City of Lawton Utility Services / Lawton Water Department
Lawton
Population reference
92,757 people (EPA queue estimate for Lawton public water system)
Billing detail
Broad 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. Lawton's minimum-bill and service pages describe a monthly billing month and a monthly water/sewer/trash utility account, although the exact meter-read route calendar is not published.
- Rate structure
- Increasing usage charges above a monthly minimum. The current public account page lists a minimum bill of $83.81 covering water and sewer service up to 2,000 gallons plus weekly trash; the City approved a new FY2027 schedule effective July 1, 2026 with a small base-fee adjustment and higher usage charges above 2,000 gallons. The City projects roughly $5 more water and $7 more sewer for a typical 5,000-gallon household.
- Residential cost reference
- The current published minimum is $83.81 for up to 2,000 gallons including weekly trash. For a typical 5,000-gallon residential account after the July 1, 2026 increase, the City projects an increase of about $12, implying an estimated combined bill near $95.81 per month; this is a City projection rather than a reconstructed final tariff total. A 7,000-gallon bill will be higher because usage charges apply above 2,000 gallons.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Lawton bills sewer together with water and trash. The City's published service-rate table uses a base charge for the first 2,000 gallons and a per-1,000-gallon sewer component for subsequent usage; older public tariff material describes usage above 12,000 gallons as not presumed to enter the sewer system. The July 1, 2026 approved increase specifically adds about $7 per month to the typical 5,000-gallon sewer portion, but the public news release does not provide the complete final sewer worksheet.
- Meter reading
- The City says Utility Services installs, reads, and maintains water meters, but the current public pages do not identify AMI/AMR hardware, hourly radio transmission, or a specific monthly manual-read schedule. Customers can use the bill's reading-history section to compare monthly usage and can request meter information through the Water Department.
- New-account deposit
- Security deposit is based on the property's average consumption, with a minimum of $150; the deposit may be larger based on consumption. Lawton requires occupancy authorization, photo ID, and Social Security-number verification. Deposits are refunded as an account credit after 12 consecutive on-time payments with no late fees, or when the account is closed.
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How documentation coverage compares
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86%
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33%
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National index
50%
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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
- Activation or transfer fee
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Primary verification routes
- City of Lawton Utility Services / Lawton Water 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.