Frequently Asked Questions

You may contact our billing office at (608) 266-4641 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Yes. Call 1-877-822-8414 to pay your bill by phone.

• You'll need the Customer Number and Account Number from your bill.
• Payment types accepted: Credit, Debit, ACH (Checking/Savings Account)
• $2.95 fee for payment using a credit/debit card over the phone ($500 max payment if using a credit card. No max for debit card).
• No fee for payment using your checking or savings account over the phone.

To ensure the safety of your personal information, all customers must sign up for auto pay themselves. We have a computer kiosk available at the Water Utility for all customers to use to sign up. A CSR will walk you through this process. You can also access a computer at all Madison Public Libraries and we have a set of step by step instructions to guide you. 

You will have an option when enrolling in auto pay to pay your current balance if you would like. If you select this option you will be charged a service fee on the payment of the current balance. If you do not select to pay the current balance, this amount will be paid when your next bill is processed with no service fee and no late fee on Municipal Services bills with due dates of December 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022.

There is no fee for in-person debit/credit card, cash, or check payments. No fee for auto pay using a checking or savings account.

• $2.95 fee for online one-time credit/debit card payment ($500 max payment if using a credit card. No max for debit card).
• $2.95 fee per payment for auto pay using a credit or debit card ($500 max payment if using a credit card. No max for debit card).
• $2.95 fee using a credit/debit card over the phone (IVR). $500 max payment if using a credit card. No max for debit card.
• No fee for one-time online echeck payments (payment using your checking or savings account).
• No fee to use your checking or savings account over the phone.

Water rates are set by the state Public Service Commission through rate cases in which the utility requests pricing to cover its costs of providing the service.

Per-capita water use for customers living in single-family homes has dropped to the lowest level in at least the last 20 years. Residential customers used 53 gallons per-person per day in 2018. Back in 1988, that number was 80 gallons per person.

The drop in per-capita water use means the City of Madison has hit its water conservation and sustainability goal set in 2006 that called for a 20% reduction in per-capita residential water use by 2020, based on a five-year rolling average.