City of Clearwater Public Utilities - Clearwater Water System
Clearwater
Population reference
115,000
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; utility accounts are billed for services already rendered and bills are due upon receipt.
- Rate structure
- Minimum availability charge plus metered consumption, with rates varying by meter size, service location, and bundled services. For a 5/8-inch city-limits meter, the December 2025 minimum bundled utility bill for zero to 2,992 gallons was $130.51 including water, wastewater, solid waste, recycling, stormwater, and utility tax; water alone was $29.58.
- Residential cost reference
- The city's published December 2025 5/8-inch minimum bill is $130.51 for the bundled city-limits utility package at up to 2,992 gallons. A 5,000-7,000-gallon all-in 2026 estimate is not publicly documented without the exact current consumption and service mix; wastewater, solid waste, recycling, stormwater, tax, meter size, and location materially change the total.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Clearwater bills wastewater as a separate minimum/usage component on the municipal utility account. The current rate page lists a $40.74 wastewater base for under-one-inch meters with an allowance of 3,000 gallons effective December 1, 2025, increasing to $44.01 on October 1, 2026. The reviewed public pages do not state a winter-average formula.
- Meter reading
- Clearwater's bill documentation shows electronic meter readings in CCF, with a meter reading date, previous/current reads, multiplier, and conversion factor of 0.748 to gallons. The reviewed pages do not state the universal read calendar or a specific AMR/AMI vendor.
- New-account deposit
- A security deposit generally equals two times the average monthly bill, with interest credited annually under city ordinance. Residential applicants may waive the deposit with a recent utility reference showing good payment history, no returned checks, no disconnections, and no more than two late payments; residential deposits may be refunded after 12 months of good service. Nonresidential alternatives may include a surety bond or irrevocable bank letter of credit.
- Activation or transfer fee
- The city lists a $50 turn-on fee and $100 after-hours turn-on fee; customer-specific applicable service charges are provided by the representative. A separate universal transfer fee is not exposed on the reviewed page.
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How documentation coverage compares
This profile
100%
overview fields with research notes
Florida
60%
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
- City of Clearwater Public Utilities - Clearwater Water System 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.