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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) · 10/06/2026
Minimum charge, includes water: $39.22/mo
Water used, 6,000 gal: $54.84/mo
Total: $94.06/mo

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PATRIOT WATER DEPARTMENT Water Rates

PATRIOT WATER DEPARTMENT supplies water to about 12,000 people in Florence, Indiana. A typical household using 6,000 gallons a month pays an estimated $94.06, 63% above the national average.

Updated Oct 2026

How much does water cost provided by PATRIOT WATER DEPARTMENT?

Monthly Rate

$94.06 / month
Read by AI from the official rate schedule

Average cost per 1k gal

$15.68 / 1k gal

At 6,000 gal, fixed charge included.

How does PATRIOT WATER DEPARTMENT'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 PATRIOT WATER DEPARTMENT 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

11,937

Municipalities served

Where does PATRIOT WATER DEPARTMENT's water come from?

Supply and provider classification from EPA records.

Primary Source
Groundwater
Provider Type
Local Govt
PWSID
IN5278001

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 PATRIOT WATER DEPARTMENT's customers?

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

Water Burden

1.8% 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 PATRIOT WATER DEPARTMENT'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) · 10/06/2026
Confidence label: Model estimate

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