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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 · 10/27/2026
Source: 
Water usage: 6,000 gal x $3.97 per 1,000 gal = $23.82
Water share of the $5.20 monthly admin fee: $2.60
Water capital improvement fee, 5/8-3/4 inch meter: $0.13
Total: $26.55/mo
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Utility profile · AL

MOBILE, BD. OF W&S COMM. OF THE CITY OF Water Rates

MOBILE, BD. OF W&S COMM. OF THE CITY OF supplies water to about 280,000 people in Mobile and Semmes, Alabama. A typical household using 6,000 gallons a month pays an estimated $26.55, 54% below the national average.

Rates effective 2026-01-01

Updated Oct 2026

How much does water cost provided by MOBILE, BD. OF W&S COMM. OF THE CITY OF?

Monthly Rate

$26.55 / month
Read and audited by AI against the official rate schedule

How the bill adds up

Water share of the $5.20 monthly admin fee $2.60
Water capital improvement fee
5/8-3/4 inch meter
 $0.13
Total $26.55

How does MOBILE, BD. OF W&S COMM. 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.

MOBILE, BD. OF W&S COMM. OF THE CITY OF
$26.55
MOBILE, BD. OF W&S COMM. OF THE CITY OF
MOBILE · $26.55/mo
SARALAND, BD OF W&S COMMISSIONERS
$27.25
SARALAND, BD OF W&S COMMISSIONERS
SARALAND, AL · $27.25/mo · 12mi
LEMOYNE WATER SYSTEM, INC.
$29.65
LEMOYNE WATER SYSTEM, INC.
AXIS, AL · $29.65/mo · 20mi
SATSUMA, THE WWB OF THE CITY OF
$35.00
SATSUMA, THE WWB OF THE CITY OF
SATSUMA, AL · $35.00/mo · 15mi
KUSHLA WATER DISTRICT
$39.55
KUSHLA WATER DISTRICT
EIGHT MILE, AL · $39.55/mo · 13mi
GRAND BAY WATER WORKS BOARD
$46.00
GRAND BAY WATER WORKS BOARD
GRAND BAY, AL · $46.00/mo · 17mi
BELFOREST WATER SYSTEM
$46.85
BELFOREST WATER SYSTEM
DAPHNE, AL · $46.85/mo · 19mi
SPANISH FORT WATER SYSTEM
$52.00
SPANISH FORT WATER SYSTEM
SPANISH FORT, AL · $52.00/mo · 16mi
LOXLEY, CITY OF
$56.92
LOXLEY, CITY OF
LOXLEY, AL · $56.92/mo · 23mi
PRICHARD WATER WORKS BOARD
$57.64
PRICHARD WATER WORKS BOARD
PRICHARD, AL · $57.64/mo · 8mi
BAYOU LA BATRE UTILITIES
$58.15
BAYOU LA BATRE UTILITIES
BAYOU LA BATRE, AL · $58.15/mo · 18mi

Where does MOBILE, BD. OF W&S COMM. 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

279,000

Municipalities served

Mobile Semmes

Where does MOBILE, BD. OF W&S COMM. OF THE CITY OF's water come from?

Supply and provider classification from EPA records.

Primary Source
Surface Water
Provider Type
Local Govt
PWSID
AL0001005

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 MOBILE, BD. OF W&S COMM. OF THE CITY OF's customers?

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

Water Burden

0.6% 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 MOBILE, BD. OF W&S COMM. 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 · 10/27/2026
Confidence label: Model verified

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