Shelby Township Department of Public Works Water and Sewer Billing
Shelby Township, Macomb County
Population reference
Approximately 72,000 residents in the queue estimate; the Township reports about 29,977 water accounts and a 419.5-mile water-main system.
Billing detail
Broad public detail found
Official destination
Open provider website ↗Provider-specific findings
Billing and account research from public material
Provider-specific research notes are displayed separately from fields that contain only an unavailable-information marker. Read qualifiers in each note and verify current account terms with the provider.
- Rate structure
- Uniform commodity rates plus fixed administrative charges. For bills produced after January 1, 2026, water is $4.420 per 100 cubic feet, with a $2.50 administrative fee; sewer is $6.420 per 100 cubic feet, with a $1.65 administrative fee. One hundred cubic feet is approximately 748 gallons.
- Residential cost reference
- At 6,000 gallons, roughly 8.02 billing units, the 2026 water and sewer commodity components total approximately 8.02 x $4.420 plus 8.02 x $6.420, or about $87.00, plus the $4.15 combined administrative fees. A representative water/sewer estimate is therefore about $91 per billed period before other account charges; the exact monthly equivalent depends on the Township's billing cycle.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Shelby sewer is billed from the same metered water-use units at $6.420 per 100 cubic feet plus the $1.65 administrative fee. The reviewed public 2026 schedule does not describe a winter average or wastewater cap; irrigation use is controlled separately by the Township's mandatory irrigation ordinance.
- Meter reading
- Shelby reports nearly 30,000 accounts and routine meter reading, billing and customer service, but the reviewed 2026 page does not identify the installed AMI/AMR platform or a universal reading/transmission schedule.
- New-account deposit
- No standard residential startup deposit or credit-check waiver was published on the reviewed Township water page. Any deposit requirement should be confirmed with DPW when the account is established.
- Activation or transfer fee
- No general activation or transfer fee was published in the reviewed 2026 water-rate material. The Township handles account and meter service through DPW; construction taps and service-installation charges are separate.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
86%
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
Broad public detail found
6 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
86%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- Billing frequency
“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
- Shelby Township Department of Public Works Water and Sewer Billing 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.