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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 · 10/12/2026

Source:

Availability charge, 5/8" meter (inside city): $14.00
First 3,000 gal × $1.70 per 1,000 = $5.10
Next 3,000 gal × $3.21 per 1,000 = $9.63
Total: $28.73/mo

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Utility profile · AL

HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES WATER DEPT. Water Rates

HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES WATER DEPT. supplies water to about 310,000 people in Huntsville and Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. A typical household using 6,000 gallons a month pays an estimated $28.73, 51% below the national average.

Rates effective 2023-11-01

Updated Oct 2026

How much does water cost provided by HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES WATER DEPT.?

Monthly Rate

$28.73 / month

Read and audited by AI against the official rate schedule

How the bill adds up

Service charge 5/8" meter	$14.00
Water used 3,000 gal × $1.7/kgal	$5.10
Water used 3,000 gal × $3.21/kgal	$9.63
Total	$28.73

How does HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES WATER DEPT.'s water cost compare to its regional neighbors?

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

DECATUR, MUNICIPAL UB OF

$25.46

DECATUR, MUNICIPAL UB OF

DECATUR, AL · $25.46/mo · 23mi

HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES WATER DEPT.

$28.73

HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES WATER DEPT.

HUNTSVILLE · $28.73/mo

TRIANA WATER WORKS

$34.30

TRIANA WATER WORKS

MADISON, AL · $34.30/mo · 10mi

OWENS CROSSROADS WATER AUTHORITY

$43.28

OWENS CROSSROADS WATER AUTHORITY

OWENS CROSS ROADS, AL · $43.28/mo · 11mi

HARTSELLE UTILITY BOARD, CITY OF

$43.54

HARTSELLE UTILITY BOARD, CITY OF

HARTSELLE, AL · $43.54/mo · 25mi

NE MORGAN CO., WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY

$54.30

NE MORGAN CO., WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY

SOMERVILLE, AL · $54.30/mo · 20mi

CUMBERLAND MOUNTAIN WATER

$57.05

CUMBERLAND MOUNTAIN WATER

SCOTTSBORO, AL · $57.05/mo · 28mi

NORTH MARSHALL UTILITIES

$64.00

NORTH MARSHALL UTILITIES

GRANT, AL · $64.00/mo · 24mi

LIMESTONE COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTH.

$65.00

LIMESTONE COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTH.

ATHENS, AL · $65.00/mo · 23mi

LINCOLN CO B.P.U. #1

$65.33

LINCOLN CO B.P.U. #1

FAYETTEVILLE, TN · $65.33/mo · 28mi

ARDMORE WATER SYSTEM

$69.25

ARDMORE WATER SYSTEM

ARDMORE, TN · $69.25/mo · 24mi

Where does HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES WATER DEPT. 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

310,107

Municipalities served

Huntsville Redstone Arsenal

Where does HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES WATER DEPT.'s water come from?

Supply and provider classification from EPA records.

Primary Source: Surface Water
Provider Type: Local Govt
PWSID: AL0000882

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 HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES WATER DEPT.'s customers?

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

Water Burden

0.5% 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 HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES WATER DEPT.'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 · 10/12/2026

Confidence label: Model verified

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