Public Water Authority
Cottonwood Water & Sanitation District
Serving Cottonwood service area in Parker and Douglas County, Colorado
Population served
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The District's current public pages identify residential, commercial, multifamily, and irrigation customers but do not publish a current population or account total.
State system code
FIPS 08
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.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
Cottonwood Water & Sanitation District operates as a public water authority serving Cottonwood service area in Parker and Douglas County, Colorado. 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 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.. Bills are generated 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., and a typical residential cost reference is 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.. 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
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 and infrastructure notes
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.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
(303) 426-3167 for emergency, leak, or outage matters; general billing uses (303) 792-9509.
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Reading this profile
A practical reference for Cottonwood service area in Parker and Douglas County, Colorado
Cottonwood Water & Sanitation District is listed here as a public water authority. 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.
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