Water tapping fees:
Water Taps Inside City
3/4-inch
$1,350.00
1-inch
$1,650.00
All water taps larger than one inch will be the actual cost of labor and materials (this includes fire lines).
Water Taps Outside City
3/4-inch
$1,850.00
1-inch
$2,150.00
All water taps larger than one inch will be the actual cost of labor and materials (this includes fire lines).
Charges for boring, pavement repair, and/or special materials and labor required for installation of a tap will be charged in addition to the tapping fee.
(Ordinance 630 adopted 5/18/09; Resolution 521-2023 adopted 4/24/2023)
(b) 
Residential water service rates within city:
Minimum base rate, per billing cycle
$30.00
0 to 5,000 gallons
$2.93 per 1,000 gallons
5,001 to 10,000 gallons
$3.37 per 1,000 gallons
10,001 to 15,000 gallons
$3.88 per 1,000 gallons
15,001 gallons and over
$4.46 per 1,000 gallons
(Ordinance 850 adopted 9/28/20; Ordinance 891 adopted 7/22/2024; Ordinance 910 adopted 9/22/2025)
(b) 
Commercial water service rates:
Minimum base rate, per billing cycle
$35.31
0 to 5,000 gallons
$3.23 per 1,000 gallons
5,001 to 10,000 gallons
$3.71 per 1,000 gallons
10,001 to 15,000 gallons
$4.27 per 1,000 gallons
15,001 gallons and over
$4.91 per 1,000 gallons
(Ordinance 850 adopted 9/28/20; Ordinance 891 adopted 7/22/2024; Ordinance 910 adopted 9/22/2025)
For any water furnished outside the city limits:
(1) 
Residential water service rates outside city limits:
Minimum base rate, per billing cycle
$34.50
0 to 5,000 gallons
$2.93 per 1,000 gallons
5,001 to 10,000 gallons
$3.37 per 1,000 gallons
10,001 to 15,000 gallons
$3.88 per 1,000 gallons
15,001 gallons and over
$4.46 per 1,000 gallons
(2) 
Commercial water service rates outside city limits:
Minimum base rate, per billing cycle
$40.61
0 to 5,000 gallons
$3.23 per 1,000 gallons
5,001 to 10,000 gallons
$3.71 per 1,000 gallons
10,001 to 15,000 gallons
$4.27 per 1,000 gallons
15,001 gallons and over
$4.91 per 1,000 gallons
(Ordinance 850 adopted 9/28/20; Ordinance 910 adopted 9/22/2025)
(a) 
Residential uses.
Charge for each apartment complex or similar structure or mobile home park which is metered through a master meter shall be $30.00 for each occupied rentable space or apartment as the case maybe, per billing cycle. This fee is in addition to rates charged for water usage at the apartment complex, other similar structure or mobile home park.
Minimum base rate, per unit, per billing cycle
$30.00
0 to 5,000 gallons
$2.93 per 1,000 gallons
5,001 to 10,000 gallons
$3.37 per 1,000 gallons
10,001 to 15,000 gallons
$3.88 per 1,000 gallons
15,001 gallons and over
$4.46 per 1,000 gallons
(b) 
Commercial uses.
The charge for each commercial business metered through a master meter shall be $35.31 for each business per billing cycle. This fee is in addition to rates charged for water usage at the commercial complex.
Minimum base rate, per unit, per billing cycle
$35.31
0 to 5,000 gallons
$3.23 per 1,000 gallons
5,001 to 10,000 gallons
$3.71 per 1,000 gallons
10,001 to 15,000 gallons
$4.27 per 1,000 gallons
15,001 gallons and over
$4.91 per 1,000 gallons
(Ordinance 850 adopted 9/28/20; Ordinance 891 adopted 7/22/2024; Ordinance 910 adopted 9/22/2025)
Rate for all private and public schools: $1.15 per 1,000 gallons.
(1) 
Minimum base rate, per billing cycle: $35.31.
(2) 
All gallons: $3.23 per 1,000 gallons.
(1999 Code, sec. 52.37; Ordinance 910 adopted 9/22/2025)
The water conservation fee for city water customers as authorized by section 13.02.069 of this code shall be equal to the annual lost pines groundwater district fee for the city divided by the prior years water sales in gallons. The water conservation fee shall be charged per billing cycle as part of the city’s monthly utility billing to city water customers based on each customer’s metered water use.
(Ordinance 698 adopted 6/23/14)