Rates
Water RatesSewer RateStormwater RateTrash Rate
Residential water
rates
Residential water rates are based on actual water usage each
month, according to regular meter readings. Customers are charged a
meter fee based on the size of their meter and $2.37 for each 1,000
gallons of water used.
Residential sanitary sewer
charges
Sanitary sewer fees pay for the treatment and disposal of more
than 23 billion gallons of wastewater each year. Single-family,
residential sanitary-sewer rates are based on the five-year average
of water usage billed in the months of December, January and
February, or on the current month's water usage, whichever is less.
Under either system, residential customers are charged $3.56 per
1,000 gallons of water used.
Residential
stormwater rate Residential customers are charged $5.43 per
month to pay for operations and maintenance of more than 85
detention ponds, plus other stormwater facilities operated and
maintained by the Public Works Department. Seventy percent of the
money raised by the fee goes toward operations and maintenance of
stormwater detention facilities, stream channels, pumping stations,
culverts, ditches and other drainage facilities. The rest of the
money goes toward small capital projects, utility billing, planning
and design services, indirect costs, franchise fee and
administration. In addition, the City's stormwater detention
facilities provide residents with: open green space for
playgrounds, soccer fields and trails; wetlands and ponds that
serve as wildlife habitat; flood-resistant commercial and
residential development; and safer streets due to drainage
improvements.
Residential trash
rates
The City of Tulsa has two types of residential refuse
customers. Those in the northwest quadrant of the city receive
once-a-week cart service from City of Tulsa haulers. The rest of
the City receives twice-a-week pickup from the City refuse
contractor, Tulsa Refuse Inc.
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ONCE-A-WEEK CART SERVICE (northwest
quadrant)
Your trash rates and service options
In your service area, the City provides a 90-gallon/200-pound
capacity cart for refuse. Overflow materials can be boxed, bagged,
or tied. Trash is picked up once a week Tuesday through Friday. For
questions or comments about your once-a-week refuse collection,
call 596-9777. You have several options for service.
Weekly cart service
Pickup of unlimited amount of household garbage, plus up to 12
bags or bundles of yard trimmings, placed within four feet of the
curb or traveled portion of road. Charge: $10.52 a month. Low-generator* City service: $8.31 a
month.
Backyard City service
Backyard pickup (up to 100 feet away from the curb or traveled
portion of the road) of unlimited amount of residential refuse.
Yard waste - of which you are allowed up to 12 bags, cans or
bundles - must be put at the curb. Charge: $16.71 a month. Backyard
low-generator* City
service: $13.19 a month.
Extra City service
Pickup of unlimited amount of household garbage more than 100 feet
from the curb or traveled portion of the road. Yard waste - of
which you are allowed up to 24 bags, cans or bundles - must be put
at the curb. Charge: $20.08 a month.
Low-income/disabled service
Backyard pickup (within 100 feet from the curb or traveled portion
of the road) of a maximum of 60 gallons of household garbage
(refuse and yard trimmings mixed) per collection. To qualify, all
residents in the home must be disabled and must meet poverty
guidelines. For more information, call 596-9776. Charge: $3.24 a
month.
TWICE-A-WEEK SERVICE AREA
In your service area, Tulsa Refuse Inc. provides twice-a-week
refuse pickup. For questions or comments about TRI-area refuse
collection, call the City of Tulsa at 596-9777. You have several
options for service.
Curbside collection service:
Twice-a-week pickup of unlimited amount of household garbage plus
up to six bags or bundles of yard trimmings, each weighing no more
than 50 pounds, placed within four feet of curb or traveled portion
of the road. Charge: $13.44 a month. Low-generator* collection
service: $10.68 a month.
Backyard collection service:
Twice-a-week backyard pickup (up to 100 feet away from the curb or
traveled portion of the road) of unlimited amount of residential
refuse. Yard waste - of which you are allowed up to six bags,
containers or bundles, each weighing no more than 50 pounds, per
pickup - must be put at the curb. Charge: $16.23 a month.
Backyard/low-generator* service: $15.13 a month. ·
Extra collection service:
Twice-a-week pickup of unlimited amount of household garbage more
than 100 feet from the curb or traveled portion of the road. Yard
waste - of which you are allowed up to 12 bags, containers or
bundles, each weighing no more than 50 pounds, per pickup - still
must be put at the curb. Charge: $21.04 a month.·
Low-income/disabled collection service:
Once-per-week backyard pickup (within 100 feet from the curb or
traveled portion of the road) of a maximum of 60 gallons of
household garbage weighing no more than 50 pounds (refuse and yard
trimmings may be mixed) per collection. To qualify, all residents
in the home must be disabled, and must meet poverty guidelines. For
more information, call 596-9776. Charge: $3.24 a month.
Recycling - Tulsa Recycles! (An optional
service)
Twice-a-month curbside pick-up for aluminum, plastic, glass and
newspaper for $2 per month.
EMSA TotalCare Medical Service Program Fee
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Households within Tulsas city limits will be automatically
enrolled in the TotalCare Ambulance Program. This means you and all
permanent residents of your household will receive TotalCare
benefits and pay no out-of-pocket costs for EMSA emergency
ambulance service. The cost of $3.64 per month is included on your
City of Tulsa utility bill. Utility customers can verbally opt out
by calling 596-9511 during the month of June or when they first
open a utility account with the City of Tulsa, or by completing a
Declaration of Non-Participation form. For more information, call
396-2888 or visit www.emsaonline.com/citytotalcare.html.
Commercial and Multifamily Rates
For information on commercial, multifamily or outside city rates,
call 596-9511.
*Each year low-generator charges are applied to each customer
with a five-year average water consumption of 2,000 gallons or less
billed in December, January, and February.
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