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Read by an AI agent (a large language model) from the utility's official rate schedule. This bill uses inside-city rates; customers outside the city pay different rates.

Extracted by: Luna (gpt-6-luna) · 10/20/2026
Source: 
Service charge (5/8" meter): $15.66/mo
Water used, 6,000 gal: $30.54/mo
Total: $46.20/mo
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Utility profile · MI

SAGINAW CHARTER TOWNSHIP Water Rates

SAGINAW CHARTER TOWNSHIP supplies water to about 41,000 people in Saginaw, Michigan. A typical household using 6,000 gallons a month pays an estimated $46.20 in the main service area, 21% below the national average.

Rates effective 2026-01-26

Updated Oct 2026

How much does water cost provided by SAGINAW CHARTER TOWNSHIP?

Monthly Rate

$46.20 / month
Read by AI from the official rate schedule ·

This bill uses inside-city rates; customers outside the city pay different rates.

How the bill adds up

Service charge
5/8" meter
 $15.66
Water used
18 kgal × $5.09/kgal ÷ 3 (billed every 3 months)
 $30.54
Total $46.20

How does SAGINAW CHARTER TOWNSHIP's water cost compare to its regional neighbors?

Monthly cost (6k gal) vs up to 10 nearest utilities with published rates. Click to navigate.

THOMAS TOWNSHIP
$37.54
THOMAS TOWNSHIP
SAGINAW, MI · $37.54/mo · 4mi
SAGINAW CHARTER TOWNSHIP
$46.20
SAGINAW CHARTER TOWNSHIP
SAGINAW · $46.20/mo
BRIDGEPORT TOWNSHIP
$48.37
BRIDGEPORT TOWNSHIP
BRIDGEPORT, MI · $48.37/mo · 8mi
CARROLLTON TOWNSHIP
$50.33
CARROLLTON TOWNSHIP
SAGINAW, MI · $50.33/mo · 4mi
HAMPTON TOWNSHIP
$51.76
HAMPTON TOWNSHIP
BAY CITY, MI · $51.76/mo · 14mi
BANGOR TOWNSHIP
$56.41
BANGOR TOWNSHIP
BAY CITY, MI · $56.41/mo · 12mi
ST. LOUIS, CITY OF
$65.44
ST. LOUIS, CITY OF
ST. LOUIS, MI · $65.44/mo · 30mi
ALMA, CITY OF
$70.80
ALMA, CITY OF
ALMA, MI · $70.80/mo · 33mi
OWOSSO, CITY OF
$78.21
OWOSSO, CITY OF
OWOSSO, MI · $78.21/mo · 32mi
FLINT, CITY OF
$78.34
FLINT, CITY OF
FLINT, MI · $78.34/mo · 33mi
SWARTZ CREEK, CITY OF
$83.38
SWARTZ CREEK, CITY OF
SWARTZ CREEK, MI · $83.38/mo · 35mi

Where does SAGINAW CHARTER TOWNSHIP 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

40,840

Municipalities served

Saginaw

Where does SAGINAW CHARTER TOWNSHIP's water come from?

Supply and provider classification from EPA records.

Primary Source
SWP
Provider Type
Local Govt
PWSID
MI0005860

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 SAGINAW CHARTER TOWNSHIP'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 SAGINAW CHARTER TOWNSHIP'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) · 10/20/2026
Confidence label: Model estimate

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