Water users within the corporate limits of the city shall pay for their use and consumption of water furnished or supplied by the city and obtained through each meter at a monthly rate of:
(a) Base service fee per meter.
|
Through 5/8-inch to 3/4-inch water meters |
$33.00 |
|
Through 1-inch water meters |
$39.80 |
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Through 1-1/4-inch water meters |
$46.60 |
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Through 1-1/2-inch water meters |
$53.40 |
|
Through 2-inch water meters |
$67.00 |
|
Through 3-inch water meters |
$80.60 |
|
Through 4-inch water meters |
$94.20 |
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Through fire hydrant |
$39.80 |
(b) Usage fee per thousand cubic feet.
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First 750 cubic feet |
$6.00 |
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751 to 2,000 cubic feet |
$37.42 |
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Above 2,001 cubic feet |
$40.23 |
*For multi-family dwelling units with service through a single meter, excluding motels, hotels, mobile home parks and nursing homes, the three rate tiers for the usage fee per 1,000 cubic feet shall be multiplied by the number of living units being supplied by the meter and the cubic feet in each or the three rate tiers. The rate per 1,000 cubic feet shall remain the same for each of the three tiers.
Example: Multi-family dwelling unit with four living units:
|
First 3,000 cubic feet |
$6.00 |
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3,001 to 8,000 cubic feet |
$37.42 |
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Above 8,001 cubic feet |
$40.23 |
(c) Outside city limits. Water provided outside the corporate limits of the city shall be charged at a rate of 125 % of the rates in subsections (a) and (b) above.
(d) Delivery. Water delivered from the city’s bulk water distribution station shall be charged at $4.50 per l,000 gallons.
(Prior Code § 17-201; Ord. 757; Ord. 810; Ord. 816; Ord. 836; Ord. 847; Ord. 859; Ord. 881)
No person, company, corporation or institution shall establish or permit to be established or maintain or permit to be maintained, any cross-connection whereby a private, auxiliary or emergency water supply other than the regular public water supply of the city may enter the supply and distributing system of the city unless specifically approved by the state’s Department of Health and Environment and the governing body.
(Prior Code § 17-212)
(a) Protective backflow devices required. Approved devices to protect against backflow or backsiphonage shall be installed at all fixtures and equipment where backflow and/or backsiphonage may occur and where there is a hazard to the public water supply in that polluted water or other contaminating materials may enter into the public water supply. Any situation in which a heavy withdrawal of water, such as a sudden break in the main or water being used from a fire hydrant, may cause a pressure reduction to develop which could lead to backsiphonage of polluted water into the system shall be improper and must be protected by approved backflow preventer valves and systems as determined by the superintendent.
(b) Inspection. The city utility superintendent or other designee of the governing body shall have the right of entry into any building or premises in the city as frequently as necessary, in their judgment, in order to ensure that plumbing has been installed in accordance with the laws of the city so as to prevent the possibility of contamination of the water supply of the city.
(c) Protection from contaminants. Pursuant to the city’s constitutional home rule authority and K.S.A. 65-163a, the city by its utility superintendent, may refuse to deliver water through pipes and mains to any premises where a condition exists which might lead to the contamination of the public water supply system and it may continue to refuse the delivery of water to the premises until that condition is remedied. In addition, the city utility superintendent may terminate water service to any property where the cross-connection, backsiphonage or back pressure condition creates, in the judgment of the superintendent, an emergency danger of contamination to the public water supply.
(Prior Code § 17-213:215; Ord. 816)
(a) An applicant for a new water service installation shall pay the city for a water service drop a tap fee as follows, based upon the size of the meter:
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Size of Meter |
Tap Fee |
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3/4” |
$1,200 |
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1” |
$1,300 |
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1-1/2” |
$3,200 |
|
2” |
$3,600 |
In addition, the applicant shall pay 110% of the actual cost of pipe and tubing, plus sales tax on the installation.
(b) The water tap fee shall include the cost of labor and materials for installing service at the service connection point. The City shall supply a water meter and water meter housing, and the property owner shall be responsible for the installation of any piping necessary from the service connection point to the owner’s place of business or residence at their own expense. The water service materials installed up to the service connection point shall be owned by the City from the source to the service connection point, and shall be maintained by the City at all times.
(Prior Code § 17-216; Ord. 860; Ord. 867; Ord. 942)