South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (RWA)
South-central Connecticut, including New Haven and member communities
Population reference
418,900 people (EPA SDWIS PWS ID CT0930011; 2026 active CWS record; EPA name: REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY).
Billing detail
Partial public detail found
Official destination
Open provider website ↗Provider-specific findings
Billing and account research from public material
Provider-specific research notes are displayed separately from fields that contain only an unavailable-information marker. Read qualifiers in each note and verify current account terms with the provider.
- Billing frequency
- Monthly since January 2022. RWA explains that monthly billing replaced quarterly billing and provides more frequent usage information and more predictable budgeting.
- Rate structure
- Monthly fixed service charge plus metered consumption in CCF, where one CCF is 748 gallons. The 2026 rate application and approved schedules vary by meter size and customer class; the authority describes water as approximately a penny per gallon for typical use.
- Residential cost reference
- RWA states that a typical residential 5/8-inch customer using 5 CCF (3,740 gallons) per month would see about $1.70 more per month from the current rate adjustment; the reviewed rate page does not expose the complete 2026 5,000-7,000 gallon total in a single table.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- RWA's household bill is for water service and may include PipeSafe or other ordered services; sewer treatment or collection may be billed by a separate municipal or regional provider. The reviewed RWA pages do not establish a universal sewer percentage or winter-average formula.
- Meter reading
- RWA bills by metered CCF and its redesigned bill displays the meter-read date and whether the read is actual or estimated. The RWA Connect Water Watch tool provides usage monitoring and leak insight; the reviewed pages do not specify a universal AMI/AMR transmission interval.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
71%
overview fields with research notes
Connecticut
52%
records with any overview detail
National index
50%
records with any overview detail
Coverage measures what this directory documented. It does not measure service quality, affordability, or regulatory compliance.
Research record
Partial public detail found
5 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
71%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- New-account deposit
- Activation or transfer fee
“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
- South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (RWA) public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (CT0930011) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID CT0930011.