City of Pharr Utility Billing Division / Public Utilities Department
Pharr
Population reference
Approximately 77,000 residents served by the City of Pharr public water system, PWS TX1080009, according to the current utility-quality data and City service materials.
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; the Utility Billing Division sends water, sewer, sanitation, and related bills once a month.
- Rate structure
- Increasing/inclining block tiers. For the 6/1/2025–5/31/2026 residential schedule, a 5/8- or 3/4-inch meter has a $21.85 base fee, with $1.93 per 1,000 gallons for 0–3,000, $2.12 for 3,001–6,000, $2.51 for 6,001–20,000, and $2.90 above 20,000 gallons. The City publishes separate commercial and senior schedules.
- Residential cost reference
- At the published 2025–2026 residential 5/8- or 3/4-inch rates, water for 5,000–7,000 gallons is approximately $31.49–$36.36 before sewer, sanitation, and other charges. The sewer schedule adds a $19.86 base plus $1.29 per 1,000 gallons, producing an indicative combined water-and-sewer subtotal of roughly $57.80–$65.25 before other municipal services.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Residential sewer uses a $19.86 base fee plus $1.29 per 1,000 gallons for the 6/1/2025–5/31/2026 schedule. The published page does not describe a winter-average cap for residential accounts; senior customers receive a separate reduced base and volumetric schedule.
- Meter reading
- The City portal allows customers to view detailed billing and usage, but the current official page does not identify the meter vendor, AMI/AMR deployment, transmission interval, or monthly route-reading schedule.
- New-account deposit
- The current schedule lists $100 for residential new accounts, $150 for commercial accounts, and $150 for renters/tenants. The City separately lists a $325 deposit and $30 installation fee for traveling meters. A credit-check waiver or refund timing is not documented.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
86%
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
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
“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 Pharr Utility Billing Division / Public Utilities Department public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (TX1080009) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID TX1080009.