City of Cookeville Department of Water Quality Control
Cookeville and connected regional customers
Population reference
49,711 people (EPA SDWA queue estimate for TN0000133)
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. Cookeville’s sewer ordinance states that water and sewer statements are rendered monthly and that combined-service customers receive both charges on one bill.
- Rate structure
- Uniform monthly base plus volumetric and storage charges. Effective July 1, 2026, inside-city customers pay a $12.10 base charge, $5.09 per 1,000 gallons, and $0.19 per 1,000 gallons storage; outside-city customers pay an $18.15 base, $7.64 volume, and the same storage charge.
- Residential cost reference
- For an inside-city residential customer using 5,000 gallons, the published July 1, 2026 example is $38.50 for water and $53.25 for sewer, or approximately $91.75 combined per month. The 7,000-gallon total is higher and depends on the same uniform rates.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Inside-city sewer is a $14.15 monthly base charge plus $7.82 per 1,000 gallons effective July 1, 2026. The ordinance states that normal domestic wastewater is measured from public-water meters or supplementary meters and that the combined water/sewer bill is due within 15 days of the bill date.
- Activation or transfer fee
- The Utilities page states a non-refundable $25 application fee for water service; the municipal code applies the fee per residential meter and lists $50 per meter for non-residential water applications.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
71%
overview fields with research notes
Tennessee
43%
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
- Meter reading
- 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
- City of Cookeville Department of Water Quality Control public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (TN0000133) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID TN0000133.