Public Water Authority
Town of Colonie Latham Water District
Serving Latham and Town of Colonie, Albany County
Population served
85,590 people; the state inventory lists 26,058 distribution service lines for PWS NY0100198.
State system code
FIPS 36
Billing frequency
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed public system pages do not identify one current universal bill frequency.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
Town of Colonie Latham Water District operates as a public water authority serving Latham and Town of Colonie, Albany 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 Municipal district water service with metered consumption and district charges; the reviewed pages did not expose the current 2026 residential rate table in a stable form.. Bills are generated a dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. the reviewed public system pages do not identify one current universal bill frequency., and a typical residential cost reference is A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. Current Latham Water District rate and fixed-charge values were not exposed sufficiently to calculate a defensible 5,000-7,000-gallon 2026 bill.. 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
The Latham system is a water district and the reviewed sources did not establish a universal sewer billing formula, winter average, or flat percentage tie-in for every customer. Any sewer charge may be a separate municipal or property charge.
Meter and infrastructure notes
New York's official service-line inventory confirms the district maintains a billing account and meter dataset, with 26,058 distribution service lines, but the reviewed sources do not identify AMI/AMR hardware or a fixed reading cadence.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed official sources did not identify a separate 24/7 leak hotline.
Official starting point
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Reading this profile
A practical reference for Latham and Town of Colonie, Albany County
Town of Colonie Latham Water District 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.