Municipal Department
City of Bloomington Utility Billing
Serving Bloomington
Population served
Approximately 91,300 people in the City of Bloomington Community Water System queue
State system code
FIPS 27
Billing frequency
Every eight to nine weeks, approximately six bills per year. Meters are read by geographic area, the bill is sent about three weeks after the read, and the due date is calculated 28 days after mailing.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
City of Bloomington Utility Billing operates as a municipal department serving Bloomington. 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 Single-family water is a metered block structure with a 4,000-gallon minimum at $5.17 per 1,000 gallons, the same $5.17 rate through 12,000 gallons, and $9.11 per 1,000 gallons above 12,000. Wastewater is separately metered through the water reading and uses a $6.01 per 1,000-gallon charge with a minimum/base-period rule.. Bills are generated every eight to nine weeks, approximately six bills per year. meters are read by geographic area, the bill is sent about three weeks after the read, and the due date is calculated 28 days after mailing., and a typical residential cost reference is At 7,000 gallons per month, the 2026 water estimate is $36.19 and wastewater is approximately $42.07, or about $78.26 per month for water and sewer before the every-eight-to-nine-week billing conversion, garbage/recycling, stormwater, and other municipal charges. A typical bill covers roughly two months of usage.. 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
Bloomington wastewater is based on water-meter consumption. The 2026 single-family schedule lists $6.01 per 1,000 gallons, with a 2,000-gallon minimum where a base period is established and a 5,000-gallon minimum where no base period is established. The reviewed City page does not describe a winter-average credit formula.
Meter and infrastructure notes
Meters are read on site by route and geographic area, not described as universal AMI. The City reads and bills approximately six times per year, every eight to nine weeks; customers can submit move-in/move-out reads to the meter-reading line 952-563-4971, and usage may be estimated when access is unavailable.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. For a separate water emergency hotline in the reviewed City utility-billing pages. Utility Billing is 952-563-8726 and the City main number is 952-563-8700; urgent main-break or public-safety reports should be routed through the City's published emergency system.
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A practical reference for Bloomington
City of Bloomington Utility Billing 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.