Public Water Authority
Dominion Water & Sanitation District
Serving Northwest Douglas County, with current wholesale service to Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board
Population served
Current retail customer is Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board; Sterling Ranch is planned to exceed 30,000 residents at build-out and is the current approximately 3,400-acre wholesale service area. Dominion does not publish a current retail population total because it is a wholesale provider.
State system code
FIPS 08
Billing frequency
Dominion bills its wholesale customer under the service agreement; a residential billing frequency is not published by Dominion. The retail authority separately bills end users.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
Dominion Water & Sanitation District operates as a public water authority serving Northwest Douglas County, with current wholesale service to Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board. 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 Wholesale seasonal volumetric rates effective January 1, 2026. For Sterling Ranch CAB, detached and attached residential units have a $62.20 monthly fixed water rate and water usage of $6.35 per 1,000 gallons in November-April and $7.65 per 1,000 gallons in May-October. Irrigation is $62.20 per EQR monthly plus $8.00 per 1,000 gallons, and construction water is $13.10 per 1,000 gallons. Dominion rules allow a water-shortage surcharge during defined drought or shortage conditions.. Bills are generated dominion bills its wholesale customer under the service agreement; a residential billing frequency is not published by dominion. the retail authority separately bills end users., and a typical residential cost reference is Dominion's wholesale detached-residential component is $62.20 fixed plus seasonal usage; at 5,000 gallons this is approximately $93.95 in winter or $100.45 in summer before the $25.00 wholesale sewer fixed charge, $7.90 per 1,000-gallon sewer charge, and any retail authority charges. The end-user bill is not equal to this wholesale amount because Sterling Ranch CAB adds retail distribution and collection charges.. 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
The 2026 Dominion wholesale sewer rate for a detached or attached residential unit is $25.00 monthly plus $7.90 per 1,000 gallons. Indoor-only attached or multifamily units have a $16.80 fixed charge. These are wholesale charges to Sterling Ranch CAB; the retail authority determines how end-user wastewater use is measured and billed.
Meter and infrastructure notes
Dominion operates wholesale transmission, wastewater conveyance, treatment, and supply infrastructure, while the retail authority develops the distribution and collection system and bills users. Dominion's public pages do not identify end-user meter technology or a residential read schedule.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
(720) 531-4210 is Dominion's published office number; the District also provides an after-hours-emergencies shortcut on its website. Customer-side leaks and retail service emergencies should be reported to Sterling Ranch CAB or the applicable retail operator.
Official starting point
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Reading this profile
A practical reference for Northwest Douglas County, with current wholesale service to Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board
Dominion 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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