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Ready-to-serve charge, 3/4" meter: $47.51 Arsenic compliance charge: $13.67 District commodity charge, 8.021 HCF × $2.43: $19.49 GSA extraction fee, 8.021 HCF × $0.24: $1.93 Total: $82.60/mo
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Utility profile · CA
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY W.D. supplies water to about 42,000 people in Ridgecrest and China Lake Acres, California. A typical household using 6,000 gallons a month pays an estimated $82.60 in the main service area, 42% above the national average.
Rates effective 2026-01-01
Updated Nov 2026
This bill is for the main service area; customers in 4 other rate areas (B, C, D, …) pay different rates.
| Service charge 3/4″ meter |
$61.18 |
| Water used 8.021 hcf × $2.67/hcf |
$21.42 |
| Total | $82.60 |
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This rate was extracted from INDIAN WELLS VALLEY W.D.'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.
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