City of Port Lavaca Utility Billing Department
Port Lavaca
Population reference
Approximately 11,000–12,000 residents and City utility customers in Port Lavaca; the utility bills water, sewer, and garbage within the City.
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 account is billed approximately 15 days before the due date and the bill combines water, sewer, and garbage charges.
- Rate structure
- Increasing block tiers under the February 10, 2026 rate sheet. Residential water has a base charge for 0–2,000 gallons, then per-1,000-gallon tiers for 2,001–5,000, 5,001–25,000, and over 25,000 gallons; inside- and outside-city schedules differ.
- Residential cost reference
- The February 2026 schedule lists a residential water base of $50 for 0–2,000 gallons, plus $9.90 per 1,000 gallons for 2,001–5,000 and $10.52 per 1,000 gallons for 5,001–25,000. That implies approximately $79.70 at 5,000 gallons and $100.74 at 7,000 gallons before sewer and garbage; the complete combined estimate depends on the published sewer schedule and customer location.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- The 2026 City rate sheet publishes separate residential sewer base and volumetric tiers, with inside- and outside-city rates. The reviewed accessible text does not expose the full sewer table or a winter-average calculation, so the exact wastewater component should be read from the adopted rate sheet.
- Meter reading
- Port Lavaca says meters are read approximately on the same date each month, normally in a meter box near the curb. DROPCOUNTR provides customer usage monitoring; the reviewed sources do not identify the AMI/AMR vendor or transmission interval.
- New-account deposit
- New residential customers require a minimum $180–$280 security deposit; commercial deposits may be based on up to 60 days of average billing. Deposits are applied to outstanding balances at disconnect. Contractor deposit is $50 and a fire-hydrant meter deposit is $1,500.
- Activation or transfer fee
- The 2026 schedule lists a $30 transfer-of-service fee. The reviewed accessible fee sheet does not expose a separate standard residential activation fee.
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100%
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68%
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National index
50%
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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 Port Lavaca Utility Billing 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.