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Extracted by: codex/gpt-5.6-luna · 08/23/2026
Source:
Quality checks: 9/9 passed
  • Monotonic pricing
  • Price range plausible
  • Fixed charge range
  • No zero tier prices
  • Tier count (1–8)
  • Tier boundary scale
  • Residential customer class
  • Effective date parseable
  • Plausible for OR
Fixed: $80.15 quarterly ÷ 3 = $26.72/mo
Volume: 6,000 gal × 3 = 18,000 gal = 24.06 CCF
  0–24.06 CCF  ×  $8.8330/CCF  =  $212.56
  Subtotal: $212.56 quarterly ÷ 3 = $70.85/mo
Total: $26.72 + $70.85 = $97.57/mo

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Utility profile · OR

PORTLAND WATER BUREAU Water Rates

PORTLAND WATER BUREAU serves 666,200 people in Portland, OR. The monthly residential water bill at 6,000 gallons is $97.57, 84% above the national average of $53.13.

Updated Aug 2026

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How much does water cost provided by PORTLAND WATER BUREAU?

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

Monthly Rate

$97.57 / 6k gal
+84% vs natl avg

Volumetric Rate

$16.26 / 1k gal

How does PORTLAND WATER BUREAU'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 PORTLAND WATER BUREAU 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

666,200

Municipalities served

Where does PORTLAND WATER BUREAU's water come from?

Supply and provider classification from EPA records.

Primary Source
Surface Water
Provider Type
Local Govt
PWSID
OR4100657

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 PORTLAND WATER BUREAU's customers?

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

Water Burden

1.2% 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 PORTLAND WATER BUREAU'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: codex/gpt-5.6-luna · 08/23/2026
Confidence label: Model estimate

Quality checks: 9/9 passed

  • Monotonic pricing
  • Price range plausible
  • Fixed charge range
  • No zero tier prices
  • Tier count (1–8)
  • Tier boundary scale
  • Residential customer class
  • Effective date parseable
  • Plausible for OR