Rate Information and Billing Calculation

The City of Mesquite is committed to providing excellent service to its customers. Due to rising costs of chemicals and labor required to treat water, the combined cost of water and wastewater paid by the City to the North Texas Municipal Water District is increasing approximately 11% this year. To help keep up with these costs, City Council approved a combined increase to customer water and sewer rates of 6.5%, effective October 1, 2025.

Water Charges

Monthly water bills are calculated based on a customer’s actual water usage and consists of two charges – a minimum bill and a consumption charge. The customer’s meter size determines the amount of the minimum bill (most residential water meters are 0.625 inches). The minimum bill includes the first 1,000 gallons of water usage. Consumption in excess of 1,000 gallons is billed using a tiered rate and depends on the gallons used (see table below).

Example: A residential customer used 12,000 gallons of water in one month.

The customer is assessed a minimum bill of $20.24 which includes the first 1,000 gallons of water consumption. The remaining 11,000 gallons is billed using the tiered rates as follows:

Sewer Charges

Like water bills, monthly sewer bills are based on a customer’s water consumption.  However, sewer charges for residential customers are capped at 8,000 gallons of consumption.  The sewer bill includes a minimum bill of $20.10 which includes the first 1,000 gallons of water used. Consumption in excess of 1,000 gallons is charged at a rate of $7.89 per 1,000 gallons.

Example: A residential customer used 12,000 gallons of water in one month.

The customer is assessed the $20.10 minimum bill which includes the first 1,000 gallons of water consumption. Even though total consumption for this customer is 12,000 gallons, sewer fees are only assessed on the first 8,000 gallons. This customer’s remaining 7,000 gallons are billed at $7.89 per 1,000 gallons.

Solid Waste & Drainage

Along with the water charges and sewer charges, each account is charged a drainage fee of $6.00, a sanitation fee of $26.25 and related sales tax of $2.17 to equal the total utility bill.

For the customer in the example above, the total utility bill is $232.26.

Note: Duplexes, apartments and commercial accounts are calculated differently than residential accounts. For questions on these accounts, please contact the Utility Billing Office at 972-216-6208.