City of Harker Heights Water and Utility Services / Utility Administration Department
Harker Heights and the City utility service area in Bell County, including inside- and outside-CCN customers
Population reference
EPA-derived public water system TX0140023 (CITY OF HARKER HEIGHTS) serves approximately 34,834–35,957 people in the latest publicly indexed records. The City’s 2024 water-quality report projects a build-out population of about 45,000, so the current served estimate and long-range planning number should not be conflated.
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’s current payment and utility pages describe the account as a monthly utility bill, and the fee schedule applies delinquent fees by month late.
- Rate structure
- Uniform base-plus-volume rate, with separate inside-CCN and outside-CCN schedules rather than increasing block tiers. FY2025-26 inside-CCN water is $13.52 per month plus $4.22 per 1,000 gallons; outside-CCN water is $27.03 per month plus $8.44 per 1,000 gallons. Separate sprinkler meters pay the base and usage charge but are not charged sewer volume.
- Residential cost reference
- For an inside-CCN residential account using 6,000 gallons, current FY2025-26 water is about $38.84 ($13.52 base plus six times $4.22). Sewer is about $36.59 ($24.35 base including the first 3,000 gallons plus three additional 1,000-gallon units at $4.08), before drainage, sanitation, and any other bill components. The residential sanitation charge is $20.63 and the one-family drainage charge is $6.00, producing an illustrative combined municipal total near $102.06 before taxes or nonstandard fees; actual totals vary by CCN, service class, and sewer cap.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Inside-CCN sewer is $24.35 for up to 3,000 gallons plus $4.08 per 1,000 gallons for residential usage from 3,001–10,000 gallons. Outside-CCN charges are $48.70 for up to 3,000 gallons plus $8.16 per 1,000 gallons. Residential sewer has a 10,000-gallon cap, and anyone receiving City water connected to City sewer pays the sewer charge even when the building is unoccupied. The reviewed pages do not describe winter averaging; the published FY2025-26 schedule is usage-based.
- Meter reading
- The reviewed current Harker Heights pages do not identify a named AMI/AMR vendor, transmission interval, or fixed meter-reading calendar. The utility code and fee schedule provide for meter rereads and a $60 meter-accuracy test for a non-faulty 5/8- to 3/4-inch meter, while the municipal payment portal exposes consumption history. Treat the field technology and exact read schedule as not publicly documented until the City publishes a current meter-infrastructure specification.
- New-account deposit
- The current new-water-service page requires government ID, a current lease, a completed application, and a deposit before processing. It lists a $65.00 residential deposit and $200.00 commercial deposit. The FY2025-26 fee schedule confirms $65 residential, $200 commercial, and $200 per apartment-complex master meter; residential deposits are refunded when the account terminates or in June after one year of good history, while commercial/master-meter deposits are refunded at account termination. Refusal to provide a Social Security number carries a $300 residential deposit under the fee schedule.
- Activation or transfer fee
- New water turn-on with a new service or transfer is listed as no charge during ordinary scheduling. The transfer page charges a $15.00 transfer-of-service fee on the first bill at the new address; service at both locations is allowed for up to two weeks, after which a $65.00 deposit on the new address is required. Same-day connections require documents and deposit by 1:00 p.m.; after-hours connection from 5:00–8:00 p.m. costs an additional $50.00.
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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 Harker Heights Water and Utility Services / Utility Administration Department public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (TX0140023) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID TX0140023.