City of Laredo Utilities Department
Laredo
Population reference
260,046 people (EPA SDWIS active CWS PWS TX2400001)
Billing detail
Partial 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.
- Rate structure
- Metered municipal water and sewer schedules under Chapter 31 of the Laredo Code of Ordinances. The code states that water rates increase annually by 2 percent on October 1 unless a higher amount is approved by City Council; the complete 2026 residential usage table was not exposed in the reviewed results.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Laredo’s utility code contains separate water and sewer rate-and-charge provisions, but the reviewed sources did not expose a universal residential sewer formula, winter average, or fixed percentage of water consumption.
- New-account deposit
- The Laredo code provides for cash deposits securing the Utilities Department against losses and permits deposit funds to be used against final amounts due when an account closes; the current universal residential dollar amount, credit waiver, and refund timing were not exposed.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
43%
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
Partial public detail found
3 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
43%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- Billing frequency
- Residential cost reference
- Meter reading
- Activation or transfer fee
“Not confirmed” means the directory did not identify a dependable public statement. It does not mean the provider has no policy or option.
Primary verification routes
- City of Laredo Utilities Department public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (TX2400001) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID TX2400001.