Pueblo Water
Pueblo and the Pueblo Water service area
Population reference
Approximately 110,404 residents in the City of Pueblo based on the July 1, 2025 Census estimate; Pueblo Water also serves customers outside city limits at separately published rates. The exact current system population and connection count were not stated on the customer-service pages reviewed.
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
- Regular residential utility billing is recurring; the public 2026 materials reviewed do not state a single universal calendar interval for every account. Customers receive a bill showing the meter-read period, and the wastewater base-period process uses readings from December through February.
- Rate structure
- Uniform volumetric pricing after a monthly minimum allowance, with different inside-city and outside-city rates and meter-size minimum charges. Effective January 1, 2026, a 3/4-inch inside-city account has a $15.60 monthly minimum including up to 2,000 gallons, then $3.58 per 1,000 gallons over 2,000. The outside-city 3/4-inch minimum is $23.43 and the over-2,000-gallon rate is $5.38 per 1,000 gallons. Larger meters have separate published minimum charges.
- Residential cost reference
- Pueblo Water’s January 2026 billing insert says the average residential customer’s water bill is approximately $47.82 per month after the 2026 increase. For a 3/4-inch inside-city account, a 7,000-gallon month is approximately $33.50 for water before wastewater, stormwater, the $1 service-line-repair-program fee where applicable, and other charges. A combined 2026 total varies because wastewater is based on a winter average rather than current monthly intake; use the published $47.82 average-water figure as the most reliable utility estimate.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- City wastewater rates for 2026 list a $26.32 monthly service charge for a 3/4-inch water meter plus $6.14 per 1,000 gallons. The volume component is determined from the average water consumed between the December 2025 meter read and the February 2026 meter read, with that average taking effect in March for the balance of the year. Water used after the February read through the following December does not change that wastewater volume charge. If irrigation occurred during the base period, customers may apply for an adjustment so irrigation does not inflate the year’s sewer bill.
- Meter reading
- Pueblo Water’s public customer-service and 2026 rate materials refer to scheduled meter reads, including the December-to-February wastewater base-period reads, but do not identify whether each account uses AMR, AMI, a fixed monthly route, or an exact read interval. Customers can review consumption through the official portal and should contact Pueblo Water for the technology at a specific service address.
- New-account deposit
- The current Pueblo Water customer-service pages reviewed do not publish a universal residential startup deposit, credit-check waiver, or deposit-return schedule. Account-specific requirements, especially for prior delinquency, commercial service, or outside-city accounts, should be confirmed when service is started.
- Activation or transfer fee
- Start/stop requests are handled by Customer Service at (719) 584-0250 from 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Monday–Friday excluding holidays. The reviewed current pages do not state a routine residential activation or transfer fee; new physical connections, meters, or development work may have separate charges.
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How documentation coverage compares
This profile
100%
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Colorado
68%
records with any overview detail
National index
50%
records with any overview detail
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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
- Pueblo Water 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.