Lowell Regional Water Utility
Lowell, Dracut, Tyngsboro, Chelmsford, and Lowell Regional Water Utility service area
Population reference
120,418
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. Lowell sends water/utility bills quarterly; timely payment receives a Water Department-calculated discount, while late payment removes the discount and adds interest.
- Rate structure
- Effective July 1, 2026, water is priced per HCF (100 cubic feet/748 gallons) with a residential minimum of $48.17 covering 0-14 HCF, then $3.44/HCF for 14-50, $4.06 for 51-100, $4.13 for 101-200, $4.19 for 201-500, and $5.73 over 500. Elderly customers have a separately reduced usage schedule, and usage below 14 HCF is billed at the minimum.
- Residential cost reference
- At 5,000 gallons, usage is approximately 6.68 HCF, below Lowell's 14-HCF minimum. The July 2026 quarterly minimums are $48.17 water and $117.04 wastewater, or about $165.21 per quarter and $55.07 per month before trash and any bill-specific discount/interest. This is an illustrative minimum-based residential estimate because the tariff bills below 14 HCF at the minimum.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Sewer usage is based on water usage. Effective July 1, 2026, residential wastewater has a $117.04 minimum for 0-14 HCF, followed by $8.36/HCF for 14-50, $8.91 for 51-100, $9.05 for 101-200, $9.20 for 201-500, and $9.34 above 500; elderly customers have lower rates. The reviewed official page does not describe a winter-average calculation.
- Meter reading
- The reviewed Lowell pages confirm metered service and publish a meter-reading request form, but do not expose a current AMI/AMR technology description or universal read schedule. Water Utility customers are billed quarterly, and the utility handles meter-reading/adjustment inquiries at (978) 674-4247.
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How documentation coverage compares
This profile
71%
overview fields with research notes
Massachusetts
35%
records with any overview detail
National index
50%
records with any overview detail
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Research record
Partial public detail found
5 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
71%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- New-account deposit
- Activation or transfer fee
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Primary verification routes
- Lowell Regional Water Utility 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.