Pennsylvania American Water Company - West
Western Pennsylvania American Water service territories, including PWS PA7210029
Population reference
105,127
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 for the majority of Pennsylvania American Water water and wastewater customers; bills use a monthly meter reading. Some recently acquired or special systems can have different availability-charge schedules.
- Rate structure
- Regulated metered service with a meter-size monthly service charge, rate-zone-specific tariffs and quantity charges. The current standard Zone 1 residential schedule lists a 5/8-inch monthly service charge of $18.80 and $1.8772 per 100 gallons for the first 16,000 gallons and excess, but the customer's assigned zone controls; DSIC and other approved charges may also apply.
- Residential cost reference
- For the standard Zone 1 example, approximately $130-$150 per month for a 5/8-inch water-and-wastewater account using 5,000-7,000 gallons: $18.80 water service plus about $94-$132 water usage at $1.8772 per 100 gallons, plus $15 wastewater service and about $148-$207 wastewater usage at $2.9539 per 100 gallons if the same usage is billed. Actual western service-area tariffs, wastewater zone and DSIC can materially change this estimate.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Metered wastewater is based on water usage or measured sewage flows and includes a monthly equivalent-dwelling-unit service charge. Standard Zone 1 residential figures are $15.00 monthly plus $2.9539 per 100 gallons; unmetered residential wastewater is $110.00 per month per EDU. Each service territory can instead use its published wastewater rate zone/tariff.
- Meter reading
- Customers are billed from monthly meter readings and MyWater displays usage history and comparisons. Pennsylvania American Water's public pages do not identify one AMI/AMR vendor or transmission interval for every western service area; meter technology and read route vary by system.
- New-account deposit
- A deposit is not universally required; the assistance page says eligible arrangements may avoid a deposit, and if one is required it may be paid over three payments. The reviewed public pages do not publish one western-PA residential dollar amount or a universal credit-check waiver/return schedule; the active tariff and account history control.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
86%
overview fields with research notes
Pennsylvania
37%
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
- 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
- Pennsylvania American Water Company - West public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- dollarenergy.org reference ↗
Public URL preserved in the compiled record. Confirm its publisher, date, and applicability before relying on it.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (PA7210029) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID PA7210029.