Your Baytown water bill
Utility Services handles water, sewer, garbage and drainage on one city bill.
Paying
The city takes payment through Cadence Bank, the payment processor the city contracts with, online or in person.
If your service has been shut off
If service is cut off for non-payment, the full delinquent balance has to clear before it goes back on. Pay by the deadline and service is restored the next business day.
- In person at 315 W. Texas Avenue: 5:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 11:30 a.m. Friday
- Online: email your confirmation number to [email protected], or call 281-420-6515, by the same deadlines
What it costs
Single-family rate structure, charged per 1,000 gallons.
| Charge | Amount |
|---|---|
| Base charge, water | $11.82 |
| Base charge, sewer | $12.76 |
| First 2,000 gallons | $3.19 per 1,000 |
| Next 4,000 gallons | $7.20 per 1,000 |
| Over 6,000 gallons | $9.93 per 1,000 |
| Garbage and recycling | $40.00 |
| Municipal Drainage Utility Service (MDUS) | $4.00 |
The city publishes this worked example: 5,000 gallons of water bills as (2 x $3.19) + (3 x $7.20) + $11.82 base + $40.00 garbage + $4.00 MDUS = $83.80.
Transcribed from the City of Baytown'sBilling Information and Due Datespage, read on 2026-09-15. Rates change. Confirm with the city before budgeting against these figures.
Water and utility fees
Amounts as the city publishes them; blank where the page does not state one. (2026-09-16)
| item | amount | unit | source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential water/sewer rate schedule | — | baytown.org | |
| Utility rate schedule | — | montbelvieu.net | |
| Water base facility/customer charge | $11.82 | per bill | baytown.org |
| Sewer base facility/customer charge | $12.76 | per bill | baytown.org |
| Water first 2,000 gallons | $3.19 | per 1,000 gallons | baytown.org |
| Water next 4,000 gallons | $7.20 | per 1,000 gallons | baytown.org |
| Water use over 6,000 gallons | $9.93 | per 1,000 gallons | baytown.org |
| Sewer first 2,000 gallons | $3.19 | per 1,000 gallons | baytown.org |
| Sewer next 10,000 gallons | $7.20 | per 1,000 gallons | baytown.org |
| Garbage and recycle sample charge | $40.00 | sample bill | baytown.org |
| Municipal Drainage Utility Service sample charge | $4.00 | sample bill | baytown.org |
| Residential water base facility charge inside city | $7.53 | per dwelling unit | baytown.org |
| Residential water base facility charge outside city | $15.05 | per dwelling unit | baytown.org |
| Water gallonage up to 2,000 gallons inside city | $2.57 | per 1,000 gallons | baytown.org |
| Water gallonage up to 2,000 gallons outside city | $3.86 | per 1,000 gallons | baytown.org |
| High-volume water all-use charge inside city | $4.13 | per 1,000 gallons | baytown.org |
| Broken Lock and Device | $100.00 | each | baytown.org |
| Damaged Register | $60.58 | each | baytown.org |
| Delinquent Fee | $50.00 | each | baytown.org |
| Late Charge | 10 percent of bill | percent | baytown.org |
| Meter Test | $60.58 | each | baytown.org |
| Pulled Meter or Tampering | $500.00 | each | baytown.org |
| Pull Straight Line | $1,000.00 | each | baytown.org |
| Reread | $10.00 first; $25.00 after | each | baytown.org |
| Returned Check | $30.00 | each | baytown.org |
| Transfer of Service | $25.00 | each | baytown.org |
| New Service Connection Fee | $30.00 | each | baytown.org |
| New Service Deposit for Owner | $100.00 | deposit | baytown.org |
| New Service Deposit for Renter/Tenant | $200.00 | deposit | baytown.org |
| Revisit Fee | $10.00 | each | baytown.org |
| Vacant or Unauthorized Use | $500.00 | each | baytown.org |