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The City of Berkley is committed to providing safe and reliable water and transportation/treatment of sewer to all users of the system. Water and sewer charges should generate enough funds to cover wholesale obligations, debt service, operating costs, equipment, and future capital improvements. Below are the current charges listed on the quarterly water/sewer service invoice along with a brief explanation of those fees. 

Please note: Berkley continues to have very competitive rates for municipal utilities. An annual survey of southeast Oakland County communities shows Berkley remains one of the lowest for total charges and year-to-year increases. Note: The average quarterly residential water and sewer invoice in Berkley is roughly $250.


WATER AND SANITARY (Code WA): $11.23 per 1 unit=100 cubic feet=748 gallons
This rate represents the quarterly consumption of water used based on regular meter readings. It also pays for the associated sanitary sewer flow and treatment. The rate increased in Fiscal 2023-2024 primarily based on increases in the wholesale charges paid monthly to SOCWA/GLWA for water and WRC/GLWA for sewer.

READY TO SERVE (Code RS): $26.93 – based on a ¾” meter
This charge represents the fixed costs of maintaining the existing water and sewer system

STORM WATER (Code SW): $82.95 per ERU (Equivalent Residential Unit)
This charge covers the cost of transporting and treating the stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces with monthly payments made to the Oakland County Water Resource Commissioner (WRC). A standard engineering calculation was previously developed to determine stormwater runoff based on impervious areas. This charge also includes debt payment obligations for the upgrading of the George W. Kuhn Drain.

RESIDENTIAL REFUSE (Code RR): $17.21
This residential fee contributes to the cost of maintaining the Sanitation Fund, which includes curbside mixed recycling, regular garbage pickup, brush disposal, yard waste, and leaf removal. 

See more details about Point&Pay here. 

Save time and money by having your water/sewer bill payments automatically debited from your checking or savings account without having to write checks. 

How Do I Enroll?

• Enrollment is easy!  Simply complete steps 1-4 on the Direct Payment Enrollment Form and return the completed, signed form to Public Works.
• Then, continue to pay as you normally would until you receive a notification on your bill that the service is active.
• Once you sign-up your enrollment will stay effective until you send a written notice to the city to discontinue this service!
• Important! This is not a method for one-time online payment! For more information on a one-time online payment, visit the dropdown option on this page.

Where Can I Find More Information About Direct Payment?

See more details by clicking here.

See more details about Point&Pay here. 

Official Payments

• Click here to visit the 'Official Payments' website 
• Select local payments and enter your zip code, or select the "Payment Center" tab, select local payments and enter either your zip code or the Jurisdiction Code
• Select a payment type
• Enter the necessary information
• Submit the payment
• Wait for a confirmation number

Direct Enrollment

Attention Snow Birds!

Do you leave the city in the Winter for warmer climates? 

• Sign up for automatic payment for your water bill, or

• Call or email the Department of Public Works to temporarily change the mailing address for your bill.  Be sure to notify us when you return to Berkley so we can update your address.

• The water can be shut off at the curb to limit concerns with pipes freezing within the building footprint.

If you set up a forwarding address for your mail at the post office, be aware that because water bills are mailed to “Occupant” the post office will not forward these bills..

Final water bills are calculated using the inside meter reading. Click here for more information about how to get your final water bill. 

Click here to fill out a water bill auto-pay cancellation form.

Click here to sign up to receive your water and sewer invoice bill via email 

Please note, if you choose to sign up for paperless billing, you will NOT receive a bill in the mail.

The one email that is provided will be applied to the one service address that is provided.

Residents will still receive their water and sewer invoices quarterly.

*To determine your section please see the first two digits of your account number