Frederick County Division of Water and Sewer Utilities (DWSU)
Frederick County
Population reference
74,911 people served according to the EPA queue; Frederick County DWSU reports approximately 39,000 water/sewer accounts across staggered county service areas.
Billing detail
Partial public detail found
Official destination
Open provider website ↗Provider-specific findings
Billing and account research from public material
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- Billing frequency
- Quarterly, with staggered cycles across the county; DWSU also reports a small number of water-only and sewer-only accounts.
- Rate structure
- Fixed Ready-to-Serve charge plus tiered quarterly water-volume charges. County rates are published through June 30, 2027 and are adjusted annually each July 1 under the county ordinance.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- For combined water/sewer accounts, the sewer charge uses a fixed component plus a quarterly amount tied to measured quarterly water consumption. Sewer-only accounts use a flat quarterly charge. The county's public FAQ describes the relationship and tier structure but the complete current numeric schedule was not exposed in the reviewed page text.
- Meter reading
- The county publishes meter-reading, interim-read, and service-line leak-check forms and bills on staggered quarterly cycles, but the reviewed 2026 pages do not identify a particular AMI/AMR vendor, transmission interval, or whether every account is physically read monthly. Confirm the meter technology for a specific premise with DWSU at 301-600-2354.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
57%
overview fields with research notes
Maryland
63%
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
4 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
57%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- Residential cost reference
- 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
- Frederick County Division of Water and Sewer Utilities (DWSU) 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.