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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. This bill is for the main service area; customers in 1 other rate area (Golden Corridor) pay different rates.

Extracted by: Audit · Claude Opus 5.5 · 10/19/2026
Source:
Minimum charge for a 5/8x3/4" meter: $25.35
First 2,000 gal at $2.34/kgal: $4.68
Next 4,000 gal at $3.39/kgal: $13.56
CAP water surcharge, 6 kgal × $0.2043: $1.23
Total: $44.82/mo

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Utility profile · AZ

ARIZONA WATER CO - PINAL VALLEY Water Rates

ARIZONA WATER CO - PINAL VALLEY supplies water to about 130,000 people in Casa Grande, Coolidge, and Arizona City, Arizona. A typical household using 6,000 gallons a month pays an estimated $44.82 in the main service area, 23% below the national average.

Updated Oct 2026

How much does water cost provided by ARIZONA WATER CO - PINAL VALLEY?

Monthly Rate

$44.82 / month
Read and audited by AI against the official rate schedule ·

This bill is for the main service area; customers in 1 other rate area (Golden Corridor) pay different rates.

How the bill adds up

Minimum charge for a 5/8x3/4" meter $25.35
First 2,000 gal at $2.34/kgal $4.68
Next 4,000 gal at $3.39/kgal $13.56
CAP water surcharge
6 kgal × $0.2043
$1.23
Total $44.82

How does ARIZONA WATER CO - PINAL VALLEY'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 ARIZONA WATER CO - PINAL VALLEY 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

134,432

Municipalities served

Where does ARIZONA WATER CO - PINAL VALLEY's water come from?

Supply and provider classification from EPA records.

Primary Source
Groundwater
Provider Type
Private
PWSID
AZ0411009

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 ARIZONA WATER CO - PINAL VALLEY's customers?

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

Water Burden

0.9% 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 ARIZONA WATER CO - PINAL VALLEY'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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