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

Extracted by: Audit · Claude Opus 5.5 · 10/29/2026
Source:
Base charge for a 5/8" meter, which includes the first 3,000 gal: $13.60
Usage from 3,001 to 6,000 gal at $2.90 per 1,000 gal: $8.70
SJRA surface water pass-through, $3.05 per 1,000 gal on all 6,000 gal: $18.30
Lone Star groundwater district fee, $0.06 per 1,000 gal: $0.36
Total: $40.96/mo

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Utility profile · TX

CITY OF CONROE Water Rates

CITY OF CONROE supplies water to about 110,000 people in Conroe, Texas. A typical household using 6,000 gallons a month pays an estimated $40.96 in the main service area, 30% below the national average.

Rates effective 2025-10-01

Updated Oct 2026

How much does water cost provided by CITY OF CONROE?

Monthly Rate

$40.96 / month

$22.30 water + $18.66 required fees ⓘ

Read and audited by AI against 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 inch meter
$13.60
Water used
3 kgal × $2.9/kgal
$8.70
Required fees and surcharges $18.66
Total $40.96

How does CITY OF CONROE'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 CITY OF CONROE 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

113,912

Municipalities served

Where does CITY OF CONROE's water come from?

Supply and provider classification from EPA records.

Primary Source
SWP
Provider Type
Local Govt
PWSID
TX1700001

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 CITY OF CONROE's customers?

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

Water Burden

0.7% 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 CITY OF CONROE'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: Audit · Claude Opus 5.5 · 10/29/2026
Confidence label: Model verified

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