City of Mesquite Water Utilities / Utility Billing
Mesquite municipal water, wastewater, sanitation, drainage, and related city utility service area
Population reference
150,108 residents (2020 U.S. Census); the Census Bureau's current July 1, 2025 QuickFacts estimate is reported as NA, so this record uses the last published decennial population rather than an unsupported projection. The utility serves City of Mesquite retail accounts.
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. Mesquite's bill is based on the prior approximately 30 days, and the due date is determined by the geographic billing cycle printed on the customer's bill.
- Rate structure
- Increasing block tiers. For the common 0.625-inch residential meter, the minimum water charge is $20.24 and includes the first 1,000 gallons. Consumption is then charged per 1,000 gallons at $8.78 for 1,001–5,000 gallons, $9.46 for 5,001–10,000, $9.92 for 10,001–50,000, $10.39 for 50,001–70,000, $10.87 for 70,001–500,000, and $8.99 above 500,000. The published schedule took effect October 1, 2025 and is the current FY2026 schedule.
- Residential cost reference
- Using the published 0.625-inch residential schedule, 5,000 gallons produces approximately $55.36 in water charges and $51.66 in sewer charges; adding the published $6.00 drainage charge, $26.25 sanitation charge, and $2.17 related sales tax gives an illustrative combined bill of about $141.44. At 7,000 gallons, the corresponding estimate is about $176.14. Actual bills vary with meter size, account charges, taxes, and service-specific conditions.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Residential sewer has a $20.10 minimum that includes the first 1,000 gallons, then charges $7.89 per 1,000 gallons above that amount. Residential sewer is capped at 8,000 gallons. The charge is tied to measured water consumption; Mesquite's current public rate page does not publish a winter-average calculation or a separate flat percentage formula.
- Meter reading
- Mesquite's advanced-meter replacement began in fall 2021 and was completed in summer 2024. The AMI meters transmit hourly readings that are compiled for monthly billing, and the City's WaterSmart service can expose hourly usage history and alerts. Meter Services continues to operate on a monthly billing/read schedule, with bills calculated over the prior approximately 30 days.
- New-account deposit
- A new residential water customer pays a minimum $100 deposit with the first billing. A returning customer must clear delinquent balances and pays the deposit amount from the prior address, but never less than $100. A commercial deposit is based on the average three-month bill. The current application page does not publish a credit-check waiver or a specific automatic-return period for residential deposits.
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86%
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Research record
Broad public detail found
6 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
86%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- Activation or transfer fee
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Primary verification routes
- City of Mesquite Water Utilities / Utility Billing 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.