Utility Billing

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    • Drinking WaterContact: Utility Billing
    (303) 384-8026

    The Utility Billing department is responsible for producing and collecting water, wastewater, and drainage billings, which are mailed to customers within the city limits of Golden.

    Methods of Payments

    • In Person

      Deliver your payment directly to City Hall at 911 10th St., from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday – Friday.

    • Mail It

      Mail your payment to:
      City of Golden
      P.O. Box 5682
      Denver, CO 80217-5682
      *Please submit stub with payment.

    • Credit Card

      Payments are accepted by credit card over the phone at 303-384-8026 or 303-384-8022, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday.

    • Night Drop Box

      Drop your payment off in the box located at the entrance to City Hall at 911 10th St.
      *Remember to always pay by check or money order when dropping off your payment in the night drop box.

    • Automatic Draft

      Complete the UB ACH Form (pdf) and mail it to the City with a voided check. Please call 303-384-8026 if you have questions.

    City of Golden Rates

    Meter Size – Quarterly Water Service Charge

    2013
    5/8 x 3/4 $12.66 Qtrly Surcharge
    1 $14.00 Qtrly Surcharge
    1 1/4 & 1 1/2 $28.77 Qtrly Surcharge
    2 $34.71 Qtrly Surcharge
    3 $158.87 Qtrly Surcharge
    4 $190.89 Qtrly Surcharge
    6 $249.55 Qtrly Surcharge
    8 $326.90 Qtrly Surcharge
    10 $428.78 Qtrly Surcharge
    12 $563.36 Qtrly Surcharge
    Per 1,000 gallons consumed $5.01 Consumption
    BOD greater than 300 mg/l $0.40526 Consumption
    Suspended solids greater than 330 mg/l $0.227585 Consumption

     

    Wastewater

    • The quarterly wastewater service charge is $31.59.
    • The wastewater volume charge shall be $2.27 per thousand gallons consumed.
    • Charges for wastewater for single-family residential and multi-family residential accounts are calculated based on the water usage during the quarter which includes the month of February.
    • Should the customer’s usage in any following quarters drop below the usage for the quarter including February, the charge will automatically adjust down per the new usage charge.
    • Commercial customers are billed for wastewater charges based on actual water usage per quarter.

    Drainage Charges:

    • Single family residential accounts are charged $3.52 a month.
    • Multi-family residential accounts are charged $3.52 a month per unit, not to exceed four units.
    • Multi-family residential accounts that exceed four units and all commercial account are charged based on impervious area calculated in square feet. The rate is $.0018 per square foot per month of impervious area.

    Delinquency Charges:

    Payments are due on the last day of the month following the last day of the billing cycle. The City allows a 5-day grace period before assessing a delinquency charge of $10.00.