Prince William Water (formerly Prince William County Service Authority) - West System
Western Prince William County
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. Bills are rendered monthly, meters are read monthly, and payments are due within 24 days of the bill date.
- Rate structure
- Monthly service charge plus volumetric water and wastewater charges; the 2025-2027 rate program maintains separate water and sewer components and different treatment systems for western and eastern Prince William County. The public FAQ reports a 2026 5,000-gallon average water-and-sewer bill of $88.85.
- Residential cost reference
- $88.85 per month for a single-family residential customer using 5,000 gallons, based on Prince William Water’s published comparison table for rates effective July 1, 2026. Actual West System bills vary by meter/service size, wastewater treatment area, and any refuse or other account charges.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- The monthly bill combines a water service charge and a wastewater service charge. Western-area wastewater is treated at the Upper Occoquan Service Authority, while eastern-area wastewater is treated at the H.L. Mooney Advanced Water Reclamation Facility. The reviewed pages do not describe a residential winter-average formula; the utility calculates monthly volume from the meter reading and applicable rate schedule.
- Meter reading
- Meters are read and billed every month. If a meter cannot be read, the utility estimates consumption from the same month of the prior year when available, or from a daily average, then reconciles the estimate on the next actual reading. The reviewed pages do not identify AMI/AMR hardware or a remote transmission interval.
- New-account deposit
- All new service requests incur a non-refundable Application Fee on the first month’s bill. Tenants also pay an Advance Payment Deposit on the first bill; the current public FAQ does not state the dollar amount. An owner authorization form allows the advance payment to be waived when the tenant documents needs-based rental assistance from a local, state, or federal agency.
- Activation or transfer fee
- An Application Fee is charged for every new account or existing account transferred to another location and appears on the first month’s bill. The reviewed current FAQ does not state the fee amount.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
100%
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Virginia
52%
records with any overview detail
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
- 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.