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San Bernardino water and trash use two different counters
San Bernardino Municipal Water Department handles water customer service, while Burrtec handles refuse collection and street sweeping through the city's solid waste contract.
In San Bernardino, water service and refuse service can feel connected. They use different counters. San Bernardino Municipal Water Department handles the water side. That includes service requests, payments, account questions, new-customer help, and a service-area map.
Trash, recycling, organics, bulky item pickups, and street sweeping run through Burrtec. The city solid waste page also points to dump days, rates, street sweeping, and waste concerns.
Check the split before you spend time on hold. A water account, bill, leak, or water question belongs with SBMWD. A missed trash pickup belongs with Burrtec. So does a bulky item appointment, street sweeping question, or cart issue.
Where to see it
SBMWD customer service page and San Bernardino Integrated Solid Waste Management Division.
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Reviewed July 6, 2026
California Porch explains the path. The official source is still the place to confirm the current rule, fee, form, map, deadline, or office decision.
Use the official page before you spend money, file paperwork, rely on a deadline, or change a property.
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