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Supervisor: Tyson Knox

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• Water Rates

  The following tariff of monthly water rates for all consumption and use of water for all services excluding church properties as defined below, from the Municipal water system of the City of Belleville, is hereby established with Ordinance #1051 and shall apply to the water bill payable November 1, 2022 and remain in effect thereafter until changed:

  Water Rates for Belleville Customers

  Customer Base Charge Per Month:  

  Meter Size	Inside City Limits	Outside City Limits
  Up to 3/4″	$12.00	$18.00
  1"	$14.00	$21.00
  1 1/2"	$22.00	$44.00
  2" and Larger	$28.00	$56.00

   

  Commodity Charge (per 1,000 gallons or fraction thereof)
  First 1,000,000 gallons	$3.269
  1,000,001 to 3,000,000 gallons	$3.044
  Over 3,000,000 gallons	$2.820

   

  Water Rates for Church Properties

  Commodity Charge (per 1,000 gallons or fraction thereof)
  First 5,000 gallons	$0.000
  5,001 to 1,000,000 gallons	$3.269
  1,000,001 to 3,000,000 gallons	$3.044
  Over 3,000,000 gallons	$2.820

   

  Effective: Ordinance 1051, approved September 26, 2022

• Gas Rates

  Effective on bills payable on the effective date noted below, and thereafter, the following rates shall be charged for natural gas furnished by the Belleville Municipal Gas Utility, and are hereby established to be charged against consumers of such natural gas through one (1) meter and not for resale:

  Residential Service, consisting of direct natural gas usage in a dwelling for space heating, air conditioning, cooking, water heating, and other houshould purposes:

  Customer Base Charge Per Month	$10.00 per month
  Commodity Charge Per Month
  All MCF	$8.85 per MCF

   

  Commercial Service, to customers engaged primarily in sale of goods or services including institutions and local, state and federal government agencies, churches, manufacturing and electric power generation:

  Customer Base Charge Per Month	$21.00 per month
  Commodity Charge Per Month
  First 6 MCF	$8.65 per MCF
  All Over 6 MCF	$7.75 per MCF

   

  Effective: Ordinance 1072, August 26, 2024.

• Sewer Rates

  Residential Service, for buildings where at least 50% of the HVAC conditioned square footage space is used for domestic purposes and each dwelling is metered individually for municipal water.  Apartment and other multiple domestic used buildings with a single water meter will be billed under the General Service Rate.

  For residential service, monthly charges will be based on the average monthly water usage during the months of January, February and March of each year, and this average will be set for the each month for the rest of the year.

  • Minimum Charge:  $11.00 per month
  • Sewer charge per one thousand gallons of water used:  $3.680

   

  General Service, for buildings where less than 50% of the HVAC conditioned square footage space is used for other than domestic purposes and each business or other building use is metered individually for municipal water.

  For general services, monthly charges are based on water metered during the current month.

  •  Monthly Charge:  $18.00
  •  Sewer charge per one thousand gallons of water used:  $3.257

   

  Effective: Ordinance 1023, August 24, 2020

• Electrical Rates

  Monthly electric rates to be charged each billing month of approximately thirty (30) days for electrical energy.

  City Residential Rate (CRR):

  
  Base Charge (minimum)————$15.00

  Energy Charge - All kwh--------$0.135

   

  City Small Business (CSB):  includes schools, churches, health facilities, institutions, government, and others not qualifying for Large Business.

  Base Charge (minimum) ———–$25.00

  Energy Charge:

  First 500 kwh--------------------$0.1261

  Next 1,500 kwh-----------------$0.1178

  Over 2,000 kwh-----------------$0.1125

   

  Rural Residential Rate (RRR):

  Base Charge (minimum) ———-$16.00

  Energy Charge-All kwh---------$0.135

   

  Rural Small Business (RSB) – includes same as City Small Business, plus any rural user with farm operations using 24,000 KWH or more per year.

  Base Charge (minimum) ———-$25.00

  Energy Charge:

  First 500 kwh--------------------$0.1261

  Next 1,500 kwh-----------------$0.1215

  Over 2,000 kwh-----------------$0.1183

   

  Large Business – City and Rural (LBR) – Applicable to all business and institutions consuming 240,000 KWH’s or more per year, or with monthly peak demands equal or exceeding 40 KW in any two (2) months per year.

  Base Charge (minimum) ———-$40.00

  Demand Charge:	Summer	Winter
  All KWH	$7.00 per kwh	$5.75 per kwh
  Energy Charges:	Summer	Winter
  All KWH	$0.1007 per kwh	$0.0905 per kwh

   

  Electric Rates set by Ordinance No. 1081, April 14, 2025

  For more information, please contact the Belleville City Office at 785-527-2288 or stop by 1819 L. Street, Belleville, Kansas.

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