CITY OF BEAUMONT WATER UTILITY DEPT
BEAUMONT
Population reference
115282 people (EPA SDWIS 2026Q2 active CWS estimate for TX1230001)
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; the City states that water utility statements are mailed monthly.
- Rate structure
- Uniform base-plus-volume structure for a standard 5/8-inch residential meter, with a first-1,000-gallon charge and a uniform per-1,000-gallon charge thereafter. FY2026 water rates were held unchanged: $16.79 for the first 1,000 gallons and $5.68 for each additional 1,000 gallons; senior-qualified customers receive $11.11 for the first 1,000 gallons and the same $5.68 marginal rate.
- Residential cost reference
- Water-only estimate for 6,000 gallons on a standard 5/8-inch meter is approximately $45.19 before wastewater, taxes, solid waste, or other services: $16.79 plus five additional 1,000-gallon units at $5.68. The City’s FY2026 notice says wastewater increased about $2.74 per month for an average household, but it does not publish a complete current residential sewer schedule on the billing page, so a combined water/sewer estimate is not publicly documented.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Beaumont bills residential sewer through the municipal water utility statement, but the current public Water Billing page and FY2026 rate notice do not expose the complete residential sewer base, volume rate, winter average, or clean-water deduction formula. The FY2026 notice confirms a small wastewater increase of about $2.74 per month for the average household; the exact customer-level calculation should be confirmed with Water Billing at 409-866-0023.
- Meter reading
- The City has installed an automated meter-reading system and states that most meters are electronic and transmit usage electronically for billing. The public page does not specify the radio/network protocol, transmission interval, or exact read calendar; submerged electronic meters may cause a temporary estimate based on the prior three months, later corrected when actual usage is recorded.
- New-account deposit
- The current Water Billing instructions require a $125 residential deposit before a new account is established. Other deposit amounts depend on account type and number of units; the page does not publish a credit-check waiver or refund schedule.
- Activation or transfer fee
- A $20 new-service fee is billed to the account. Applications may be made online, by phone at 409-866-0023, or in person at 801 Main Street, Suite 100; service is connected the following business day after application. The public page does not state a separate transfer fee.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
100%
overview fields with research notes
Texas
68%
records with any overview detail
National index
50%
records with any overview detail
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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 UTILITY DEPT public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (TX1230001) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID TX1230001.