City of Hutto Utility Billing Department
Hutto
Population reference
Approximately 20,924 people in the City of Hutto water service area according to the city's planning material; the 2026 city survey confirms City of Hutto as the water provider for a majority of surveyed customers, with Jonah SUD and Manville WSC also serving portions of the broader community.
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; bills are mailed on pre-established monthly billing cycles and are due within 15 days of the billing date.
- Rate structure
- Increasing block tiers with a fixed meter-size base charge, winter-averaged residential wastewater, separate irrigation pricing, and a drainage fee. Effective October 1, 2025, a 5/8- or 3/4-inch inside-city water base is $40.58; the first 2,000 gallons are included, then residential water tiers are $5.79 per 1,000 gallons for 2,001-5,000, $7.82 for 5,001-10,000, $10.55 for 10,001-15,000, and higher tiers thereafter.
- Residential cost reference
- For a 5,000-gallon inside-city household using a 5/8-inch meter, the published 2026 water calculation is approximately $57.95 before wastewater, drainage, and solid-waste charges: $40.58 base plus 3,000 gallons at $5.79 per 1,000. Hutto's own calculator says a typical combined household bill often exceeds $150 because it includes water, wastewater, trash, and a $4.00 monthly drainage fee; flat wastewater alone is $88.67 until the winter-average schedule is established.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Residential sewer has a $41.41 inside-city 5/8- or 3/4-inch base and is normally billed using winter averaging, with the applicable per-1,000-gallon rate determined from the customer's winter consumption. During the transition before a winter average is available, the published flat residential sewer rate is $88.67 inside city and $101.97 outside city. The city states that the first 2,000 gallons are included in the water base, not that sewer is free; wastewater, trash, and drainage are separate components of the combined bill.
- Meter reading
- Hutto's WaterSmart portal is designed to show consumption, comparisons, and leak alerts, indicating a connected customer-usage platform. The city materials reviewed do not state whether every meter transmits hourly AMI data or the exact field-reading schedule, so the deployment granularity is not publicly documented; customers can access usage through the WaterSmart account.
- New-account deposit
- The fee schedule ties water/wastewater deposits to payment history: a good payment history may receive a $0 deposit, an average history requires $150 for a water-and-wastewater connection, and a poor history requires $250. The city may make the final credit determination; an account disconnected for nonpayment can receive an additional deposit requirement, including a published $150 deposit and a further $50 deposit in the rate material.
- Activation or transfer fee
- A new-account or transfer-account service fee of $35.00 is published. Separate meter-size connection fees apply for new physical connections, including $600 for a 5/8- or 3/4-inch water meter, and are not the same as the administrative account fee.
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Research record
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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 Hutto Utility Billing Department public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System ↗
Federal background on public water-system records and their limitations.