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

    2012
    5/8 x 3/4 $12.05
    1 $13.33
    1 1/4 & 1 1/2 $27.40
    2 $33.06
    3 $151.30
    4 $181.80
    6 $237.67
    8 $311.33
    10 $408.36
    12 $536.54
    Per 1,000 gallons $4.77
    BOD greater than 300 mg/l $0.3524
    Suspended solids greater than 330 mg/l $0.1979

     

    Wastewater

    • The minimum wastewater charge for any account is $27.47 per quarter.
    • Charges for usage are based on $1.97 per thousand gallons of water for all classifications.
    • 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.



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