DEARBORN
Dearborn
Population reference
109,976 people; EPA SDWIS 2026Q2 active CWS estimate for MI0001730.
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. Dearborn Water Ordinance Sec. 19-28 states that water rates are paid quarterly, and the current FY 2026-2027 schedule is effective on bills rendered on or after July 1, 2026.
- Rate structure
- Quarterly capacity/basic charges by meter-size equivalent factor plus commodity charges based on measured water consumption. For non-fireline accounts the ordinance sets water commodity at $40.90 per MCF and a $20.64 capacity charge per equivalent factor; the 5/8-inch schedule has a $65.42 quarterly non-fireline water-and-sewer basic-service charge. Fireline accounts use a separate capacity schedule. The current rate sheet also shows the Great Lakes Water Authority/DWSD industrial-waste-control charge columns for applicable accounts.
- Residential cost reference
- Approximately $96 per month equivalent for a typical 5/8-inch non-fireline residential account using 6,000 gallons per month, calculated from the FY 2026-2027 quarterly basic charge of $65.42, water commodity at $40.90 per MCF, sewer commodity at $52.10 per MCF, and about 2.406 MCF per quarter at 6,000 gallons per month. This is an estimate before account-specific adjustments, taxes, industrial surcharges, or unusual consumption.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Sewage treatment is based on the water consumption shown on the water bill and is billed quarterly. The 2026-2027 ordinance sets sewer volume at $52.10 per MCF plus a quarterly basic sewer service/capacity charge of $44.78 per equivalent meter factor; for a 5/8-inch meter the combined non-fireline basic service charge shown on the rate sheet is $65.42, with the water and sewer components represented in the schedule. Applicable commercial or industrial users can receive GLWA industrial-waste-control or high-strength surcharges; the published ordinance does not describe a residential winter-average calculation.
- Meter reading
- Dearborn bills by quarterly water-meter consumption and offers a final-meter-read request through the Water and Sewerage Division at 313-943-2306. The reviewed current customer pages do not state a residential AMR/AMI model or routine read interval. A 2026 City document references use of automated-meter-reading wholesale data, but that does not establish the residential technology for this CWS record.
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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
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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
- DEARBORN public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- waynemetro.org reference ↗
Public URL preserved in the compiled record. Confirm its publisher, date, and applicability before relying on it.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (MI0001730) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID MI0001730.