City of Iowa City Revenue Division and Water Division
City of Iowa City municipal water, sewer, solid-waste and stormwater utility service area
Population reference
68,753 people (EPA SDWIS queue estimate for IA5225079)
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, with four service zones receiving scheduled monthly bills. The 2026 bill schedule publishes zone-specific bill dates, due dates and 10% fee dates.
- Rate structure
- Metered increasing-block water pricing effective July 1, 2026. A 5/8-inch residential meter has a $9.31 minimum monthly charge; the first 100 cubic feet is included in the minimum, 101-3,000 cubic feet is $4.34 per 100 cubic feet and usage above 3,001 cubic feet is $3.12 per 100 cubic feet. Sewer has a $9.17 minimum including the first 100 cubic feet, then $4.48 per additional 100 cubic feet.
- Residential cost reference
- At 5,000 gallons (approximately 668 cubic feet), 2026 water is about $9.31 plus 6.68 times $4.34, or $38.30; sewer is about $9.17 plus 6.68 times $4.48, or $39.09. Combined water and sewer are approximately $77.39 before solid waste, recycling, organics and the $5.50 single-family stormwater fee. At 7,000 gallons, the combined estimate is about $106.05 before those other charges.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Iowa City calculates sewer from metered water volume: the first 100 cubic feet is covered by a $9.17 monthly minimum and additional use is $4.48 per 100 cubic feet. Separate BOD and suspended-solids surcharges apply to qualifying users. Single-purpose or irrigation meters can prevent seasonal lawn/pool water from entering the sewer calculation; portable meter use can result in sewer charges being deducted from the next bill.
- Meter reading
- The City reads routes using Neptune meter-reading software, with staff driving routes, validating reads and importing the file into MUNIS for billing. The reviewed procedure describes route collection rather than hourly AMI transmission; customers can request meter assistance at (319) 356-5160.
- New-account deposit
- Utility deposits are not transferable between addresses. A departing customer's deposit is applied to the final bill, with any balance over $1 returned by check. The reviewed current pages do not expose the standard new-account deposit amount or credit-check waiver.
- Activation or transfer fee
- Customers moving within Iowa City should call Revenue at (319) 356-5066; online stop/start requests are available. The reviewed current pages do not publish a universal residential activation or transfer fee.
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How documentation coverage compares
This profile
100%
overview fields with research notes
Iowa
37%
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
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 Iowa City Revenue Division and Water Division public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (IA5225079) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID IA5225079.