§ 32-49. Monthly water charges.
(a)
Consumers of city water delivered shall be charged a monthly water charge consisting of a water usage charge for each meter by which they are served, and a water service charge.
(b)
Except for all facilities owned by Kansas State University, any new or existing structure located outside the city limits shall pay double the monthly water charges set forth in subsections (c) and (d) below. All facilities owned by Kansas State University shall pay the monthly water charges set forth in subsections (c) and (d) below for facilities inside the city regardless of whether the facilities are located inside or outside of the city limits.
(c)
Water usage charges shall be assessed for the purposes of recovering the variable costs of operating a water distribution system based upon the volume of water a customer uses. The volume of water shall be measured in units equal to 100 cubic feet (C cf). The following monthly rates for water used shall be as follows:
Customer Water Usage Charge Rates (per C cf) Inside City $2.35 Outside City $4.70 (d)
Water service charges shall be charged per meter, per monthly billing period, and shall be assessed to all customers who have service availability at any time during a billing period as shown below. A customer is deemed to have service available if the private water service system, at the customer's residence or business, has been connected to the city's water distribution system at any time during a billing period. The water service charges are to be applied regardless of whether or not any water volume passed from the city to private water systems during a billing period. Water service connections deemed inactive by the director of public works shall not be assessed water service charges. Water service charges shall consist of a minimum charge and a meter-based capacity surcharge.
(1)
Minimum charges shall be assessed for the purposes of recovering fixed costs incurred by the city for operating the water system, without regard to quantity of customer use. The minimum charge per each meter shall be as follows:
Customer Water Service Minimum Charge Inside City $9.36 Outside City $18.72 (2)
Capacity surcharges shall be assessed for the purposes of recovering capacity costs incurred by the city for operating a water system, shall be based on the water meter size and the customer's capacity to demand water. The capacity surcharge per meter shall be as follows:
a.
Water service capacity surcharge.
Water Meter Size Water Service Capacity Surcharge Inside City Outside City ⅝ inch $1.11 $2.22 ¾ inch $1.11 $2.22 1 inch $2.79 $5.58 1½ inch $5.58 $11.16 2 inch $17.85 $35.70 2½ inch $33.19 $66.38 3 inch $48.53 $97.06 4 inch $83.69 $167.38 6 inch $178.55 $357.10 8 inch $312.42 $624.84 10 inch $468.63 $937.26 12 inch $591.36 $1,182.72 16 inch $746.24 $1,492.48 b.
For customers that utilize a compound meter or fire meter, which consist of a combined two-meter system for the purpose of accurate metering of both high- and low-volume water demands, the larger of the two meters shall be used to determine the monthly capacity surcharge.
c.
For a one or two-family residential dwelling structure connected to the city water system that require a fire protection sprinkler system, if such sprinkler system requires a larger meter size to provide adequate fire protection, the fire chief, director of public works, or other duly designated representative of the city shall have the authority to determine the appropriate equivalent meter size to assess the meter-based monthly capacity surcharge to better reflect the standard residential meter size that would otherwise be necessary to provide domestic service to the structure.
(e)
In addition to the above rates, a surcharge of $0.023936 per 100 cubic feet will be assessed for all water sold at retail for the purposes of financing the state water plan.
(f)
Whenever the city provides water service to a wholesale customer located outside of the city limits pursuant to a written contract authorized by the city commission, the rates applicable to the user identified in that contract shall be the rates set forth within the contract, even if such rates are inconsistent with the provisions of this section.
(1)
Rates for Hunter's Island and Moehlman Bottoms: Hunter's Island and Moehlman Bottoms shall be charged at one and one-half times the water rates within the city.
(2)
Rates for Konza Valley Water Production and Taxing District: Konza Valley Water Production and Taxing District shall be charged at one and one-quarter times the water rates within the city.
(3)
Rates for Riley County Rural Water District No. 1: Riley County Rural Water District No. 1 shall be charged at one and one-quarter times the water rates within the city.
(4)
Rates for Pottawatomie County Rural Water District No. 1: Pottawatomie County Rural Water District No. 1 shall be charged at one and one-quarter times the water rates within the city.
(Ord. No. 7331, § 1, 12-19-17; Ord. No. 7389, § 1, 12-18-18)
Editor's note
Sec. 1 of Ord. No. 7331, adopted Dec. 19, 2017, amended § 32-49 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former § 32-49 pertained to rates within city, and derived from the 1973 Code; Ord. No. 3668, adopted Jan. 23, 1979; Ord. No. 3772, adopted Dec. 18, 1979; Ord. No. 4289, adopted Jan. 21, 1986; Ord. No. 4382, adopted Dec. 16, 1986; Ord. No. 4447, adopted Oct. 6, 1987; Ord. No. 4552, adopted Nov. 15, 1988; Ord. No. 4616, adopted Dec. 5, 1989; Ord. No. 4841, adopted Mar. 1, 1994; Ord. No. 6776, adopted Aug. 18, 2009; Ord. No. 6868, adopted Dec. 7, 2010; Ord. No. 6911, adopted Aug. 16, 2011; Ord. No. 6976, adopted Nov. 20, 2012; Ord. No. 7051, adopted Nov. 19, 2013; Ord. No. 7109, adopted Dec. 2, 2014; Ord. No. 7181, adopted Dec. 1, 2015; and Ord. No. 7260, adopted Dec. 6, 2016.