Municipal Department
City of Bay City Water and Sewer Utility
Serving Bay City
Population served
32,255 people (EPA SDWA queue estimate for MI0000470)
State system code
FIPS 26
Billing frequency
Monthly; the City rate schedule uses monthly customer charges and monthly commodity charges.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
City of Bay City Water and Sewer Utility operates as a municipal department serving Bay City. Customers should use the provider’s current account-specific bill and official customer-service instructions as the final authority for deadlines, balances, and service requests.
The published water-rate framework is described as Monthly meter-size customer charge plus commodity charge per CCF. The published schedule lists $5.48 per CCF effective February 1, 2025, a 5/8-inch $21.80 monthly customer charge, a $2.00 monthly lead-service-line abatement charge, and a purchased-water cost adjustment.. Bills are generated monthly; the city rate schedule uses monthly customer charges and monthly commodity charges., and a typical residential cost reference is Approximately $65.68 for 6 CCF before sewer, taxes, or other adjustments, using the published 5/8-inch $21.80 customer charge, $2.00 lead-abatement charge, and $5.48 per CCF water charge; the City rate page's current water commodity schedule is subject to adjustment.. These descriptions are useful planning benchmarks; actual charges can change with meter size, usage, sewer averaging, local taxes, drought stages, or account-specific fees.
Wastewater and sewer calculation
Domestic sewer charges are based on water consumption and meter size. The published 5/8-inch in-city sewer customer charge is $25.54 and the commodity charge is $6.83 per CCF effective February 1, 2025; extra-strength surcharges apply to non-domestic users.
Meter and infrastructure notes
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed City material did not identify AMR/AMI technology or the meter-reading schedule.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed City rate page did not identify a dedicated 24/7 emergency line.
Official starting point
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Reading this profile
A practical reference for Bay City
City of Bay City Water and Sewer Utility is listed here as a municipal department. The profile separates account actions—such as paying a bill or requesting service—from explanatory material about rates, meters, wastewater, leaks, and delinquency.
Because utility rules can vary by account class, meter size, service address, billing date, and local ordinance, treat the published bill and current provider website as the final authority. Use this profile to locate the correct channel and prepare better questions for customer service.
If your issue is urgent, start with the provider’s emergency number or official payment route rather than waiting for an email response. Keep a written record of calls, confirmation numbers, notice dates, and documents you submit.