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Extracted by: codex/gpt-5.6-luna · 08/21/2026
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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 PR
Fixed: $42.72/mo
Volume: 6,000 gal = 8.02 m3
  0–8.02 m3  ×  $0.0000/m3  =  $0.00
Total: $42.72 + $0.00 = $42.72/mo

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Utility profile · PR

COTTO LAUREL Water Rates

COTTO LAUREL supplies water to about 14,000 people in PONCE, Puerto Rico. We compare every utility at 6,000 gallons a month, about what a family of four uses. At that amount, a home here pays $42.72. That is 20% less than the national average of $53.11.

Updated Aug 2026

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

How much does water cost provided by COTTO LAUREL?

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

Monthly Rate

$42.72 / 6k gal
Is this right?
-20% vs natl avg

Average cost per 1k gal

$7.12 / 1k gal

At 6,000 gal, fixed charge included.

How does COTTO LAUREL's water cost compare to its regional neighbors?

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

Not enough nearby utilities with published rates yet.

Where does COTTO LAUREL provide service?

Population served and the municipalities covered by this utility's service area.

No mapped service boundary on file

Population Served

13,860

Where does COTTO LAUREL's water come from?

Supply and provider classification from EPA records.

Primary Source
Surface Water
Provider Type
Local Govt
PWSID
PR0004524

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 COTTO LAUREL'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 COTTO LAUREL'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 · 08/21/2026
Confidence label: Model estimate

Spot an error, or have a newer rate schedule?

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 PR