City of Lawrence Water and Sewer Department
Lawrence
Population reference
89,143 people (EPA SDWIS active CWS PWS MA3149000)
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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- Rate structure
- Uniform per-HCF water and sewer pricing with a minimum water charge. Current rates are $3.77 per HCF (approximately 748 gallons) with a minimum of 7 HCF or $26.39 per billing period, and sewer is $4.07 per HCF. A proposed FY2027-FY2030 schedule was separately published, but the current page presents the active rate values above.
- Residential cost reference
- At 7,000 gallons, usage is about 9.36 HCF. Using the current published rates, water is approximately $35.29 ($3.77 x 9.36, above the $26.39 minimum) and sewer approximately $38.10 ($4.07 x 9.36), for about $73.39 per billing period before other city charges. The billing period length is account-specific, so this is not necessarily a calendar-month total.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Lawrence charges sewer at $4.07 per HCF of measured water-equivalent volume, approximately 748 gallons per HCF. The reviewed current page does not publish a winter-average formula or residential sewer cap; it states the current volumetric sewer rate and customers should use the bill's HCF consumption.
- Meter reading
- Lawrence reads approximately 11,500 residential and commercial meters and maintains remote reading devices. Both visual and electronic readings may be obtained for final bills; the reviewed page does not identify a universal AMI brand or transmission interval.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
57%
overview fields with research notes
Massachusetts
35%
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
- Billing frequency
- 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
- City of Lawrence Water and Sewer Department public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (MA3149000) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID MA3149000.