Public Water Authority
Passaic Valley Water Commission
Serving Passaic Valley service area
Population served
310,483 people (EPA SDWIS active CWS PWS NJ1605002)
State system code
FIPS 34
Billing frequency
Residential quarterly; commercial/industrial accounts are typically billed monthly.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
Passaic Valley Water Commission operates as a public water authority serving Passaic Valley service area. 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 water and sewer rates with fixed and volumetric charges; current tariff is published by PVWC.. Bills are generated residential quarterly; commercial/industrial accounts are typically billed monthly., and a typical residential cost reference is A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. Exact total requires quarterly PVWC tariff, meter, water usage, and sewer components.. 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
PVWC bills water and sewer service under its rate schedule; the reviewed billing page did not expose a universal winter-average formula.
Meter and infrastructure notes
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. No universal AMI/AMR vendor or interval was verified.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
973-340-4300 for PVWC emergency/service routing.
Official starting point
Choose the right next step
Reading this profile
A practical reference for Passaic Valley service area
Passaic Valley Water Commission is listed here as a public water authority. 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.