1. Water Utility Management
  2. Who it's for
  3. Municipal water utilities
Who it's for

Municipal water utilities

A municipal utility bills thousands of households and businesses every cycle and answers to councils and auditors. Every bill must trace back to a meter reading and a tariff, every adjustment needs a reviewer, and the ledger has to close cleanly each month.

How Water Utility Management is set up for you

Traceable bills

Each water charge rests on an approved meter run with the tariff revision named.

Reviewed adjustments

Credits and adjustments carry an independent decision and evidence.

Clean close

Balanced journals post into open periods, and exceptions are cleared before close.

A municipal utility bills thousands of households and businesses every cycle and answers to councils and auditors. Every bill must trace back to a meter reading and a tariff, every adjustment needs a reviewer, and the ledger has to close cleanly each month.

Start with one billing cycle for one organization: meter runs, water charge documents, posting and cash application. Reconcile totals with your current billing system before adding adjustments and supplier expenses.

[Plan the rollout](/water-utility-management/implementation), [review the modules](/water-utility-management#modules), and [compare the source data](/water-utility-management/data-model).

Features to start with

Roles on the team

Accounting Preparer
Prepares meter runs, accounting documents and their lines and evidence.
Accounting Reviewer
Independently reviews meter runs and accounting documents and records decisions.
Controller
Owns the ledger, journal posting and accounting periods.
Cash Clerk
Applies verified cash receipts to posted documents.

Set up Water Utility Management your way.

Start free, then use Proto to change fields, steps and approvals before your team goes live.

How to get started