Municipal Department
City of Arvada Utility Billing and Water Utilities
Serving Arvada and the City of Arvada water, wastewater, and stormwater service area
Population served
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.
State system code
FIPS 08
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.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
City of Arvada Utility Billing and Water Utilities operates as a municipal department serving Arvada and the City of Arvada water, wastewater, and stormwater service area. Customers should use the provider’s current account-specific bill and official customer-service instructions as the final authority for deadlines, balances, and service requests.
The published water-rate framework is described as 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.. Bills are generated 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., and a typical residential cost reference is 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.. These descriptions are useful planning benchmarks; actual charges can change with meter size, usage, sewer averaging, local taxes, drought stages, or account-specific fees.
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 and infrastructure notes
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.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
Call Arvada Utility Billing/Water at (720) 898-7070 for emergencies such as a water main break, service-line leak, frozen meter, low pressure, or dirty water. Non-emergency reports can be filed electronically through Ask Arvada 24/7; the current water page does not publish a distinct after-hours phone number.
Official starting point
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Reading this profile
A practical reference for Arvada and the City of Arvada water, wastewater, and stormwater service area
City of Arvada Utility Billing and Water Utilities is listed here as a municipal department. The profile separates account actions—such as paying a bill or requesting service—from explanatory material about rates, meters, wastewater, leaks, and delinquency.
Because utility rules can vary by account class, meter size, service address, billing date, and local ordinance, treat the published bill and current provider website as the final authority. Use this profile to locate the correct channel and prepare better questions for customer service.
If your issue is urgent, start with the provider’s emergency number or official payment route rather than waiting for an email response. Keep a written record of calls, confirmation numbers, notice dates, and documents you submit.