STERLING HEIGHTS, CITY OF
STERLING HEIGHTS
Population reference
127000 people (EPA SDWIS 2026Q2 active CWS estimate for MI0006385)
Billing detail
Broad 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 states that monthly water and sewer bills are prepared for residential, industrial, and commercial customers.
- Rate structure
- Increasing block usage tiers plus fixed meter charges. Effective for bills rendered on or after July 1, 2025, residential water usage is $2.66 per 100 cubic feet for the first 12 ccf and $4.87 per 100 cubic feet over 12 ccf, with a 5/8-inch water fixed charge of $9.60 per month. Sewer usage is $7.07 per 100 cubic feet with an $8.30 monthly fixed charge.
- Residential cost reference
- Approximately $82.95 per month for a 5/8-inch residential account using 5,000 gallons per month (about 6.684 ccf), calculated from the City’s July 2025 rates as $9.60 water fixed plus about $17.78 water usage, $8.30 sewer fixed, and about $47.27 sewer usage. This is an estimate before any account-specific charges, final-bill fees, or later rate changes.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- For single-family customers receiving both City water and sewer, sewer usage is based on current-period water consumption or the average of actual whole-unit water consumption from the January 1, February 1, and March 1 bills, whichever is lower. Sewer-only customers are charged $34 per bill under the current published residential rate sheet.
- Meter reading
- The City’s residential rate sheet explains a basement meter read in cubic feet: the bill uses the first four digits, the rightmost digit represents 7.5 gallons, and one billing unit is 100 cubic feet. The public material does not identify AMI/AMR communications or a fixed monthly reading schedule; customers can use WaterSmart to track consumption and detect unusual use.
- Activation or transfer fee
- The current residential rate sheet lists a $109 water turn-on fee, a $44 City-performed final water-meter read, a $22 final water-and-sewer bill preparation fee, and a $280 landlord/tenant affidavit filing fee. These published charges should not be assumed to be a universal resident name-transfer fee; customers should confirm the charge for their specific move or activation.
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
- New-account deposit
“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
- STERLING HEIGHTS, CITY OF public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (MI0006385) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID MI0006385.