Municipal Department
City of Brooklyn Center Public Utilities
Serving Brooklyn Center
Population served
33,782 people (EPA SDWA queue estimate for MN1270004)
State system code
FIPS 27
Billing frequency
Quarterly. Water, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, street lights, recycling, and related fees are billed quarterly.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
City of Brooklyn Center Public Utilities operates as a municipal department serving Brooklyn Center. 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 2026 conservation tiers plus a quarterly base charge. Residential water base is $35.61 per quarter; usage is $5.94 per 1,000 gallons for 0-30,000 gallons, $7.41 for 31,000-60,000, and $11.05 above 60,000 gallons.. Bills are generated quarterly. water, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, street lights, recycling, and related fees are billed quarterly., and a typical residential cost reference is The 2026 minimum residential bill is $227.17 per quarter with no water usage, or about $75.72 per month before additional usage. At 6,000 gallons per quarter, water adds $35.64, while the combined quarterly total is approximately $262.81 before any other account adjustments.. 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
Residential sanitary sewer is a flat quarterly fee: $117.18 for a single-family account, $82.79 per apartment unit, or $64.44 for an approved senior rate. Non-residential sewer is $4.98 per 1,000 gallons of quarterly water use.
Meter and infrastructure notes
Residential meters are read by Public Utilities in the week before billing; unreadable meters are estimated from prior usage. The reviewed source does not identify AMI/AMR technology.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed City pages provide Public Utilities contacts but do not label a separate 24/7 water-emergency line.
Official starting point
Choose the right next step
Reading this profile
A practical reference for Brooklyn Center
City of Brooklyn Center Public Utilities 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.