Ute Water Conservancy District
Grand Valley / Mesa County, including Grand Junction and Fruita areas
Population reference
92,580 people (EPA queue estimate for Ute Water Conservancy District public water system)
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. Ute Water's automatic-withdrawal instructions say the bill date is followed by a due date ten days later; water rates and usage examples are stated as monthly charges.
- Rate structure
- Increasing block tiers with a drought surcharge structure. The adopted 2026 residential schedule sets a $28.00 minimum through 3,000 gallons, $4.25 per 1,000 gallons for the next 6,000, $4.85 for the next 6,000, $5.70 for the next 6,000, $6.55 for the next 9,000, and $11.75 above 30,000. Drought rates were implemented for bills beginning July 2026 for water used in June: the 2026 comparison lists $53.50 at 7,000 gallons versus $45.00 under the normal rate, with higher multipliers at successive tiers.
- Residential cost reference
- At 7,000 gallons, the current 2026 drought-rate comparison is $53.50 per month for residential water. Under the normal adopted schedule the same usage is $45.00. Ute Water is a water-only district, so sewer, stormwater, and trash are not included in this estimate and may come from another provider.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Ute Water's adopted tariff is for domestic water service and does not bill municipal wastewater. There is no Ute Water sewer rate, winter-average formula, or percentage tie-in; customers must identify the separate Grand Valley sewer provider for any combined bill.
- Meter reading
- Ute Water bills monthly and uses route-based meter reads; the public pages do not state whether all meters are AMI/AMR or provide an hourly transmission specification. The District offers paperless billing and usage charges by monthly gallon tiers, and its customer communication system can issue reverse-call/text outage notices.
- Activation or transfer fee
- A change in billing responsibility costs one-half of the residential monthly minimum water rate, currently $14.00. The transfer page says title companies automatically transfer service for many home purchases, while tenant or other billing-responsibility changes are coordinated through Customer Service.
Context, not a score
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
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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
- Ute Water Conservancy 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.