Municipal Department
City of Odessa Utilities - Water and Wastewater Billing
Serving Odessa
Population served
123,334
State system code
FIPS 48
Billing frequency
Monthly utility billing; water, sewer, trash, and stormwater are billed according to account type and location.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
City of Odessa Utilities - Water and Wastewater Billing operates as a municipal department serving Odessa. Customers should use the provider’s current account-specific bill and official customer-service instructions as the final authority for deadlines, balances, and service requests.
The published water-rate framework is described as Rates vary by account type and location. The reviewed billing page identifies inside/outside-city distinctions, senior/disability rates, and flat or metered accounts but does not expose the complete current residential water table in accessible text.. Bills are generated monthly utility billing; water, sewer, trash, and stormwater are billed according to account type and location., and a typical residential cost reference is A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed Odessa public billing page does not expose the complete current residential water charge table for a reliable 5,000-7,000-gallon calculation.. These descriptions are useful planning benchmarks; actual charges can change with meter size, usage, sewer averaging, local taxes, drought stages, or account-specific fees.
Wastewater and sewer calculation
New residential accounts with 1-3 units are billed $53.27/month based on a 7,000-gallon average; senior/disability rate is $41.85 based on the same average. Existing residential sewer averages are calculated from December, January, and February usage; commercial/multifamily accounts use actual monthly water use and outside-city rates are 1.5 times inside-city rates.
Meter and infrastructure notes
Odessa bills metered usage and uses December-January-February consumption for residential sewer averaging. The reviewed pages do not identify AMI/AMR technology or the universal read interval.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
432-335-3318 after hours for sewer and water emergencies; water leaks may also be reported at 432-368-3561.
Official starting point
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Reading this profile
A practical reference for Odessa
City of Odessa Utilities - Water and Wastewater Billing is listed here as a municipal department. The profile separates account actions—such as paying a bill or requesting service—from explanatory material about rates, meters, wastewater, leaks, and delinquency.
Because utility rules can vary by account class, meter size, service address, billing date, and local ordinance, treat the published bill and current provider website as the final authority. Use this profile to locate the correct channel and prepare better questions for customer service.
If your issue is urgent, start with the provider’s emergency number or official payment route rather than waiting for an email response. Keep a written record of calls, confirmation numbers, notice dates, and documents you submit.