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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.

Extracted by: Audit · Claude Opus 5.5 · 11/06/2026
Source: 
Water monthly service charge, 5/8" meter: $12.50
Summer usage: 802.1 cf at $113.49 per 1,000 cf: $91.03
Total: $103.53/mo
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Utility profile · VA

CHARLOTTESVILLE, CITY OF Water Rates

CHARLOTTESVILLE, CITY OF supplies water to about 47,000 people in Charlottesville and University of Virginia, Virginia. A typical household using 6,000 gallons a month pays an estimated $103.53, 78% above the national average.

Rates effective 2026-07-01

Updated Nov 2026

How much does water cost provided by CHARLOTTESVILLE, CITY OF?

Monthly Rate

$103.53 / month
Read and audited by AI against the official rate schedule

How the bill adds up

Service charge
5/8 meter
 $12.50
Water used
0.8021 mcf × $113.49/mcf
 $91.03
Total $103.53

How does CHARLOTTESVILLE, CITY OF's water cost compare to its regional neighbors?

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

GROTTOES, TOWN OF
$24.54
GROTTOES, TOWN OF
GROTTOES, VA · $24.54/mo · 24mi
THREE SPRINGS REGIONAL - RCPW
$27.25
THREE SPRINGS REGIONAL - RCPW
HARRISONBURG, VA · $27.25/mo · 28mi
ORANGE, TOWN OF
$31.80
ORANGE, TOWN OF
ORANGE, VA · $31.80/mo · 25mi
WAYNESBORO, CITY OF
$48.16
WAYNESBORO, CITY OF
WAYNESBORO, VA · $48.16/mo · 24mi
LAKE MONTICELLO
$50.28
LAKE MONTICELLO
ROCKVILLE, VA · $50.28/mo · 12mi
LOUISA COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
$64.26
LOUISA COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
LOUISA, VA · $64.26/mo · 25mi
NCSA - WINTERGREEN
$76.90
NCSA - WINTERGREEN
LOVINGSTON, VA · $76.90/mo · 26mi
GREENE COUNTY WATER & SEWER
$79.00
GREENE COUNTY WATER & SEWER
RUCKERSVILLE, VA · $79.00/mo · 16mi
ACSA CROZET
$83.35
ACSA CROZET
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA · $83.35/mo · 11mi
CHARLOTTESVILLE, CITY OF
$103.53
CHARLOTTESVILLE, CITY OF
CHARLOTTESVILLE · $103.53/mo
MASSANUTTEN VILLAGE
$126.00
MASSANUTTEN VILLAGE
HARRISONBURG, VA · $126.00/mo · 29mi

Where does CHARLOTTESVILLE, CITY OF 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

46,553

Municipalities served

Charlottesville University of Virginia

Where does CHARLOTTESVILLE, CITY OF's water come from?

Supply and provider classification from EPA records.

Primary Source
SWP
Provider Type
Local Govt
PWSID
VA2540500

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 CHARLOTTESVILLE, CITY OF's customers?

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

Water Burden

1.9% 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 CHARLOTTESVILLE, CITY OF'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 · 11/06/2026
Confidence label: Model verified

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