CITY OF RENTON WASHINGTON

• Residential Tenant Billing Form  -  Rental Registration is required for owners of rental properties in the City of Renton as well as a Declaration of Compliance Checklist. Information regarding this requirement can be found here: Rental Registration Program. Property Management Companies operating in the City of Renton are required to have an active business license.

• Non-Residential Alternate Billing-An active Renton Business License is required for Property Management companies and third party bill payers. A letter of authorization and/or a signed management agreement are required to add an alternate billing entity to any account.  

• Direct Debit Application

• Reduced Rate Application-Fill online, print and submit.

• Reduced Rate Application-Print, fill out and submit.

• Ownership Change-Once your property sale is closed and recorded and showing on the King County Recorder's office website, you can notify Utility Billing by sending in this form.

• Leak Adjustment Request

• Fee Waiver Request 

• Temporary Water Shut Off Request
  (homes that will be temporarily vacant for at least 30 days)

• Mailing Address Change

• General Questions

The city offers reduced rates for water, wastewater, surface water, and garbage for low-income senior citizens (61 and over) and low-income disabled citizens.

For more information or for any rate questions for water, wastewater, and surface water, contact utility billing.

• Paying Your Utility Bill

For information or for any questions for garbage, recycling, and yard waste collection, including rates, billing, service changes and missed pickups, contact Republic Services.

City utility services are subject to current utility tax rates. Information and current tax rates can be found by following this link: Utility Taxes

Water, Wastewater, and Surface Water Utility Rates

• 2022 Utility Rates (effective Jan. 1, 2022)

• 2021 Utility Rates (effective Jan. 1, 2021)

• 2020 Utility Rates Brochure (effective Jan. 1, 2020)

• 2019 Utility Rate Brochure (effective Jan. 1, 2019)

• 2018 Utility Rate Brochure (effective Jan. 1, 2018)

Please be aware that utility bills are tied to the real property served. Unpaid balances from the previous owner of the property will be transferred to the currently active utility account after the city has made every effort to collect the unpaid balance. Contact the closing agent if there is an unpaid balance to see if closing funds are available to clear the closed account.

All utility services may not be provided solely by the city but by a combination of local water districts, the city, and Republic Services.

Garbage Service

Garbage Service is mandatory in the city limits of Renton per Renton Municipal Code and is provided and billed directly by Republic Services.

Gas and Electric Service

Puget Sound Energy 1-888-225-5773
Customer Service
TTY (hard of hearing/speech disorders): 800-962-9498
Telecommunications Relay Service: 866-831-5161

Renton’s West Hill

Skyway and Bryn Mawr area:
Skyway Water and Sewer: 206-772-1580
Seattle Public Utilities: 206-684-3000
Seattle City Light: 206-684-3417

Benson Hill, City Center & Renton Highlands, West of Duvall Ave

Areas south of Petrovitsky:
Soos Creek Water and Sewer: 253-630-9900

Areas north of Petrovitsky:
City of Renton: 425-430-6852

Renton Highlands Area, East of Duvall Ave:
Water District 90: 425-255-9600

The City of Renton's Community Resource Directory provides a variety of useful contact information for city departments and many agencies that can offer assistance for utility bills, housing, shelters, senior and disability services and much more.

Assistance is also available by calling 2-1-1 for the information and referral services for King County residents. 

• Rebates for water saving devices
• Saving Water Partnership
• Puget Sound Energy Saving and Rebate Center
• Save money by maintaining and repairing leaking fixtures
• How to have a healthy, water efficient landscape
• Water Saving solutions for non-residential properties