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Read by an AI agent (a large language model) from the utility's official rate schedule, then audited by a second model against the same schedule.

Extracted by: Audit · Claude Opus 5.5 · 10/19/2026

Source:

Minimum charge covering the first 2,000 gal (inside city, residential): $25.80
4,000 gal more at $8.44 per 1,000 gal: $33.76
Total: $59.56/mo

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Utility profile · AL

FORT PAYNE, THE WW BD OF THE CITY OF Water Rates

FORT PAYNE, THE WW BD OF THE CITY OF supplies water to about 25,000 people in Fort Payne, Alabama. A typical household using 6,000 gallons a month pays an estimated $59.56, 2% above the national average.

Updated Oct 2026

How much does water cost provided by FORT PAYNE, THE WW BD OF THE CITY OF?

Monthly Rate

$59.56 / month

Read and audited by AI against the official rate schedule

How the bill adds up

Minimum charge covering the first 2,000 gal (inside city, residential)	$25.80
4,000 gal more at $8.44 per 1,000 gal	$33.76
Total	$59.56

How does FORT PAYNE, THE WW BD OF THE CITY OF's water cost compare to its regional neighbors?

Monthly cost (6k gal) vs up to 10 nearest utilities with published rates. Click to navigate.

DADE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY

$36.27

DADE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY

TRENTON, GA · $36.27/mo · 30mi

SCOTTSBORO WATER SEWER & GB

$36.72

SCOTTSBORO WATER SEWER & GB

SCOTTSBORO, AL · $36.72/mo · 23mi

CHATTOOGA COUNTY

$38.14

CHATTOOGA COUNTY

TRION, GA · $38.14/mo · 20mi

CHEROKEE COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY

$50.01

CHEROKEE COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY

CENTRE, AL · $50.01/mo · 21mi

CEDAR BLUFF UTILITIES BOARD

$52.00

CEDAR BLUFF UTILITIES BOARD

CEDAR BLUFF, AL · $52.00/mo · 18mi

COLLINSVILLE WATER WORKS

$56.86

COLLINSVILLE WATER WORKS

COLLINSVILLE, AL · $56.86/mo · 16mi

CUMBERLAND MOUNTAIN WATER

$57.05

CUMBERLAND MOUNTAIN WATER

SCOTTSBORO, AL · $57.05/mo · 33mi

FORT PAYNE, THE WW BD OF THE CITY OF

$59.56

FORT PAYNE, THE WW BD OF THE CITY OF

FORT PAYNE · $59.56/mo

WALKER CO. RURAL WATER AUTH.

$60.80

WALKER CO. RURAL WATER AUTH.

ROCK SPRING, GA · $60.80/mo · 35mi

NORTHEAST ALABAMA WATER SEWER AND FPD

$63.71

NORTHEAST ALABAMA WATER SEWER AND FPD

FORT PAYNE, AL · $63.71/mo · 16mi

NORTH MARSHALL UTILITIES

$64.00

NORTH MARSHALL UTILITIES

GRANT, AL · $64.00/mo · 31mi

Where does FORT PAYNE, THE WW BD OF THE CITY OF provide service?

Population served and the municipalities covered by this utility's service area.

Boundaries from the EPA Water System Service Areas dataset. Not all utilities have mapped boundaries.

Population Served

25,107

Municipalities served

Fort Payne

Where does FORT PAYNE, THE WW BD OF THE CITY OF's water come from?

Supply and provider classification from EPA records.

Primary Source: Surface Water
Provider Type: Local Govt
PWSID: AL0000509

Named intake/well source and interconnections (who this utility buys from or sells to) aren't captured yet — tracked separately for a future update.

Is water affordable for FORT PAYNE, THE WW BD OF THE CITY OF's customers?

Annual bill as a share of median household income in the service area.

Water Burden

1.6% of income (annual)

of median area income · affordability threshold: 2%

We don't yet systematically track whether a utility offers income-based or sliding-scale pricing separate from its standard rates — tracked separately for a future update.

Where did this data come from?

This rate was extracted from FORT PAYNE, THE WW BD OF THE CITY OF's published tariff document by an AI research agent, then checked against a validation checklist before publishing. See the full methodology for how every utility on this site is sourced and scored.

Provenance

Extracted by: Audit · Claude Opus 5.5 · 10/19/2026

Confidence label: Model verified

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