For water & sewer districts

Built around utility billing, finished by fund accounting.

For water and sewer districts, utility billing isn't a module, it's the operation. Vantage's UBS handles every utility you bill, with the multi-utility, multi-meter, and rate-structure depth single-purpose districts actually need. Because UBS and FMS share the same database, AR and GL postings flow through the native batch interface with multi-fund distribution preserved, driven by the rate codes you already maintain.

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Typical setup

Two modules that do most of the job.

Districts tend to start tight and stay focused. UBS handles every utility account; FMS handles fund accounting, AR, AP, and payroll. They share the same database, so a citizen payment moves from CitizenLink through UBS into AR and the GL through the native batch interface, with multi-fund distribution coming straight from the rate codes you maintain.

Utility Billing UBS

Metered water, flat water, sewer (consumption or winter-average), sanitation. Compound meters, work orders, backflow, rate analysis.

Fund Management FMS

Multi-fund GL, AP, AR, requisitions, budgeting, cash receipting, payroll, HR, fed natively by UBS.
Sometimes added

Modules districts pick up over time.

Fixed Assets FAS

Pumps, treatment equipment, vehicles, and meters: depreciation, PM, and mobile auditing.

Work Orders GWS

Leak investigations, meter swaps, and line repairs, created from accounts, dispatched, and closed back to the customer.

Special Assessments SAS

For capital improvement projects funded directly by affected property owners.

Sales Tax & Licensing STS

For districts that collect a utility-related sales or use tax, or run business licensing for franchise contractors.
Public-facing

CitizenLink is where the savings show up.

For water and sewer districts, the citizen portal is the single biggest reduction in counter-call volume and walk-ins. Residents view consumption, pay by card or ACH, enroll in autopay, and submit service requests. Every transaction posts to the utility account immediately and feeds the GL on the next batch run.

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What the portal handles
  • Account lookup and balance display
  • One-time payment and autopay enrollment
  • Consumption history with charts
  • Paperless billing sign-up
  • Service requests (move-in/out, leaks, name changes)

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