Utility accounts are billed quarterly (four times a year). Residential accounts billing cycle is determined by your location within the city.

Starting in 2022, the city bills for water, sewer, storm water and street lights.

For trash and recycling, billing will transition from a city service on your utility bill to a direct bill from DSI. Farmington currently bills for service after it has been provided. The first quarter of the city utility bills in 2022 will include amounts for services provided through the end of 2021.

All customers will be transitioned to payment through DSI on the same quarter in 2022. The city will be funding the first quarter trash and recycling bill in January through the sale of the city solid waste assets. The first bill residents will receive from DSI will be for the second quarter of 2022 (April to June service) and will arrive mid to late March.

Please call the Utility Billing office Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at 651-280-6883.

Please call the Utility Billing office Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at 651-280-6883.

The city does not turn off the water when a person moves out of their house. Before your closing, contact Utility Billing during office hours to set up a final meter reading and close the account. Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at 651-280-6883

If you recently purchased a home within the City of Farmington, you may want to verify that the final utility bill was paid by the previous owner. Any outstanding utility bill (water, sewer, storm water, trash, and street lights) will be certified to your property as a special assessment. If your property has an outstanding final utility bill, you may want to contact your title company to see if any money was held in an escrow account.

Per State Statute 115A.941 cities with a population of 5,000 or more shall ensure that every residential household or business in the city has solid waste collection service. Farmington does this by having organized collection. A property owner may request discontinuance of their solid waste service for up to six months by submitting a completed Solid Waste Temporary Discontinuance of Service form. 

A $30 processing fee will be charged to the appropriate utility account for this service.

Per State Statute 115A.941 cities with a population of 5,000 or more shall ensure that every residential household or business in the city has solid waste collection service.  Farmington does this by having organized collection.  A property owner may request discontinuance of their solid waste service for up to six months by submitting a completed Solid Waste Temporary Discontinuance of Service form. 

A $30 processing fee will be charged to the appropriate utility account for this service.

 

Commercial accounts are billed March, June, September, and December.

The city bills for water, sewer, storm water, street lights, trash, and recycling.

Utility bills must be in the name of the owner.

Ultimately, if city utility bills remain unpaid, state law allows the city to assess the charges, penalties, and interest against the real property served by the utility. This is consistent with the concept that it is the property that receives the benefit of the utility service, not simply the user. Minn. Stat. 444.075, s. 3(e) states: The governing body may make the charges a charge against the owner, lessee, occupant or all of them and may provide and covenant for certifying unpaid charges to the county auditor with taxes against the property served...Minn. Stat. 116A.22 provides: Charges established for connections to and the use and availability of service from any water or sewer or combined system, if not paid when due, shall, together with any penalties established for nonpayment, become a lien upon the property connected or for which service was made available. Written notice shall be mailed to the owner of any property as to which such charges are then due and unpaid, stating the amount of the charges and any penalty thereon and that unless paid the same will be certified...and assessed as a tax...upon the property for collection with and as a part of other taxes...Because any unpaid delinquent account will be assessed against the property, the Farmington City Council has determined to follow the practice of a growing number of cities and have the water and sewer service utility account in the name of the owner so the owner is fully aware of the status of the account.

E-bills are available online or will be mailed to the property address on file with the Dakota County Property Tax records.

The city does not recommend rental property owners provide their customer number to their tenants. If you do and live in the City of Farmington, tenants would be able to see your personal account. They would also be able to view utility account information for any Farmington rental you may own.

You will be assessed a late fee of 10 percent of the current amount due and owing.

If requested by the owner, city staff will take a meter reading. There is a $37.50  fee for this service which will be added to the utility account. The owner also has the option of reading the meter themselves. 
Meters are generally located by the hot water heater/furnace and will read like a car odometer. Only the digits falling in the white section of the meter are used to determine water usage. This number minus the previous meter reading (from your last utility bill) will give you the thousands of gallons used between reading dates.
For more information, contact: Utility Billing at 651-280-6883 or [email protected]