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Read by an AI agent (a large language model) from the utility's official rate schedule.

Extracted by: Luna (gpt-6-luna) · 10/11/2026
Source:
Service charge (5/8” meter): $21.67/mo
Water used, 6,000 gal: $55.31/mo
Required water fees and surcharges: $0.48/mo
Total: $77.46/mo

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ARTESIAN NORTHERN SUSSEX REGIONAL Water Rates

ARTESIAN NORTHERN SUSSEX REGIONAL supplies water to about 5,500 people in NEWARK, Delaware. A typical household using 6,000 gallons a month pays an estimated $77.46, 33% above the national average.

Rates effective 2026-07-01

Updated Oct 2026

How much does water cost provided by ARTESIAN NORTHERN SUSSEX REGIONAL?

Monthly Rate

$77.46 / month

$76.98 water + $0.48 required fees ⓘ

Read by AI from the official rate schedule

How the bill adds up

Service charge
5/8” meter
$21.67
Water used
2,000 gal × $8.746/kgal
$17.49
Water used
4,000 gal × $9.455/kgal
$37.82
Required fees and surcharges $0.48
Total $77.46

How does ARTESIAN NORTHERN SUSSEX REGIONAL'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 ARTESIAN NORTHERN SUSSEX REGIONAL 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

5,511

Where does ARTESIAN NORTHERN SUSSEX REGIONAL's water come from?

Supply and provider classification from EPA records.

Primary Source
Groundwater
Provider Type
Private
PWSID
DE0020003

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 ARTESIAN NORTHERN SUSSEX REGIONAL's customers?

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

Water Burden

1.1% 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 ARTESIAN NORTHERN SUSSEX REGIONAL'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) · 10/11/2026
Confidence label: Model estimate

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