Prince William Water (formerly Prince William County Service Authority) - West System
Western Prince William County, including the PWCSA West water system
Population reference
136,409
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; meters are read and billed every month, and bills are due within 24 days of the bill date.
- Rate structure
- Monthly fixed service charges by meter size plus consumption charges; the 2026 rate plan takes effect January 1, 2026. The official residential FAQ publishes a typical 3/4-inch, 5,000-gallon combined water-and-sewer bill of $88.85 for 2026, with 2025 at $81.55 and 2027 at $96.05.
- Residential cost reference
- $88.85 per month for a typical 3/4-inch residential account using 5,000 gallons in 2026, according to the official Prince William Water FAQ. This is the combined water-and-sewer bill and excludes any Yorkshire-area contractor trash charge.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Prince William Water’s monthly bill includes fixed meter-size charges and consumption charges for water and wastewater. The reviewed 2026 FAQ gives the combined 5,000-gallon estimate but the accessible page does not expose the West-system line-item sewer formula or winter-average calculation; the older customer handbook describes sewer adjustments and water/sewer charges separately.
- Meter reading
- Meters are read and billed every month. The public FAQ says bills may be estimated during inclement weather or other reading difficulties and later reconciled when a physical read occurs; the reviewed pages do not identify the West-system AMI/AMR technology or transmission interval.
- New-account deposit
- All new residential service requests have a non-refundable application fee on the first bill; tenants additionally pay an Advance Payment Deposit on the first bill. The reviewed current pages refer to the Customer Handbook for exact amounts and do not state a credit-check waiver or refund-after-good-standing rule.
- Activation or transfer fee
- An application fee is charged each time a new account is activated or service is transferred to another location; it appears on the first month’s bill. The reviewed current public page does not expose the 2026 dollar amount.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
100%
overview fields with research notes
Virginia
52%
records with any overview detail
National index
50%
records with any overview detail
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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
- Prince William Water (formerly Prince William County Service Authority) - West System 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.