Chapter XIX · Utilities

ARTICLE 2. WATER RATES AND SURCHARGES

Sections 19-201 to 19-203 · 3 sections

19-201 Surcharges.

(a)Water Billing Surcharge.

(1)There is hereby levied and assessed a monthly surcharge on each monthly water billing form, as billed by the City of Wichita, Kansas, in addition to the regular rate charged by said City, of ($.20) for each one thousand gallons or fraction thereof used each month by each separate user, with a minimum surcharge of two dollar(s) and thirty five cents ($2.35) per month for each separate user per month.

(2)The minimum surcharge will increase annually beginning January 1, 2026 through January 2028 at $0.35 per month for each separate user per month as follows:

	July 1, 2025	January 1, 2026	January 1, 2027	January 1, 2028
Minimum surcharge	$2.35	$2.70	$3.05	$3.40

(b)Water Main Equity Surcharge.

(1)There is hereby levied and assessed a one-time Water Main Equity Surcharge to be collected by the City at the time a building permit is issued for any property connecting to the City’s water system, in the amount of six hundred dollars ($600.00) for properties requiring a one-inch (1") water meter, and one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200.00) for properties requiring a water meter greater than one inch (1").

(2)The surcharge shall increase annually beginning January 1, 2026, and continuing through January 1, 2028, at a rate of three percent (3%) per year as follows:

(3)Any connection to the City’s water system made knowingly and in violation of this section, without payment of the surcharge, shall be deemed unlawful and subject to disconnection at the property owner’s expense. In addition, any person who violates this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each such violation. Each day such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.

	July 1, 2025	January 1, 2026	January 1, 2027	January 1, 2028
1” Meter	$600	$618	$637	$656
>1” Meter	$1200	$1236	$1273	$1311

(Ord. 366, Sec. 1; Ord 1958)

19-202 Application of surcharge funds.

The proceeds from such surcharge made pursuant to Section 19-201(a) hereinabove shall first be applied to the administrative costs of said City in the operation of the combined water works system and sewage disposal system, and the balance of all such surcharges shall be applied to a water/sewer revenue account, which is hereby established. Said water/sewer revenue account shall be used first for the purpose of retiring principal and interest payments on water and/or sewer revenue bonds, if any, and then for the purpose of construction and reconstruction of water and sewer lines and facilities.

The proceeds from such surcharge made pursuant to Section 19-201(b) hereinabove shall be deposited into the Water Utility Fund and used solely for the following purposes: the replacement, relocation, and upsizing of water mains; engineering costs and studies related to water infrastructure; or the payment of principal and interest on any bonds or other obligations issued to finance water utility improvements.

(Ord. 660, Sec. 2; Ord. 1958)

19-203 Duties of city clerk and treasurer.

The City Clerk and City Treasurer of said City and all other administrative officers of said City are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to perform all administerial functions to carry out this article including any necessary certificates to the Water Department of the City of Wichita, Kansas empowering said City of Wichita to include such surcharge in each monthly water billing of water customers in the City of Andover, Kansas.

(Ord. 251, Sec. 5)