CANTON PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM
CANTON
Population reference
107113 people (EPA SDWIS 2026Q2 active CWS estimate for OH7608112)
Billing detail
Broad public detail found
Official destination
Open provider website ↗Provider-specific findings
Billing and account research from public material
Provider-specific research notes are displayed separately from fields that contain only an unavailable-information marker. Read qualifiers in each note and verify current account terms with the provider.
- Billing frequency
- Monthly. Residential accounts are billed monthly; the billing zone determines the bill date: Zone A, X on the 1st; Zone B on the 8th; Zone C on the 15th; and Zone D on the 22nd. The payment due date is 17 days after the bill date.
- Rate structure
- Increasing block volumetric tiers with different inside-city and outside-city schedules. For a 5/8-inch meter, the March 29, 2026 sheet lists a 225-cubic-foot minimum, then inside-city rates of $3.6219 per 100 cubic feet for the first 4,500 cubic feet, $2.8978 for 4,501 to 30,000, and $1.7025 above 30,000. Outside-city water is 150% of the inside-city schedule, shown as $9.0548, $7.2445, and $4.2563 per 100 cubic feet respectively.
- Residential cost reference
- Illustrative 2026 inside-city 5/8-inch residential water plus sewer at 6,000 gallons per month, before sanitation and any homestead discount: approximately $67.30. This uses about 802.14 cubic feet, the $8.15 water minimum, the first inside-city water block, the $11.86 sewer minimum, and the $4.38 sewer volumetric charge. Adding the standard inside-city $27.94 monthly sanitation charge produces an illustrative combined utility total of about $95.24; actual bills vary by meter size, service area, usage, discounts, and fees.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Canton bills sewer separately using metered water consumption. The March 29, 2026 schedule lists an $11.86 monthly sewer minimum per meter plus $4.38 per additional 100 cubic feet; approved homestead accounts receive a 10% reduction, making the listed minimum $10.68 and the additional charge $3.94 per 100 cubic feet. The published schedule does not describe a winter-average calculation or a flat percentage tie-in.
- Meter reading
- The rules require monthly meter readings and permit a minimum or estimated bill when the meter cannot be read. Canton uses a meter transmitting unit with billing-system connectivity, but the public materials do not identify the equipment as AMI or AMR or promise hourly transmission. A City form confirms that a disconnected transmitting device can cause estimated bills and allows customers to submit a manual reading by mail, email, or phone.
- Activation or transfer fee
- No general account activation or transfer fee is stated in the reviewed Canton materials. Start, cancel, or change service requires calling 330-649-8100 to schedule a Water Department visit; a $25 trip charge applies when a service person is dispatched to turn water off or on.
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How documentation coverage compares
This profile
86%
overview fields with research notes
Ohio
41%
records with any overview detail
National index
50%
records with any overview detail
Coverage measures what this directory documented. It does not measure service quality, affordability, or regulatory compliance.
Research record
Broad public detail found
6 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
86%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- New-account deposit
“Not confirmed” means the directory did not identify a dependable public statement. It does not mean the provider has no policy or option.
Primary verification routes
- CANTON PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (OH7608112) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID OH7608112.