West Knox Utility District
West Knox County and portions of Knoxville
Population reference
77,825 people (EPA SDWA system estimate)
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 usage is billed in arrears. WKUD uses three billing cycles assigned by service location, so the exact bill date varies by address.
- Rate structure
- Metered uniform residential charges by service type: a $16.15 residential water customer charge plus $4.34 per 1,000 gallons, and a $27.77 residential wastewater customer charge plus $7.74 per 1,000 gallons under the rate schedule effective July 1, 2025. No seasonal tier or drought surcharge was identified in the reviewed schedule.
- Residential cost reference
- Approximately $116.40 per month for 6,000 gallons before taxes or incidental account charges: $42.19 water ($16.15 + six units at $4.34) plus $74.21 wastewater ($27.77 + six units at $7.74). This is a rate-based estimate, not a guaranteed bill for every service address.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Residential wastewater is metered from the billed water consumption using a fixed monthly wastewater customer charge of $27.77 plus $7.74 per 1,000 gallons under the reviewed schedule. The public rate page does not describe a winter-average cap, irrigation exclusion, or separate sewer averaging formula.
- Meter reading
- WKUD uses battery-powered radio transmitters on water meters. Failed transmitters have caused some bills to be estimated from 12 months of history; field staff physically read failed meters and photograph readings. The district is replacing transmitters with units described as having approximately 12-year batteries, but the reviewed page does not promise an hourly customer-facing AMI interval schedule.
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
- 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
- West Knox Utility District 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.