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Water Billing & Rates
During regular business hours, you can obtain billing information, request a final reading or schedule a service appointment with the Water Billing Department.
All Water Department personnel carry picture identification.
Final readings must be scheduled with the Water Billing Department. The bill will be available after 12 p.m. the business day following the appointment. When Final Bills are processed, customers are automatically canceled from Automatic Bill Pay.
The budget billing program allows you to make monthly payments on your water bill, reducing fluctuations in your personal budget. This also helps by eliminating penalties for late payments.
- We will take the usage of your last four quarterly bills calculated at the current rates and the flat charges and divide it by 12. If you have a past-due balance, this will be calculated similarly and added to your monthly payment.
- After 12 months, your account will be re-analyzed and you will be notified of your new budget amount.
- When you elect the budget billing option, you must have your monthly payment directly debited from your bank account.
Enroll by filling out the Automatic Payment Form (PDF). Once completed, return the form to the water department along with a voided check. We will contact you regarding your payment amount if you mail in the form.
If you are not the home owner, we will need owner approval for any past-due balances being rolled into the budgeted amount.
Please complete our E-Bill form (PDF) to go paperless and receive your quarterly water bill by e-mail. Just complete the form and return it to the Water Billing Department.
If you already receive your water bill via e-mail, you can use this form to change your e-mail address with the city, if necessary, or to stop e-billing.
All water registered at the inside water meter will be charged to the account.
The Great Lakes Water Authority, the regional water authority that includes the City of Detroit, Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties and the State of Michigan, offers an assistance program to qualifying low-income retail customers.
You can contact the GLWA directly at 313-386-9727 for more information.
Please reference the chart below for rate information.
FY 2022 | FY 2023 | Per Unit Change | |
Water | 5.674 | 5.674 | |
Sewer | 6.558 | 6.932 | |
12.232 | 12.606 | 0.374 | |
Customer Charge (Readiness to Serve Charge)* | Based on meter size | ||
5/8" meter | 18.47 | 18.96 | |
3/4" meter | 18.47 | 18.96 | |
1" meter | 46.18 | 47.40 | |
1 1/2" meter | 101.59 | 104.28 | |
2" meter | 147.76 | 151.68 | |
3" meter | 267.82 | 274.92 | |
4" meter | 369.40 | 379.20 | |
6" meter | 554.10 | 568.80 | |
*Residential meters larger than 3/4" will be billed at $18.96 | |||
Retention Basin | 0.49 | 0.49 | |
Typical residential flat charges will increase from $18.96 to $19.45. | |||
Commercial Meter Charge (Wastewater Flow Chg) | |||
5/8" | 10.62 | 10.74 | |
3/4" | 15.93 | 16.11 | |
1" | 26.55 | 26.85 | |
1 1/2" | 58.41 | 59.07 | |
2" | 84.96 | 85.09 | |
3" | 153.99 | 155.73 | |
4" | 212.40 | 214.80 | |
6" | 318.60 | 322.20 | |
Surcharge | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Opt-Out Charge | 10.00 | 10.00 |
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Tax & Water Billing
Physical Address
City Hall
27600 Jefferson Ave.
St. Clair Shores, MI 48081
Phone: 586-447-3317Fax: 586-445-5245
Hours
Monday - Friday
8 AM - 4:30 PM
- When will I get my water bill?
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Residents receive their water bills quarterly in the City of St. Clair Shores. You should receive your bills on the first of the following months:
48080 48082 48081 January February March April May June July August September October November December Payments are due three weeks after the bills are mailed.
- What are the current water rates?
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Please reference the chart below for rate information
FY 2022 FY 2023 Per Unit Change Water 5.674 5.674 Sewer 6.558 6.932 12.232 12.606 0.374 Customer Charge (Readiness to Serve Charge)* Based on
meter size5/8" meter 18.47 18.96 3/4" meter 18.47 18.96 1" meter 46.18 47.40 1 1/2" meter 101.59 104.28 2" meter 147.76 151.68 3" meter 267.82 274.92 4" meter 369.40 379.20 6" meter 554.10 568.80 *Residential meters larger than 3/4" will be billed at $18.96 Retention Basin 0.49 0.49 Typical residential flat charges will increase from $18.96 to $19.45. Commercial
Meter Charge
(Wastewater Flow Chg)5/8" 10.62 10.74 3/4" 15.93 16.11 1" 26.55 26.85 1 1/2" 58.41 59.07 2" 84.96 85.09 3" 153.99 155.73 4" 212.40 214.80 6" 318.60 322.20 Surcharge 1.00 1.00 Opt-Out Charge 10.00 10.00 - My meter is in my house, how does the city know how much water I used?
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Most home meters now have a radio read device that transmits the reading to the city offices at the time of billing.