City of Fargo Utility Billing Department
Fargo
Population reference
120,762
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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- Billing frequency
- Monthly. Fargo water and sewer charges are billed monthly, with bills due on or before the 20th day after the billing date.
- Rate structure
- Fargo uses a fixed meter-size minimum plus volumetric usage. A 5/8-inch meter minimum is $10.40 per month, with consumption above 2,000 gallons charged at $5.70 per 1,000 gallons up to 200,000 gallons; higher-volume tiers are $5.45 and $5.05 per 1,000 gallons. Residential sewer is a flat $25 per month, while commercial and multifamily sewer is $2.55 per 1,000 gallons with a $25 minimum.
- Residential cost reference
- For a 5/8-inch residential meter using 5,000 gallons, the posted tariff gives approximately $27.50 water ($10.40 minimum plus three 1,000-gallon increments at $5.70) and $25.00 residential sewer, or about $52.50 per month before the separately billed garbage, storm sewer, forestry, mosquito-control, and street-lighting charges.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Residential wastewater is a flat $25.00 monthly charge and is not calculated as a percentage of water intake. Commercial and multifamily sewer uses metered water consumption at $2.55 per 1,000 gallons with a $25.00 monthly minimum. The reviewed Fargo pages do not publish a winter-average formula.
- Meter reading
- Fargo is replacing city water meters with an advanced metering infrastructure system implemented with Core & Main and VEPO Metering. The new system provides timely/on-demand readings instead of once-monthly reads, real-time account transfer and shutoff readings, usage history, and leak alerts; installation is phased by property location and preceded by a notice to schedule an appointment.
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How documentation coverage compares
This profile
71%
overview fields with research notes
North Dakota
55%
records with any overview detail
National index
50%
records with any overview detail
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Research record
Partial public detail found
5 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
71%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- New-account deposit
- Activation or transfer fee
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Primary verification routes
- City of Fargo Utility Billing Department 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.