FAQs • St. Clair Shores, MI • CivicEngage

What do a I do if my water bill is estimated?: If you receive an estimated bill, call the water department at 586-447-3317 with the reading off their meter. You received an estimate because your MTU device is not transmitting the reading. When you call, staff will give instructions on setting up an appointment to replace the unit.

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Water Billing

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:

Payments are due three weeks after the bills are mailed.

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

3. My meter is in my house, how does the city know how much water I used?: Most home meters now have a radio read device that transmits the reading to the city offices at the time of billing.

4. What do a I do if my water bill is estimated?: If you receive an estimated bill, call the water department at 586-447-3317 with the reading off their meter. You received an estimate because your MTU device is not transmitting the reading. When you call, staff will give instructions on setting up an appointment to replace the unit.