R dollar table was not text-exposed in the reviewed page, so no inferred tier values are inserted.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Liberty's Compton Park Water system bills potable water; sewer or wastewater may be billed separately by Compton, Lynwood, Norwalk, Santa Fe Springs, or another serving agency. That agency may use actual water intake, a winter average, a residential cap, or a fixed equivalent-unit charge. Customers should compare the separate sewer bill with Liberty CCF usage and request the serving agency's current calculation rather than assuming sewer is a percentage of the Liberty water charge.
- Meter reading
- Liberty bills from customer meter readings and presents the meter period on the statement, but the reviewed Compton materials do not publish a fixed local read schedule or AMI deployment percentage. Customers should keep meters accessible, review current and prior readings, use Liberty's usage tools and continual-use alerts where available, and ask Customer Care to confirm whether the premise has AMR/AMI and leak-alert capability.
- New-account deposit
- Liberty Rule 6 and Rule 7 permit an establishment-of-credit or re-establishment deposit when credit is not established or service is restored after delinquency. The reviewed Compton pages do not publish one universal residential startup dollar amount; the customer may be required to pay a security deposit after shutoff in addition to the remaining balance and reconnection fee. Ask Customer Care for the exact account-specific amount and refund conditions.
- Activation or transfer fee
- Liberty's new-service page directs customers to customer care at 1-800-727-5987 for service starts and account changes. The reviewed Compton public pages do not state one universal 2026 activation or transfer fee; deposits, connection work, meter service, inspections, and premise-specific charges may apply. Obtain the exact quote and required notice period from Liberty before starting or transferring service.
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
- Liberty Utilities (Park Water) Corp. - Compton System public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (CA1910021) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID CA1910021.