Municipal Department
City of Kennewick Water and Sewer Utility
Serving Kennewick, Washington
Population served
118,164
State system code
FIPS 53
Billing frequency
Bi-monthly for the residential water rate schedule; the City ordinance describes a service fee and consumption charge for each bi-monthly billing period. Customers should use the billing period on the current statement.
Provider briefing
How this utility’s billing works
City of Kennewick Water and Sewer Utility operates as a municipal department serving Kennewick, Washington. 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 Metered service fee plus a consumption charge per 100 cubic feet, with City Council modifications and a separate utility-tax disclosure. The Kennewick master fee schedule also identifies water, sewer, stormwater, and a 15.5% utility-tax framework, with 9% incorporated into water rates and 6.5% shown separately.. Bills are generated bi-monthly for the residential water rate schedule; the city ordinance describes a service fee and consumption charge for each bi-monthly billing period. customers should use the billing period on the current statement., and a typical residential cost reference is A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. For a verified 2026 residential amount: the accessible ordinance page contains the 2019-2020 baseline schedule and the current master-fee page does not expose a full 2026 5,000-to-7,000-gallon calculation in readable text. Use the City master fee schedule and current statement for the applicable rate.. 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
Kennewick sewer user charges are calculated separately from water consumption, using a user-charge rate per 100 cubic feet of metered water plus a service charge. The ordinance states that City Council fees are published in the master fee schedule and adjusted annually for bills mailed after January 1.
Meter and infrastructure notes
Residential water use is metered and the ordinance describes bi-monthly billing. The reviewed current City pages do not identify the meter vendor, AMI/AMR technology, transmission interval, or precise read calendar.
Emergency water support
Report a leak or water emergency
A dedicated this detail was not publicly posted. The reviewed public Kennewick utility pages identify City water/sewer service channels but do not expose a single dedicated 24/7 water emergency number. Use the current City utility contact page or account statement for emergency dispatch.
Official starting point
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A practical reference for Kennewick, Washington
City of Kennewick Water and Sewer Utility 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.