Bryan Texas Utilities (BTU) Water and Wastewater Services
City of Bryan municipal water, wastewater, solid-waste, drainage, and transportation service area
Population reference
The U.S. Census Bureau reports 91,541 residents in Bryan's July 1, 2024 estimate and 83,980 in the 2020 Census. Bryan Texas Utilities provides the City's water and electric services and the BTU bill also carries wastewater, solid waste, drainage, and transportation charges; the municipal population is used as the public service-area proxy.
Billing detail
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- Billing frequency
- Monthly. Bryan's FY2026 financial-management policy states electric, water, and wastewater billings are billed in arrears because customer meters are read monthly. The 2026 sample bill shows a 31-day water read period, an invoice date, a printed due date, and a separate disconnect date.
- Rate structure
- Tiered municipal water volume pricing with a residential customer charge. The latest official City financial rate table located, effective September 30, 2024 and reflected in the 2026 BTU sample bill, lists a $9.70 monthly residential customer charge, $2.76 per 1,000 gallons for 0-30,000 gallons, $3.00 for 30,001-50,000, and $3.50 above 50,000. Bryan also bills fixed residential transportation and drainage fees totaling $14 per month and a separate solid-waste charge; the sample 2026 bill shows one residential can at $13.50.
- Residential cost reference
- Using the official schedule reflected on the 2026 BTU bill and assuming the winter wastewater basis equals current use, 5,000 gallons is approximately $23.50 water ($9.70 + 5×$2.76), $28.03 wastewater ($7.88 + 5×$4.03), $13.50 one-can solid waste, and $14 transportation/drainage, about $79.03 before electricity, taxes, donations, or payment fees. At 7,000 gallons the analogous estimate is $29.02 water + $36.09 wastewater + $13.50 solid waste + $14 fixed fees, about $92.61. Actual residential wastewater is based on the second-highest month during the December-February winter measurement period, so the sewer component may be lower or higher than this planning assumption.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Bryan's residential wastewater fee is calculated from water use during the billing cycles ending in December, January, and February. The City states that the amount charged from March through the following February is based on the second-highest water-consumption month in that three-month period, so customers can reduce future sewer charges by conserving during the winter measurement window. The latest official schedule lists a $7.88 residential monthly sewer charge and $4.03 per 1,000 gallons; new residential construction is temporarily billed under a City-average rule until the evaluation period is complete. Bryan maintains separate wastewater treatment facilities and does not separately meter residential sewer flow.
- Meter reading
- Bryan's 2026 sample bill shows a 31-day monthly water read, meter number, previous/current readings, and 5,400 gallons of consumption. BTU has deployed advanced metering infrastructure that allows real-time monitoring of water usage and flags constant flow over a 48-hour period as a potential leak; the City automatically enrolls water customers with a listed cell number for continuous-use and outage texts. The public materials do not identify the water hardware vendor or promise a universal transmission interval, but the customer-facing system is clearly more than a simple annual read: monthly billing is based on meter reads and AMI supports continuous-use alerting.
- New-account deposit
- BTU Ordinance 2226 requires security deposits unless an exemption applies. For residential tenants using water/sewer service, the published water/sewer deposit is $35; when water service is established without electric service, the minimum is $60, unless another approved security method such as a letter of credit, cosigner, or certificate of deposit is accepted. Deposits can be refunded after the customer has had residential service for the preceding 24 months, has no more than two late penalties in the last 12 months, no nonpayment disconnection in the last 24 months, no returned checks in the last 24 months, and no other BTU debt. Exemptions include satisfactory BTU credit, qualifying prior-utility credit, a satisfactory cosigner, government entities, and authorized prepay customers.
- Activation or transfer fee
- Customers must complete and sign the BTU application and required documentation before beginning service; a deposit may be due before connection or, at BTU's discretion, with the first monthly billing cycle. The current public pages do not state a separate ordinary residential activation or transfer fee. The published construction/tap materials list physical connection charges such as a 3/4-inch potable-water tap at $400 and a 4-inch sanitary-sewer tap at $350, while a vacant-rental Continuous Service Agreement has historically carried a $15 application fee; these are distinct from a routine account name transfer and should be confirmed with BTU.
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Primary verification routes
- Bryan Texas Utilities (BTU) Water and Wastewater Services public website ↗
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