Town of Needham Department of Public Works Water and Sewer
Needham
Population reference
31,664 people (EPA SDWA queue estimate for MA3199000)
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
- Residential quarterly for the preceding three months; commercial accounts are billed monthly. Needham states that water and sewer charges are based on actual consumption.
- Rate structure
- Increasing block tiers by HCF under the FY 2027 schedule effective July 1, 2026. Water and sewer each have a basic monthly service fee and multiple usage steps.
- Residential cost reference
- Approximately $132.98 per month, or about $398.94 per quarterly bill, for 6,000 gallons per month under the FY 2027 schedule: roughly $34.72 water and $98.26 sewer using the lowest residential tier and the $6.33 basic service fee for each utility. Actual quarterly bills depend on the three-month meter reading and rate period.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Residential sewer is metered and billed from water consumption using the same FY 2027 HCF step structure, with a $6.33 basic service fee and sewer usage charges of $11.46 per HCF in the first tier, increasing at higher tiers. The reviewed material did not state a winter-average cap or percentage tie-in.
- Meter reading
- Water and sewer charges are based on consumption and residential bills cover the preceding three months. The reviewed official pages did not identify AMR/AMI technology or the precise meter-reading route schedule.
Context, not a score
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
Coverage measures what this directory documented. It does not measure service quality, affordability, or regulatory compliance.
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
“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
- Town of Needham Department of Public Works Water and Sewer public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (MA3199000) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID MA3199000.