Cottonwood Water & Sanitation District
Cottonwood service area in Parker and Douglas County, Colorado
Population reference
Not identified in this release
Billing detail
Broad public detail found
Official destination
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Billing and account research from public material
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- Billing frequency
- Monthly. Cottonwood bills around the third week of each month, with payment due by the 15th of the following month. The District also bills its optional 2026 WM trash program monthly in arrears on the utility statement.
- Rate structure
- Allocation-based increasing tiers. The 2026 schedule uses household size, season, and lot size to set an allocation. Tier 1 is $5.05 per 1,000 gallons up to 100% of allocation, Tier 2 is $10.11 per 1,000 gallons when usage exceeds Tier 1 by 150%, and Tier 3 is $15.15 per 1,000 gallons above Tier 2. A 3/4-inch meter has a $23.74 monthly water base fee.
- Residential cost reference
- For a 3/4-inch residential meter using 5,000 gallons within its allocation, the 2026 water base is $23.74 plus approximately $25.25 usage. Sewer adds a $16.07 base and a winter-average usage charge of $9.66 per 1,000 gallons; an illustrative 5,000-gallon water-and-sewer bill is approximately $113.36 before late fees, conservation charges, or optional trash service.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Residential sewer has a $16.07 monthly base plus $9.66 per 1,000 gallons based on the average of December, January, February, and March water consumption. The average is recalculated each March for the next 12 months; irrigation water is not intended to be included because it does not enter the sanitary drain.
- Meter reading
- Cottonwood provides EyeOnWater data at daily, hourly, and 15-minute intervals and uses monthly billing. The reviewed public pages do not identify the meter manufacturer or exact AMI/AMR read schedule.
- Activation or transfer fee
- Cottonwood asks customers moving into or out of the District to call (303) 792-9509 or email the property address, move date, name, phone, email, and paperless-billing preference; the District confirms requests within 48 business hours. No routine transfer fee is published on the reviewed 2026 pages.
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How documentation coverage compares
This profile
86%
overview fields with research notes
Colorado
68%
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
- New-account deposit
“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
- Cottonwood Water & Sanitation 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.