2025 Water and Sewer Rate Study Analysis
The City's water and sewer utility rate study report reflects the results of a rate analysis completed in 2025 by Carl Brown, President of GettingGreatRates.com. The analysis was procured and prepared under the oversight of the Kansas Rural Water Association (KRWA) RATES Program, which offers an industry-standard, discounted approach to completing complex rate analysis in a fashion designed for smaller communities in Kansas.
The report is designed to provide the City Council with the information necessary to operate under a cost of service model, which is an approach designed to assign costs (service charges) to different utility users (customers) at the respective levels of service demanded by each user.
The report was drafted in 2025 and was initially presented to the City Council on December 1, 2025. The City Council held an additional discussion and presentation on December 15, 2025 before adopting rate changes effective April 1, 2026. The rate changes enacted in 2026 are the first adjustments to water and sewer user charges since January 2020.
2026 Water, Sewer, Trash, and Recycling Utility Rate Changes
2025 Water & Sewer Utility Rate Study Full Report
December 15, 2025 City Council Presentation Information
December 1, 2025 City Council Presentation Information