Water & Sewer Rates

What do you actually pay for water?

Marengo reset its water and sewer rates in May 2026. Enter how much water your household uses and see how the change hit your bill, and how that same usage would be priced in nearby towns.

Marengo rates as of May 2026 (Ordinance 26-4-2)

Your water use

gal/qtr

Not sure of your usage? See where to find it on your bill
A City of Marengo utility bill with the account holder's personal details blacked out, highlighting where the water Usage figure appears

An actual Marengo bill, with the account holder's details removed.

1The billing period runs three months. Marengo bills quarterly.
2The highlighted Usage figure is in thousands of gallons. A "9" here means 9,000 gallons. Multiply the number on your bill by 1,000 and enter it above (choose Quarterly).

On the charges list, H2O OPS and WW OPS are your water and sewer use; WTRDBT, SWRDBT, WWTP and CAP FEE are the flat debt and capital fees.

How the 2026 change hit your bill

Marengo · verified

Your quarterly water + sewer bill, before and after the May 2026 rate reset.

Before (pre-2026)
$259.86
= $86.62 per month
Now (since May 2026)
$300.09
= $100.03 per month

At this usage your bill ↑ +$40.23/qtr · +15.5%

At this usageBeforeNow
Usage charges——
Debt service fees (flat)——
Capital maintenance fee new 2026——
Total bill——

The 2026 reset cut the flat debt fees by more than half but added a new $20/quarter capital fee for pipe and plant repairs, and it raised the per-gallon rate (from $13.86 to $17.20 per 1,000 gal). Because more of the bill now rides on usage, light users saw little change while heavier users pay more.

Your usage, town by town

11 towns

Estimated quarterly water + sewer bill at your usage (resident rate). Towns bill monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly, so we put them all on the same quarterly basis to compare fairly.

Union isn't shown: most homes are on private septic and the village publishes no water rate schedule online, so a comparable water + sewer bill can't be built.

How this works. Bill = combined volumetric rate × your usage + fixed fees. Towns bill on different cycles (monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly), so every figure is converted to the period you pick above and priced at the same usage. Comparison uses the inside-town resident rate and combines water and sewer.

Sources. Marengo: Ordinance 26-4-2, effective May 1, 2026 (McMahon rate study, Nov 2025). Every other town links to its official rate page. Tap the town name to open it. Rates gathered July 2026 from each town's official schedule. Hebron reflects Hebron, IL (McHenry County); its high rates follow a $4.9M state loan for a new sewer plant.