Mesa Water District
Costa Mesa and Mesa Water District service area
Population reference
110,000
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
- Monthly or bi-monthly depending on the account and rate presentation; the 2026 rate schedule publishes both monthly and bi-monthly basic charges. Customers should follow the cycle printed on the account bill.
- Rate structure
- Uniform potable-water usage charge of $6.38 per unit, where one unit equals 100 cubic feet or 748 gallons, plus a meter-size basic charge. Recycled water is $4.09 per unit and construction/fireline water is $6.38 per unit; the District's 2026 schedule is not an increasing-block residential tariff.
- Residential cost reference
- For a typical 1-inch meter using 6,000 gallons monthly, approximately $94.84 per month before any separate capital charge, tax or account-specific fee: $43.67 monthly basic charge plus about 8.02 units at $6.38. The District explains that newly constructed or substantially remodeled single-family homes commonly use 1-inch meters for fire sprinklers; 5/8-inch accounts have a $28.93 monthly basic charge.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Mesa Water District is a potable-water provider and the reviewed 2026 rates and FAQ pages do not publish a sewer/wastewater billing formula, winter average or percentage tie-in. Sewer service is therefore recorded as not publicly documented for this water-only utility record.
- Meter reading
- Meters are read in cubic feet, with 1 cubic foot equal to 7.48 gallons. The reviewed Mesa Water FAQ and 2026 rate pages do not identify AMR/AMI technology or a universal read date; customers should use MyMesaWater consumption history and contact the District for a meter-read question.
- New-account deposit
- For delinquent accounts, Mesa Water may collect a deposit equal to one and one-half times the account's average water bill, rounded to the nearest dollar; the 2026 schedule lists $1,295 for the standard listed meter/deposit category and says other meter sizes vary. A bankruptcy deposit is also 1.5 times the average water bill. The reviewed page does not state a routine startup deposit waiver or refund period.
- Activation or transfer fee
- $35.00 service-establishment fee per account. Mesa Water requires two days' notice to start or stop water service; the reviewed page does not publish a separate transfer charge.
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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
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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
- Mesa Water District 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.