The utility billing department is responsible for billing of water, sewer, and garbage service to approximately 12,700 homes and commercial properties in the City of Blaine. Bills are sent quarterly to residential customers and monthly to commercial companies for the previous months' services.
All bills are due on the last day of the month.
If an account becomes delinquent, a final notice is sent. If payment is still not received, a 24-hour notice of disconnect is delivered to the property and water service will be terminated in 24 hours. Once the service is disconnected, the bill must be paid in full, plus a reconnect charge before service will be restored. The federal government determined that the number of parameters monitored in drinking water should increase for 23 to 83 parameters. The money collected by the City is paid to the State of Minnesota to fund this program.