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Bellevue Utilities provides essential drinking water, wastewater, and storm and surface water services that meet the needs of our growing community now and for generations to come.
Water
Water is fundamental to life. Providing safe, clean, and reliable water to households and businesses requires significant infrastructure. The City maintains over 600 miles of water main pipes and 24 reservoirs that can store over 40 million gallons. Aging pipes and water facilities require regular maintenance and planned upgrades to prevent service disruptions and ensure long-term reliability.
Wastewater
Once you have used water and it goes down the drain, it is safely collected and moved through over 600 miles of city-owned and maintained pipes to King County’s regional sewage system where it is treated. Ensuring the city’s sewer pipe system remains functional to prevent sewage overflows requires ongoing investment.
Storm and Surface Water
The City’s stormwater system helps prevent flooding by properly channeling excess rainwater away from streets and properties while protecting over 80 miles of open streams and more than 860 acres of protected wetlands, supporting fish and wildlife habitat.
The combined utility bill, including water, sewer and storm service, will increase by 7.4% in 2025 and 6.8% in 2026 as approved by City Council. This includes external costs Bellevue Utilities pays to Cascade Water Alliance for water supply, King County for wastewater treatment, and city and state taxes. The new rate also reflects investments to maintain and manage the infrastructure needed to deliver utility services, as well as funding local operations.
How does this impact the typical residential bill?
The typical residential customer's average monthly bill in 2024 was $222.82. With the new rates, in 2025, the typical average monthly bill is $239.40. In 2026, the typical average monthly bill will be $255.71.
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The budget City Council adopted in November includes resource allocation to support the city’s utility bill assistance program, given that utility rates are rising across the region. We understand many households are facing financial hardship, and we want to make sure our customers are aware of their options.
Bellevue Utilities has both short-term and long-term assistance programs to help qualifying low-income, disabled, and senior residents in need of financial assistance. For details on qualifying and applying for bill assistance, visit BellevueWA.gov/utility-relief, call 425-452-5285 or email utilityrelief@bellevuewa.gov.
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors is a new donation program that helps to support low-income residents unable to pay for essential utility services. When you make a donation to Neighbors Helping Neighbors, you are making a meaningful impact by helping someone in our community facing financial hardship and in need of assistance.
Anyone can make a donation at any time and every donation counts. No contribution is too small, and every dollar goes directly to providing financial assistance to a community member in need.
Learn more about Neighbor Helping Neighbors and make a donation at BellevueWA.gov/utility-relief.
Bellevue Utilities News is available online and in other languages at BellevueWA.gov/utilities-news.
可在以下网站用中文查看《贝尔维尤市公用事业新闻》(Bellevue Utilities News):BellevueWA.gov/utilities-news.
벨뷰 유틸리티 뉴스 (Bellevue Utilities News)는BellevueWA.gov/utilities-news 웹사이트에서 한국어로 이용하실 수 있습니다
«Коммунальные новости Бельвью» (Bellevue Utilities News) имеется нарусском языке по адресу BellevueWA.gov/utilities-news.
Novedades de Bellevue Utilities (Bellevue Utilities News) está disponible enespañol en BellevueWA.gov/utilities-news.
Tin Tức Về Tiện Ích của Bellevue (Bellevue Utilities News) có bằng tiếng Việttrong BellevueWA.gov/utilities.
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