City of Beaumont Water Customer Service / Water Billing
Beaumont city limits and City-authorized residential and commercial water customers
Population reference
Approximately 115,282 residents based on the 2020 Census; the City provides water service for residential and commercial properties within Beaumont city limits.
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. Beaumont's Finance page states utility bill statements are mailed monthly, with bill date, due date, usage detail, current charges, and total billed amount available through the online system.
- Rate structure
- Uniform base plus increasing volumetric usage. Beaumont's FY2026 notice says a standard 5/8-inch meter is $16.79 for the first 1,000 gallons and $5.68 for each additional 1,000 gallons. The senior rate is $11.11 for the first 1,000 gallons and the same $5.68 per additional 1,000 gallons; senior rates are frozen going forward. The complete current schedule varies by meter/account class and is controlled by the City fee schedule.
- Residential cost reference
- Using the FY2026 standard 5/8-inch water rate, 5,000 gallons is approximately $39.51 ($16.79 plus four $5.68 increments), and 7,000 gallons is approximately $50.87 before sewer, sanitation, and other charges. Beaumont's FY2026 sewer-rate study lists a single-family monthly sewer service charge of $52.73 effective July 1, 2025, so a planning subtotal is about $92-$103 before solid waste and any other bill components. Actual total bills depend on the current sewer schedule, sanitation charges, meter class, and account-specific services.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Beaumont's public customer page does not provide a complete household sewer formula, winter-average rule, or consumption cap. The City sewer-rate study identifies a FY2026 single-family monthly sewer service charge of $52.73 and separate multifamily, commercial, and industrial classes; the City code/fee schedule controls the operative charge. Customers should not assume that every gallon entering the water meter is billed as sewer, and should confirm the current residential calculation with Water Customer Service.
- Meter reading
- Beaumont has installed an automated meter-reading system, and most meters are electronic and send usage electronically for billing. When a meter is submerged and cannot transmit, the City estimates usage from the prior three months and later credits the account if actual recorded usage is lower. The City warns that damage to the electronic device is criminal mischief and charges the account holder the full replacement value. The public pages do not identify the AMR manufacturer or a guaranteed transmission interval; billing is monthly.
- New-account deposit
- A residential deposit of $125 must be paid before a new account is established; other deposits depend on account type and number of units. The City requires identification and may request spouse information, employment, lease, or service-location documentation. Beaumont's public page does not state a credit-check waiver or a universal refund-after-on-time-payments schedule. The $125 deposit is separate from the $20 new-service fee.
- Activation or transfer fee
- The City charges a $20 new-service fee billed to the account. Applications may be made online, by telephone at (409) 866-0023, or in person at 801 Main, Suite 100; service is connected the following business day after application. The public water-billing page does not publish a separate transfer fee, same-day premium, or after-hours activation amount.
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How documentation coverage compares
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100%
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68%
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National index
50%
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Research record
Broad public detail found
7 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
100%
Primary verification routes
- City of Beaumont Water Customer Service / Water Billing public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- tdhca.texas.gov reference ↗
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- EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System ↗
Federal background on public water-system records and their limitations.