City of Ennis Utility Billing Department
Ennis and the City of Ennis water, wastewater, and garbage service area in Ellis County
Population reference
EPA-derived public records identify CITY OF ENNIS PWS TX0700001 serving approximately 24,891 people. The City’s 2020 Census population was about 20,159 and the system serves Ennis and nearby Palmer-area customers in indexed utility records, so the PWS population is the appropriate water-system estimate rather than the city-limit census figure.
Billing detail
Broad public detail found
Official destination
Open provider website ↗Provider-specific findings
Billing and account research from public material
Provider-specific research notes are displayed separately from fields that contain only an unavailable-information marker. Read qualifiers in each note and verify current account terms with the provider.
- Billing frequency
- Monthly. The Utility Billing Department measures and bills water, wastewater, and garbage services on monthly accounts, and the bank-draft program drafts the amount due the day after the monthly bill is mailed.
- Rate structure
- FY2025-26 uniform residential base plus increasing usage bands. The first 1,000 gallons are included in the $29.67 residential minimum water charge; 1,001–6,000 gallons cost $4.36 per 1,000, 6,001–10,000 cost $5.91, 10,001–20,000 cost $6.68, and usage over 20,000 costs $7.46. Multifamily and commercial schedules are separate.
- Residential cost reference
- For a typical residential account using 6,000 gallons, FY2025-26 water is approximately $51.47: $29.67 base plus five 1,000-gallon units at $4.36. Sewer at the same 6,000-gallon level is approximately $63.50: $37.25 base plus five units at $5.25, with residential sewer consumption capped at 6,000 gallons. Adding the $21.25 first residential sanitation container gives an illustrative water/sewer/garbage total of about $136.22 before processor fees and other charges.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- FY2025-26 residential sewer is $37.25 per unit including the first 1,000 gallons, plus $5.25 per 1,000 gallons of water after that base; charges are capped at 6,000 gallons. The reviewed current Ennis pages do not describe a winter-average sewer calculation. New accounts and account changes should be confirmed with Utility Billing because the City has updated its rate ordinances and online-payment provider for FY2026.
- Meter reading
- The City’s current Utility Billing page states that meters throughout Ennis are read electronically through a radio-read system. The public page does not identify the vendor, transmission interval, or exact monthly route calendar. Utility Billing is responsible for usage measurement, billing calculations, minor meter maintenance, rereads, and adjustments when a reading is found to be incorrect.
- New-account deposit
- The current Ennis FAQ requires a valid Texas driver’s license or Texas ID and an in-person application. The standard residential deposit for residential and rental properties is $100. Commercial customers must apply in person and pay a deposit determined at application; older City instructions describe commercial deposits using the prior six-month average multiplied by three, but the current FAQ does not publish a fixed commercial dollar amount. Deposits are applied to the final bill, with remaining credit refunded after discontinuance.
- Activation or transfer fee
- Residential transfers must be completed in person and the current FAQ says there is presently no transfer fee. The current page does not publish a separate residential activation fee. A prior municipal schedule lists connection/set fees for new construction and a $500 water-meter set fee in FY2025-26, while ordinary account setup is handled by Utility Billing after the application and deposit are received.
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How documentation coverage compares
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100%
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Texas
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
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Primary verification routes
- City of Ennis Utility Billing Department public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (TX0700001) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID TX0700001.