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Extracted by: Luna (gpt-6-luna) · 10/05/2026
Source:
Service charge (3/4" meter): $15.04/mo
Water used, 6,000 gal: $6.34/mo
Total: $21.38/mo

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Utility profile · CA

CITY OF RED BLUFF Water Rates

Rates effective 2012-07-15

Updated Oct 2026

Beta. Rates are standardized estimates for comparison, not official bills.

How much does water cost provided by CITY OF RED BLUFF?

Standardized to a 6,000 gallon/month residential bill on a 5/8"–3/4" meter.

Monthly Rate

$21.38 or $21.38 / 6k gal

Bill under review. Two independent readings of the rate schedule gave different bills. The actual bill is most likely one of these two amounts; we're checking which.

Is this right?

Average cost per 1k gal

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How does CITY OF RED BLUFF'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 CITY OF RED BLUFF 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

14,710

Municipalities served

Where does CITY OF RED BLUFF's water come from?

Supply and provider classification from EPA records.

Primary Source
Groundwater
Provider Type
Local Govt
PWSID
CA5210004

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 CITY OF RED BLUFF's customers?

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

Water Burden

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of median zip 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 CITY OF RED BLUFF'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: Luna (gpt-6-luna) · 10/05/2026
Confidence label: flagged

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