Utilities
For additional information, visit
BlaineMN.gov/UtilityBilling
Utility Billing The finance department is responsible for the billing of water, sewer, and garbage service to over 20,000 homes and commercial properties in the City of Blaine. Bills are sent quarterly to residential customers and monthly to commercial customers. All bills are due on the last day of the month. Any payments not received by the due date will result in a 10 percent late payment penalty. Any accounts that become delinquent are certified to the county for collection with the property taxes.
Water Residential customers will be billed a quarterly service charge, plus a charge per 1,000 gallons of water used. Commercial customers will be billed a monthly service charge, plus a charge per 1,000 gallons of water used. To see current water rates visit, BlaineMN.gov/UtilityBilling.
Sanitary Sewer Sewage treatment services for Blaine, as well as most other cities in the seven-county metropolitan area, are provided by the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services. Sewage leaving each city is metered and treated at the Metropolitan Council Treatment Site in St. Paul. Each city is billed for the amount of sewage treated.
Infrastructure replacement costs are also included in the sewer rate. To see sewer water rates, visit BlaineMN.gov/UtilityBilling.
Monthly Recycling Drop-Off Day The City of Blaine sponsors a recycling drop-off day on the third Saturday of each month at Green Lights Recycling. The collection event runs from 8AM - Noon and is open to anyone. You do not need to be a Blaine resident to bring items to the drop-off day. Green Lights Recycling collects mattresses, box springs, carpet, appliances, fluorescent lamps, electronics, rechargeable batteries, and tires. Please note that there is a fee for most items. You can also drop off tires and rechargeable batteries for a small fee. For more information on fees, call 763-785-0456. See the complete list of fees on the Blaine website under garbage and recycling information. Free items include scrap metal and vehicle batteries. Randy's Environmental Services offers free paper shredding on the drop-off day. Wait time for shredding can be long. Please note: No garbage will be accepted at the drop-off day. To learn more about recycling opportunities available in Blaine, call 763-785-6192 or visit BlaineMN.gov/Recycle.
Bikes 4 Kids
(April - October)
Drop off any size bicycle that you no longer want at Blaine’s monthly recycling drop-off day. The bikes will be accepted by Bikes 4 Kids to be refurbished or have their parts used in refurbishing other bikes. Bikes 4 Kids then donates the bikes to people in need. There is no charge to drop a bike off at the monthly recycling drop-off day. Bikes 4 Kids is a part of The Robert & Wilma Burbach Bike Foundation. Learn more at Bikes4KidsMN.org.
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