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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 · 11/03/2026
Source:
Monthly base charge, 3/4" meter: $12.45
First 300 cubic feet: no charge
Next 502.1 cubic feet at $2.49 per 100 cf: $12.50
Total: $24.95/mo

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Utility profile · AZ

LAKE HAVASU CITY OF Water Rates

LAKE HAVASU CITY OF supplies water to about 55,000 people in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. A typical household using 6,000 gallons a month pays an estimated $24.95, 57% below the national average.

Rates effective 2026-09-01

Updated Nov 2026

How much does water cost provided by LAKE HAVASU CITY OF?

Monthly Rate

$24.95 / month
Read and audited by AI against the official rate schedule

How the bill adds up

Service charge
3/4" meter
$12.45
Water used
502 cf × $2.49/ccf
$12.50
Total $24.95

How does LAKE HAVASU 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.

Where does LAKE HAVASU 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

54,610

Municipalities served

Where does LAKE HAVASU CITY OF's water come from?

Supply and provider classification from EPA records.

Primary Source
Groundwater
Provider Type
Local Govt
PWSID
AZ0408022

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 LAKE HAVASU CITY OF's customers?

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

Water Burden

0.4% 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 LAKE HAVASU 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 · 11/03/2026
Confidence label: Model verified

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