RACINE WATERWORKS
RACINE
Population reference
105100 people (EPA SDWIS 2026Q2 active CWS estimate for WI2520062)
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
- Quarterly for standard City of Racine water and wastewater billing, with some rate tables also displaying monthly equivalents. The 2026 payment-process FAQ states the relocation did not change customers’ existing cycles or bill dates, and the wastewater page expressly states quarterly billing.
- Rate structure
- Declining block volumetric tiers by cubic feet, plus a meter-size service charge, a direct public-fire-protection charge by meter size, and applicable household hazardous-waste or other utility charges. The City’s published water table lists a 5/8-inch or 3/4-inch meter service charge of $22.30 quarterly, volume at $3.11 per 100 cubic feet for the first 15,000 cubic feet per quarter, $2.68 for the next 185,000 cubic feet, and $2.41 above 200,000 cubic feet. Retail customers in Racine and named surrounding communities also receive a direct PFP charge; the current PFP page lists $17.19 quarterly for a 5/8-inch or 3/4-inch meter.
- Residential cost reference
- Using the City’s published residential schedule and a typical 5/8-inch meter, an in-city household using 5,000 to 7,000 gallons per month is approximately $31.87 to $40.19 per month for water, service charge, direct public-fire-protection charge, and the published quarterly household hazardous-waste item converted to a monthly equivalent. Adding City of Racine sewer at the published 2025 rate of $2.89 per 748-gallon ccf, the $31 quarterly residential sewer capital charge shown in the 2026 fee schedule, and stormwater at approximately $200.87 annually, produces an indicative combined water, sewer, and stormwater range of approximately $78 to $95 per month. Exact bills vary by billing cycle, meter size, sewer jurisdiction, and the 2026 annual sewer approval.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- City of Racine residential sewer is billed quarterly from the home or business water-meter reading, so lower water use reduces the usage component. The published City of Racine Class I rate is $2.89 per ccf, where one ccf is 748 gallons, plus a fixed quarterly capital charge; the 2026 fee schedule lists the residential sanitary sewer surcharge at $31 quarterly. A separate household hazardous-waste charge appears on the bill. Summer sewer rates are based on winter usage, and surrounding communities may use their own flat quarterly residential charges or village sewer schedules.
- Meter reading
- Meters are owned, furnished, and installed by the Racine Water Utility or an approved contractor and must remain accessible for reading, inspection, and servicing. The filed rules do not identify AMI or AMR technology or a universal calendar date. If a meter cannot be read, the bill is marked and calculated from an estimate or minimum charge; when read again, the succeeding bill reconciles the prior period, and more than three consecutive estimated or minimum bills are permitted only in unusual cases. Meter failure is otherwise billed from the prior-year average or another equitable estimate.
- New-account deposit
- The Racine PSC operating rules refer ordinary residential deposits to Wisconsin Administrative Code PSC 185.36 and do not publish a universal dollar startup deposit on the customer payment pages. Temporary metered water and construction or hydrant service may require a monetary equipment or usage deposit, refunded after the temporary service ends, charges are paid, and utility equipment is returned. New development can also involve a $1,500 front-foot charge, an impact or Residential Equivalent Connection fee of $500 per residential connection in the City’s published connection-charge example, and actual service-lateral installation costs; these are infrastructure or development charges rather than a normal account security deposit.
- Activation or transfer fee
- The public customer pages do not publish a universal residential name-transfer fee. New development and physical connections may incur a $1,500 front-foot assessment, a $500 Residential Equivalent Connection or impact fee per residential connection in the published example, and actual service-lateral costs. The utility must be notified in writing when premises are vacated so it can remove the meter and shut off service at the curb stop; the normal service activation amount for an existing ready-to-serve account is not separately listed.
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How documentation coverage compares
This profile
100%
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
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
- RACINE WATERWORKS public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- paymentservicenetwork.com reference ↗
Public URL preserved in the compiled record. Confirm its publisher, date, and applicability before relying on it.
- acipayonline.com reference ↗
Public URL preserved in the compiled record. Confirm its publisher, date, and applicability before relying on it.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (WI2520062) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID WI2520062.