Utility Rates

Rates

Your water and sewer bills are based on the amount of water you use. Once the water passes through the meter, the customer has purchased it and it no longer belongs to the city. Meter readings are collected which determines the amount of water that has been used and the amount that needs to be billed.

Beginning on October 1, 2021, the following rate structures will go into effect:

Residential Rates Inside City Limits

Usage
Water
Usage
Sewer
Min 0- 1,000 gals$18.92Min 0 - 1,000 gals$18.92
Per Thousand Gallons$4.87Per Thousand Gallons$4.87


Residential Rates Outside City Limits

UsageWaterUsageSewer
Min 0- 1,000 gals$37.84Min 0 – 1,000 gals$37.84
Per Thousand Gallons*$9.74*Per Thousand Gallons$9.74


Sprinkler Rates Inside City Limits

UsageWater
Min 0 - 1,000 gals$18.92
1,001 gals & over$4.87

*per thousand gallons

Sprinkler Rates Outside City Limits

UsageWater
Min 0 - 1,000 gals$37.84
1,001 gals & over$9.74

*per thousand gallons

Commercial Rates Inside City Limits

UsageWaterUsageSewer
Min 0- 1,000 gals18.92Min 0 - 1,000 gals$18.92
1,001 gals & over*$4.87*per thousand gallons$4.87


Commercial Rates Outside City Limits

UsageWaterUsageSewer
Min 0- 1,000 gals$37.84Min 0 - 1,000 gals$37.84
Per Thousand gallons over$9.74Per Thousand gallons over$9.74


Sewer charges are also based on the amount of water you use. The base monthly charge for sewer service is $18.92. If you use 1,000 gallons of water or less in a month, this is the total amount you will be charged for sewer service. Each additional one thousand gallons is charged at $4.87. For city sewer customers that are outside of the city limits, multiply these rates by two to determine your charges.

The following is a list of other fees that the city charges in connection with water accounts:

  • Deposit - Residential $75; Rental $200 (effective October 1, 2022)
  • Deposit - Small commercial $75
  • Deposit - Large commercial: amount varies according to meter size and usage assumptions
  • Service Turn on / Service Turn off  - $12.50
  • Transferring an account - $25 (service at an old address can be left on for two weeks after service is established at a new address)
  • Late payment: 20% of the current charges
  • Meter cut-off for non-payment - $30; after 5 pm - $35
  • Returned Check - $30