City of Elyria Public Utilities - Elyria Municipal Water Works System
City of Elyria and the Elyria Municipal Water Supply System service area
Population reference
68,000 people (EPA SDWA queue estimate for OH4700411)
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. The 2026 rate notice states that water, wastewater and sanitation charges are collected on monthly utility bills; water consumption is billed by hundred cubic feet.
- Rate structure
- Metered monthly usage with fixed service charges and HCF increments rather than gallon-by-gallon billing. Effective January 1, 2026 for an inside-city residential 5/8- or 3/4-inch meter, water is $5.35 per HCF plus a $12.31 monthly service charge; homestead-exemption rates are separately listed. One HCF is approximately 750 gallons, and the City's example bills in 100-cubic-foot increments.
- Residential cost reference
- For an inside-city 5/8- or 3/4-inch residential account using about 6,750 gallons (9 HCF billed increments), 2026 water is approximately $60.46 including the $12.31 service charge and sewer approximately $126.75 including the $17.76 service charge, or about $187.21 for water and sewer before the separate $35.05 sanitation charge. Actual bills vary with the City's HCF rounding and homestead status.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Elyria bills wastewater using the monthly water-consumption HCF increments rather than a separately stated household sewer meter. Inside-city 2026 residential sewer is $12.11 per HCF plus a $17.76 monthly service charge; homestead rates are $8.48 per HCF and $12.43 service charge. The official notice does not state a winter average or sewer-volume cap.
- Meter reading
- The reviewed 2026 notice states that residential consumption is billed monthly in 100-cubic-foot increments (1 HCF is approximately 750 gallons) and sends high-consumption alerts. It does not identify AMI/AMR technology, transmission frequency or a complete field-reading schedule.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
71%
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
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
“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
- City of Elyria Public Utilities - Elyria Municipal Water Works System public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (OH4700411) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID OH4700411.