Water Department

What is the schedule for water and sewer bills?
Water / sewer bills are due quarterly on the first of June, September December and March. Bills must be paid no later than the 28th of the month due to avoid a 15% penalty. An additional penalty of $15 will be added to your bill if paid after the 10th of the month following the due date.

Can I pay my bill online or with a credit card?
We do now accept payments by credit/debit cards.

Visa - Master Card - American Express - Discover

* Please note that fees will apply to credit card payments
These fees are placed by the processing company and are not controlled by the Village of Wolcott

Lake Plant 315-594-2302
Springs Plant 315-594-2205
Water Clerk 315-594-2288
Department Head – Ed Wazinski
Water Operator – Evan Tyler
Water Operator – Ron Lancy
Water Operator – Garth Moody
Water Clerk – Eva Banas-Duncan​
Water Commissioner - Dan Smith

General Business hours for the water department are Monday-Friday from 6:00am - 2:00pm (subject to change without notice due to operational needs)

Water Clerk office hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm Mon thru Thurs and 8:00am - Noon on Fridays.

If YOU HAVE A WATER RELATED EMERGENCY AFTER HOURS, CONTACT 911. THEY HAVE WAYS TO CONTACT THE CORRECT PERSONNEL

Water bills are due quarterly on the 1st of the month, June, September, December & March. A 15% penalty is added to current balances still due after the 28th of the billing month. An additional $15.00 penalty is added after the 11th of the following month to outstanding balances. If a balance remains 15 days after the last penalty date, water service will be discontinued beginning at noon that day. No prior notice will be given.

Current Water Rates
Inside Village Residents:
$50.00 Base Fee + $3.44 per 1,000 Gallons of Consumption

Outside Village Residents:
$65.00 Base Fee + $5.72 per 1,000 Gallons of Consumption

Billing codes that appear on your bill:
WTR = Your current water charges
SWR = Your current sewer charges
WOT = Water Other, water charges not related to your normal bill
SOT = Sewer Other, currently utilized for the debt service fee associated with our recently completed project and paying back NY State for funds used.
WAR = Water Arrears, water balances that are carried over from the previous cycle
SAR = Sewer Arrears, sewer balances that are carried over from the previous cycle
FNL = Final, a final bill posted to the account from a former owner/tenant.

Please note that currently the Village of Wolcott as a courtesy to a landlord will directly bill a tenant. However, any unpaid bills are ultimately the responsibility of the property owner on file with Wayne County Real Property.

Re-Levy of Unpaid Water/Sewer bills:
On May 1st of each year, any unpaid water/sewer balances inside the Village of Wolcott, will be re-levied onto the property owners Town/County taxes.Please note: If you are not a resident of the Village of Wolcott or live on East Port Bay Rd or one of the private roads directly off East Port Bay Rd, it is likely you are a customer of the Wayne County Water/Sewer Authority and will need to contact them with any issues at 315-986-1929.