Madison Water Utility
Madison
Population reference
272,000 people (EPA SDWIS active CWS PWS WI1130224)
Billing detail
Partial public detail found
Official destination
Open provider website ↗Provider-specific findings
Billing and account research from public material
Provider-specific research notes are displayed separately from fields that contain only an unavailable-information marker. Read qualifiers in each note and verify current account terms with the provider.
- Billing frequency
- Monthly; Madison Municipal Services bills are monthly.
- Rate structure
- PSC-regulated metered water with $14.00 monthly base charge and increasing usage tiers effective May 1, 2026: $5.70 first 3,000 gallons, $7.71 next 3,000, $9.47 next 3,000, $13.74 next 5,000, and $17.67 above 14,000.
- Residential cost reference
- Madison lists an average monthly residential water charge of $38.81 under the effective 2026 schedule, before sewer, stormwater, landfill, and other municipal services.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Madison bills sewer and stormwater on the municipal services bill; the reviewed water-rate page did not expose a universal winter-average formula.
- Meter reading
- Madison's conservation tool can show weekly, daily, and hourly use and issue email alerts; the reviewed pages did not identify one universal AMI/AMR vendor or interval.
Context, not a score
How documentation coverage compares
This profile
71%
overview fields with research notes
Wisconsin
41%
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
Partial public detail found
5 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
71%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- New-account deposit
- 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
- Madison Water Utility public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (WI1130224) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID WI1130224.