BILLINGS CITY OF
Billings
Population reference
Approximately 114,000 people served by the City of Billings municipal water and wastewater system.
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
- The reviewed current rate and payment pages do not state a single universal bill-generation frequency; residential accounts are issued on recurring meter-read cycles, with each statement controlling its exact cycle and due date.
- Rate structure
- Metered volumetric pricing with a fixed monthly charge based on meter size and increasing residential usage tiers. For inside-city residential use effective July 1, 2026, the volumetric tiers are 0–10 kgal, 11–32 kgal, 33–75 kgal, and over 75 kgal; wastewater has its own service charge and $5.95-per-kgal volumetric charge effective July 1, 2026.
- Residential cost reference
- City FY2026 budget materials estimate a median-home monthly water charge of about $47.71, wastewater of $30.85, and stormwater of $8.81, or about $101.87 total. This is a budget estimate rather than a guaranteed 5,000–7,000-gallon bill; the exact charge varies by meter size, inside/outside-city status, tier, and stormwater classification.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Wastewater is billed separately using a meter-size service charge plus a volumetric wastewater rate. The current rate table lists $5.95 per thousand gallons effective July 1, 2026, but the reviewed public table does not expose every fixed service-charge amount in its text. The account bill and current City rate table control the applicable calculation.
- Meter reading
- The reviewed public 2026 rate and payment pages do not identify residential meter communications technology or publish a universal read calendar. Bills are based on the meter readings assigned to each account.
- New-account deposit
- No current 2026 startup-deposit amount, credit-check waiver, or refund-after-on-time-payment rule was published on the reviewed City utility pages.
- Activation or transfer fee
- The City identifies 406-657-8315 option 3 for service changes but does not publish a current activation or transfer fee in the reviewed materials.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
100%
overview fields with research notes
Montana
67%
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
7 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
100%
Primary verification routes
- BILLINGS CITY OF 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.