City of Bay City Water and Sewer Utility
Bay City
Population reference
32,255 people (EPA SDWA queue estimate for MI0000470)
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
- Monthly; the City rate schedule uses monthly customer charges and monthly commodity charges.
- Rate structure
- 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.
- Residential cost reference
- 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.
- 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.
- New-account deposit
- The 2026 City fee schedule lists residential water/sewer-only deposits of $75 in city and out of city, with $150 for a landlord affidavit; the reviewed schedule did not state a general waiver or refund period.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
71%
overview fields with research notes
Michigan
36%
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
- Meter reading
- 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 Bay City Water and Sewer Utility public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (MI0000470) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID MI0000470.