Baton Rouge Water Company
Baton Rouge metropolitan area and East Baton Rouge Parish
Population reference
The company does not publish a current system-population total on its public site. An official East Baton Rouge Parish FAQ states that approximately 93% of parish customers are billed by Baton Rouge Water Company, establishing a service base well above the 3,300-person threshold; the exact population estimate should be confirmed from the current regulatory filing.
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. The official FAQ states that a meter reader reports a reading monthly and that active accounts are subject to the monthly minimum bill.
- Rate structure
- Volume-based declining-block tariff billed in hundred cubic feet (CCF) with a fixed monthly minimum charge by meter size. The Louisiana regulatory tariff lists the first 3 hundred cubic feet at $3.160 per hundred cubic feet, the next 197 at $1.350, and additional usage at $0.820; the company’s current site publishes a May 2026 tariff PDF.
- Residential cost reference
- A precise all-in 2026 estimate depends on meter size, the current tariff, and the separately administered parish sewer fee. Using the published 5/8-inch minimum of $9.49 and the regulatory block rates as an illustration, 5,000 gallons (about 6.68 CCF) produces approximately $23.94 in water charges before taxes, surcharges, and sewer. The East Baton Rouge Parish sewer example for 8.9 CCF is $57.47 effective January 1, 2026, so a household’s combined bill can be materially higher than the water-only estimate.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Baton Rouge Water Company supplies water, while the City of Baton Rouge/East Baton Rouge Parish administers the sewer user fee. The official parish explanation recalculates the sewer basis in July from a six-month average of October, November, and December of the prior year plus February, March, and April of the current year; the published 2026 schedule has a minimum based on the first 400 cubic feet and gives an example of $57.47 at an 8.9-CCF average. The sewer charge is therefore tied to metered water consumption but is not simply a fixed percentage of the current month’s Baton Rouge Water Company charge.
- Meter reading
- The official FAQ describes a meter reader reporting the reading monthly and tells customers how to compare the meter register with the billed present reading. The reviewed current pages do not document an AMI hourly-transmission program or a universal smart-meter rollout, so the supported description is monthly field meter reading rather than AMI.
- New-account deposit
- The Louisiana regulatory tariff states that the customer deposit is calculated at 2.5 times the average monthly bill; the exact dollar amount therefore varies by service and account history. The tariff also lists an initial residential service charge of $300. The reviewed 2026 public materials do not publish a credit-check waiver or a fixed on-time-payment period for automatic deposit return.
- Activation or transfer fee
- The regulatory tariff lists a $300 initial residential service charge and a $30 turn-on or meter-read charge when the customer changes. Current account-specific requirements can vary by premise, credit status, and whether service is a new connection or a change of customer; the customer should confirm the amount before scheduling activation.
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How documentation coverage compares
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100%
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Louisiana
48%
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National index
50%
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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
- Baton Rouge Water Company 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.