City of Arvada Utility Billing and Water Utilities
Arvada and the City of Arvada water, wastewater, and stormwater service area
Population reference
Approximately 122,901 residents in Arvada based on the July 1, 2025 Census estimate. The City operates the local water and wastewater systems, including more than 600 miles of water pipe and more than 450 miles of wastewater pipe; the exact current customer count was not stated on the billing pages reviewed.
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
- Bi-monthly. Arvada customers receive one water, sewer, and stormwater bill every two months, and the bill reflects approximately eight weeks of water use before the bill date. Bills are issued on different schedules across the service area.
- Rate structure
- Bi-monthly increasing block tiers with a fixed meter service charge. Effective January 1, 2026, in-city single-family residential water is $6.50 per 1,000 gallons for 0–30,000 gallons, $8.13 for 30,001–60,000, $9.78 for 60,001–90,000, and $13.02 above 90,000, plus a $25.83 bi-monthly service charge. The City also publishes separate outside-city and multi-unit thresholds.
- Residential cost reference
- A typical household uses about 250 gallons per day according to Arvada’s 2026 bill insert, or approximately 15,000 gallons per two-month cycle. At that usage, in-city water is approximately $123.33 per billing period ($25.83 service charge plus 15 x $6.50), or $61.67 per month before sewer, stormwater, and waste charges. Adding the $10.44 bi-monthly sewer service charge, a representative 5,000-gallon winter sewer average ($41.80), and approximately $15.91 bi-monthly stormwater for 4,000 square feet of impervious area gives an illustrative combined total near $96 per month before trash/recycling.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- For in-city residential accounts, 2026 wastewater is a $10.44 bi-monthly service charge plus $8.36 per 1,000 gallons based on winter-time usage. The bill is issued every two months, but the sewer usage component uses the City’s winter consumption basis rather than simply charging the current water intake. Stormwater is separate at $0.003978 per square foot of impervious area per bi-monthly bill; outside-city accounts have higher water and sewer rates and no listed stormwater charge.
- Meter reading
- Arvada offers EyeOnWater usage monitoring and describes customer bills as reflecting approximately eight weeks of water use before the bill date. The current public pages do not identify the meter manufacturer, AMR/AMI network, or exact read-day schedule. The City’s usage-monitoring tools can help customers identify continuous use, while physical service-line responsibility is divided between City infrastructure and private property.
- New-account deposit
- The current Arvada water-billing pages do not publish a universal residential startup deposit, credit-check waiver, or deposit-return schedule. The City separately requires a $1,250 deposit for a fire-hydrant meter, which is a temporary/nonresidential equipment deposit and not an ordinary residential account requirement. New owners and renters generally have service established through the title company or landlord.
- Activation or transfer fee
- The current Arvada payment page says new homeowners’ title companies contact the City and landlords establish service for renters. Address changes and service transfers are handled at (720) 898-7070 Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. The reviewed customer-facing pages do not publish a routine residential activation or transfer fee; new-development system charges and meter fees are separate.
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How documentation coverage compares
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100%
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Colorado
68%
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National index
50%
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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
- City of Arvada Utility Billing and Water Utilities 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.