(A) All water sold by the city to customers within or without the city limits, other than water delivered to customers under any special arrangements, provisions, or conditions of any contract, shall be metered, and the customer shall be charged therefor and shall pay the following rates for water used or consumed by them, to-wit:
Monthly Water Service
First 2,000 gallons $15.21 (minimum inside city limits)
$22.29 (minimum outside city limits)
Next 76,000 gallons $4.79 (per thousand gallons)
Over 78,000 gallons $3.65 (per thousand gallons)
(B) Contract water service.
(1) The rate and conditions charged for all water sold by the city to customers under agreement shall be modified according to the terms of said agreement(s) and, where applicable, approved by the Kentucky Public Service Commission as governed by law. The rates charged for water shall be by wholesale contracts. The rate charged for water under the wholesale contracts shall be per the following schedule:
Effective Date | Rate per 1,000 gallons of water |
January 1, 2020 | $2.45 |
July 1, 2020 | $2.49 |
July 1, 2021 | $2.56 |
July 1, 2022 | $2.64 |
July 1, 2023 | $2.72
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(2) The rate modification shall apply to water meter readings made in the effective month for billing according to the cycle due date.
(C) Fire service charges.
(1) All unmetered taps shall be charged per size of fire service main leaving the city water main for fire protection according to the following schedule.
Size of Fire Service Main | Charge per Month |
2-inch | $ 5.23 |
4-inch | $ 10.52 |
6-inch | $ 24.03 |
8-inch | $ 46.53 |
10-inch | $ 94.13 |
12-inch | $187.77
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(2) For multiple unit fire service consumers, the above listed rates shall apply prorated among the users. In no case shall the amount be less than a minimum of $4 per month.
(D) Consumer price index adjustment of rates.
(1) In addition to the above rates listed in division (A) and (C), as well as the water connection charges listed in the chart below in § 52.02, on July 1 of each year the city may adjust rates based upon the consumer price index (CPI) for the preceding year. Documentation for the CPI shall be available from the U.S. Department of Labor.
(Ord. passed 11-11-75; Am. Ord. 273, passed 3-13-84; Am. Ord. 627, passed 6-24-97; Am. Ord. 649, passed 6-23-98; Am. Ord. 668, passed 6-22-99; Am. Ord. 673, passed 7-27-99; Am. Ord. 757, passed 7-23-02; Am. Ord. 780, passed 7-22-03; Am. Ord. B2006-10, passed 6-6-06; Am. Ord. B2009-10, passed 6-24-09; Am. Ord. B2011-10, passed 6-28-11; Am. Ord. B2013-12, passed 6-25-13; Am. Ord. B2019-15, passed 11-26-19; Am. Ord. B2021-09, passed 8-24-21; Am. Ord. B2023-12, passed 9-12-23)