1. Water Utility Management
  2. Who it's for
  3. Water districts and cooperatives
Who it's for

Water districts and cooperatives

Water districts and cooperatives often run billing and finance with a handful of people. Separation of duties is hard with a small team, and that is exactly what members and auditors ask about.

How Water Utility Management is set up for you

Independent review built in

A preparer cannot approve their own run or document.

Safe retries

Repeated actions never post or apply twice, even when the same person handles everything.

Member balances

Verified payments applied within clear limits, with overpayments left visible.

Water districts and cooperatives often run billing and finance with a handful of people. Separation of duties is hard with a small team, and that is exactly what members and auditors ask about.

Start with member billing for one cycle and cash application. Agree who prepares and who reviews before go-live, even if the reviewer is a board treasurer.

[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.
Cash Clerk
Applies verified cash receipts to posted documents.
Admin
Maintains organizations, team members, partners and configuration without taking accounting decisions.

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