City of Lago Vista Utility Administration Department
Lago Vista
Population reference
9,692 residents, the city's July 1, 2022 Census-based estimate; the municipal utility provides water, wastewater, irrigation, and solid-waste services to customers within the city.
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; utility bills are mailed at the end of each month and are due upon receipt, with a published past-due point on the 15th.
- Rate structure
- Increasing block residential water tiers with a monthly base charge, a drought-contingency fee that may be imposed by City Council, and separate wastewater charges. The official rate page currently displays a published table labeled 2019-2020 and 2020-2021: $36.52 base including 0-2,000 gallons, then $5.25 per 1,000 gallons through 5,000, $6.50 through 10,000, and higher tiers thereafter. A current 2026 replacement table was not posted on the page reviewed.
- Residential cost reference
- Using the city's published table as a transparent estimate, 5,000 gallons is about $52.27 water ($36.52 base plus 3,000 gallons at $5.25) before wastewater, trash, and any drought fee. The displayed table is older than 2026, so this is a reference estimate rather than a verified 2026 invoice total.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- The official page describes winter averaging: usage from November, December, January, and February is averaged to establish the customer's sewer rate for the following year. The displayed sewer schedule lists a $19.00 base and $10.75 per 1,000 gallons, but the page labels the table 2019-2020 and 2020-2021; customers should confirm the current rate with Utility Administration.
- Meter reading
- The reviewed city pages describe monthly billing and winter averaging but do not identify the meter manufacturer, AMI/AMR transmission cadence, or field-reading schedule. Meter technology is therefore not publicly documented pending a direct utility confirmation.
- New-account deposit
- A $130 deposit is required for new water/sewer service. The city says the deposit is a one-time fee and is not an AutoPay enrollment; the reviewed page does not state a credit-check waiver or return schedule.
- Activation or transfer fee
- The reviewed current new-service pages do not state a separate activation or transfer administrative fee beyond the $130 new-service deposit. Applications with valid identification received by 11:00 a.m. may receive same-day service.
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
Coverage measures what this directory documented. It does not measure service quality, affordability, or regulatory compliance.
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 Lago Vista Utility Administration 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.