Parker Water & Sanitation District
Parker and surrounding southeastern Denver-metro service area, including portions of Lone Tree and Castle Pines
Population reference
Approximately 81,000 people across approximately 22,300 water and wastewater accounts, according to PWSD's official About Us page.
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
- Monthly. PWSD says statements are issued around the 7th and the billed balance must be received by the last day of the month in which it was billed.
- Rate structure
- Increasing block tiers with fixed monthly charges. Effective January 1, 2026, residential water has a $35.02 monthly water service fee, a $4.50 long-term water fee, Tier 1 at $2.72 per 1,000 gallons for the first 6,000 gallons, Tier 2 at $5.31 per 1,000 gallons through 18,000 gallons, and Tier 3 at $10.95 per 1,000 gallons above 18,000 gallons. Location-specific stormwater and payment-in-lieu-of-tax charges may also apply.
- Residential cost reference
- PWSD's 2026 budget gives a representative flow example of 4,200 gallons at $44.86 for water plus a $13.82 sewer service fee, or $58.68 per month before any location-specific stormwater or PILT charges. Its rate-history estimate for a typical residential usage pattern is about $1,740.42 annually in 2026, or roughly $145.04 per month including water and sewer usage assumptions.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Wastewater has a $13.82 monthly service fee and a 2026 usage rate of $10.68 per 1,000 gallons. The usage factor uses the account's Winter Quarter Average, calculated from December, January, and February consumption, or actual metered use when lower; the District Manager may authorize an alternate calculation for exceptional or non-conforming circumstances. PWSD describes the methodology as WQA or actual consumption, whichever is less.
- Meter reading
- PWSD is upgrading homes from walk-by collection to automated meter reading. A radio-frequency remote transmits the meter reading to a receiver in a PWSD vehicle, which transfers the reading into the utility billing system for statement generation; the upgrade eliminates the need to access the property monthly and avoids walking house-to-house. Bills are issued monthly, but the public FAQ does not give a single fixed meter-read calendar date for every address.
- New-account deposit
- The reviewed 2026 customer pages do not publish a universal residential startup deposit, credit-check waiver, or deposit-return schedule. New construction and development are subject to separate tap, system-development, meter-set, and related fees; the published 2026 schedule lists a 3/4-inch meter set fee of $602, distinct from an ordinary billing-account deposit.
- Activation or transfer fee
- PWSD provides a transfer-service/final-read workflow, but the reviewed public 2026 customer pages do not state a routine residential account-name transfer fee. New construction is separately subject to tap and development charges and meter-set fees, including the published 3/4-inch meter-set charge.
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How documentation coverage compares
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100%
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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
- Parker 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.