Corpus Christi 2027 Commercial Water and Wastewater Rates: Inside-City Bill Model
Corpus Christi’s enacted January 1, 2027 commercial water and wastewater rates, with meter minimums, $3.00/kgal water, sewer blocks, and bill checks.
Direct answer
Corpus Christi City Council enacted commercial water and wastewater rates effective January 1, 2027. An inside-city commercial bill combines a meter-size water minimum with $3.00 per 1,000 gallons, while wastewater includes $39.95 for the first 2,000 gallons and $8.48 per 1,000 gallons above that. Confirm service area, meter, class, and excluded lines before modeling.
Jan. 1, 2027
Effective date
Both enacted rate exhibits state this effective date.
$152.88
Two-inch water minimum
Inside-city commercial path selected for the declared model; confirm the actual meter.
$3.00/kgal
Commercial water volume
Applied to all usage on the cited inside-city commercial row.
$39.95
Commercial wastewater
Includes the first 2 kgal; $8.48/kgal applies above 2 kgal.
Enacted January 2027 account map
Service area, class, meter, and billed wastewater quantity select the path
The enacted exhibits contain distinct inside-city, outside-city, meter, and customer-class rows. Reproduce the account assignment before using the declared inside-city commercial example.
- Account decision
- Authority and timing
- Official treatment
- Ordinances 26-1128 and 26-1129 passed second reading July 28, 2026; the rate exhibits are effective January 1, 2027.
- What remains to verify
- The service period and first bill governed by the new schedule.
- Account decision
- Service area
- Official treatment
- The declared model uses the inside-city commercial rows. Outside-city rows are distinct.
- What remains to verify
- The billed service address and utility-assigned inside/outside status.
- Account decision
- Water class and meter
- Official treatment
- Inside-city commercial water combines a meter-size minimum with $3.00/kgal on all usage.
- What remains to verify
- The printed commercial class, actual meter size, and billed water quantity.
- Account decision
- Wastewater mechanics
- Official treatment
- Inside-city commercial wastewater is $39.95 for the first 2 kgal plus $8.48/kgal above 2 kgal.
- What remains to verify
- The billed wastewater quantity and any account-specific adjustment or classification.
- Account decision
- Other services and lines
- Official treatment
- Outside-city service, wholesale, fire, other classes, and unlisted lines are separate from this path.
- What remains to verify
- Taxes, drought or other surcharges, penalties, pretreatment, prior balances, adjustments, and every printed line.
Final authority and timing
The enacted schedule begins January 1, 2027
Official source fact: Corpus Christi City Council passed water ordinance 26-1128 and wastewater ordinance 26-1129 on second reading July 28, 2026. Their adopted exhibits state an effective date of January 1, 2027.
That timing does not make the new rows applicable to an earlier service period. Confirm the first bill governed by the schedule and keep proposal or first-reading materials out of the final rate decision.
Inside-city water mechanics
The commercial path combines a meter minimum with $3.00 per kgal
Official source fact: the inside-city commercial schedule lists meter-size minimums of $19.11 for 5/8- through 3/4-inch service, $47.78 for one inch, and $152.88 for two inches. It lists $3.00 per 1,000 gallons for commercial usage.
The model below selects the two-inch row. It does not transfer that minimum or the inside-city treatment to another meter, service area, wholesale account, fire service, or customer class.
Inside-city wastewater mechanics
The $39.95 minimum covers the first 2 kgal before the $8.48 rate applies
Official source fact: inside-city commercial wastewater is $39.95 for the first 2,000 gallons and $8.48 per 1,000 gallons above 2,000. The first block is a minimum, not a separate usage charge stacked on the first 2 kgal.
The declared comparison assumes billed wastewater quantity equals the stated water quantity. The actual account may use different billed wastewater treatment, and outside-city rows remain mutually exclusive.
Declared model boundary
The comparison isolates selected lines; it is not a representative bill
Smart Valve analysis compares one inside-city commercial month at 100,000 and 80,000 gallons with a two-inch water meter and billed wastewater quantity equal to those stated quantities.
Taxes, drought or fire treatment, penalties, industrial pretreatment or strength charges, outside-city service, other classes and meters, prior balances, adjustments, operating constraints, technical feasibility, and every unlisted line remain excluded or unknown.
Smart Valve arithmetic — declared included lines
Inside-city two-inch monthly model: 100 kgal compared with 80 kgal
The example selects inside-city commercial service, a two-inch water meter, and billed wastewater quantity equal to the stated water quantity. Dollar arithmetic uses the enacted January 1, 2027 rows.
| Included line | 100 kgal | 80 kgal | Modeled difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-inch water minimum — fixed | $152.88 | $152.88 | $0.00 |
| Commercial water volume — $3.00/kgal | $300.00 | $240.00 | $60.00 |
| Wastewater first 2 kgal minimum — fixed in this example | $39.95 | $39.95 | $0.00 |
| Wastewater above 2 kgal — 98 or 78 × $8.48 | $831.04 | $661.44 | $169.60 |
| Declared included-line total | $1,323.87 | $1,094.27 | $229.60 |
The modeled included-line difference is $229.60; it is not a complete bill, forecast, or promised saving. The $152.88 water minimum and $39.95 wastewater first block remain unchanged. Outside-city service, taxes, drought or fire treatment, penalties, pretreatment, other classes and meters, adjustments, and technical feasibility remain excluded or unknown.
Decision checklist
What to confirm on the Corpus Christi bill
- 1Confirm Corpus Christi Water is the provider and verify the utility-assigned inside-city service status.
- 2Record the printed customer class, water meter size, and billed water quantity.
- 3Match the service period to the January 1, 2027 effective schedule.
- 4Record the billed wastewater quantity and confirm how the first 2 kgal minimum is applied.
- 5Keep outside-city, wholesale, fire, pretreatment, tax, surcharge, penalty, prior-balance, adjustment, and every unlisted line separate.
- 6Reproduce the actual bill before testing which metered-volume exposure is technically feasible to address.
Scope boundary
Where Smart Valve realistically fits
Smart Valve may be relevant only to technically addressable metered volume after the service area, class, meter, billed water and wastewater quantities, operating conditions, and feasibility are verified. An actual-bill assessment should reproduce the account first.
Smart Valve does not change fixed minimums, utility class, inside/outside assignment, wastewater policy, taxes, surcharges, penalties, pretreatment rules, or account adjustments. The $229.60 figure is a declared included-line comparison, not a guarantee.
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Use the calculator only as a directional screen
The general tool does not reproduce Corpus Christi’s meter minimum, wastewater first block, service-area boundary, or account-specific treatment.
Primary source trail
Sources and retrieval details
Published: July 28, 2026Status checked: August 12, 2026Retrieved: August 12, 2026
Official legislative record used for final second-reading passage of water ordinance 26-1128 and wastewater ordinance 26-1129.
Source URL: https://webapi.legistar.com/v1/corpuschristi/events/4315/eventitems (opens in a new tab)
Effective: January 1, 2027Retrieved: August 12, 2026
Official enacted exhibit used for inside-city commercial meter minimums and the $3.00/kgal commercial water row.
Effective: January 1, 2027Retrieved: August 12, 2026
Official enacted exhibit used for the inside-city commercial $39.95 first-2-kgal minimum and $8.48/kgal amount above 2 kgal.
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Rebuild the Corpus Christi bill before testing a volume change
Collect service area, commercial class, meter size, water minimum and volume, wastewater minimum and excess quantity, service period, and every excluded printed line.