Public Water Authority
Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority
Serving Albuquerque and Bernalillo County
Population served
560,326 people (EPA SDWIS active CWS PWS NM3510701)
State system code
FIPS 35
Billing frequency
Monthly; account statement controls the cycle.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority operates as a public water authority serving Albuquerque and Bernalillo County. 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 Metered residential water rates with fixed service and usage components; the Authority's current conservation-oriented tariff applies to Albuquerque/Bernalillo accounts.. Bills are generated monthly; account statement controls the cycle., and a typical residential cost reference is A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. Exact total requires current meter-size, water, wastewater, and account charges.. 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
ABCWUA bills water and wastewater through the utility account; the reviewed pages 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
505-842-9287 for ABCWUA service and emergency routing.
Official starting point
Choose the right next step
Reading this profile
A practical reference for Albuquerque and Bernalillo County
Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority 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.