City of Billings Public Works - Water and Wastewater Utilities
Billings
Population reference
114,000
Billing detail
Partial public detail found
Official destination
Open provider website ↗Provider-specific findings
Billing and account research from public material
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- Rate structure
- Increasing block tiers plus a fixed monthly meter-size charge. Effective July 1, 2026 inside city, residential water usage is $4.97/kGal for 0-10,000 gallons, $5.94 for 11,000-32,000, $7.72 for 33,000-75,000, and $11.60 above 75,000; outside-city rates are $5.13, $6.16, $8.03, and $12.03.
- Residential cost reference
- At 6,000 gallons inside city, the volumetric water component is approximately $29.82 before the fixed monthly meter charge ($4.97 x 6 kGal). The complete water/wastewater bill requires the meter-size fixed charge and wastewater component, which the reviewed page does not fully expose in the same table.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Wastewater uses a fixed monthly meter-size service charge plus a volume charge based on wastewater created, using a four-tier structure aligned with water usage. Effective July 1, 2026, residential wastewater volume is $5.95 per kGal; the current fixed charge varies by meter size.
- Meter reading
- Billings reports more than 32,000 water meters and emphasizes accurate meter data, but the reviewed current public pages do not identify the deployed meter vendor, AMR/AMI technology, transmission interval, or universal reading schedule.
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How documentation coverage compares
This profile
57%
overview fields with research notes
Montana
67%
records with any overview detail
National index
50%
records with any overview detail
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Research record
Partial public detail found
4 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
57%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- Billing frequency
- New-account deposit
- Activation or transfer fee
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Primary verification routes
- City of Billings Public Works - Water and Wastewater Utilities 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.