City Utilities
The City of Wathena provides both electric and water service. Utility meters are read on or about the 15th of each month. The bills are mailed the last working day of the month and are payable by the 10th of the following month. After the 10th, a 10% penalty is assessed on the unpaid amount. Utility Hearings are held on the third Monday of the month from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 at the City Hall by the City Clerk and the Assistant City Clerk. Delinquent bills must be paid BEFORE this hearing or you must attend the hearing to ask for an extension. There will be no extension allowed beyond the end of month in which the bill is due. If you do not attend,
disconnection will occur the next day at 3:00 p.m. if utility bill is not paid. Payments for electric, water and
sewer bills are taken at the City Hall.
Residential Electric Rates
Base Charge: -0- $8.00First 350 KWH: (0-350) @..115
Next 250 KWH: (351-600) @..1035
Next 400 KWH: (601-1000) @..092
Next 500 KHW: (1001-1509) @..0805
Excess of 1500 KWH: @..069
Peak Capacity Charge: Each kilowatt over 1500 during June, July, August and September billing, add .015 per kilowatt.
Residential Electric Rates All Electric
Base Charge: -0- $8.00
First 350 KWH: (0-350) @..1035
Next 250 KWH: (351-600) @..092
Next 400 KWH: (601-1000) @..0805
Excess of 1500 KWH: @..069
Peak Capacity Charge: Each kilowatt over 1500 during June, July, August and September billing, add .015 per kilowatt.
Residential Water Rates
Base Charge: $16.00 per month
$4.10 per thousand gallons used or fraction thereof.
Sewer Rates
The monthly sewer charges, regardless of classification, shall be based on average monthly water usage during the months of December through Fedruary. In the event a single or multiple family user had not established a December through February water usage average, such user's monthly user charge shall be based on the actual amount of water used for the month for which a sewer charge is being assessed. The average monthly water usage will be changed on March 1 of each year in order to reflect the average water usage for the immediately preceding months of December through February. In the event water meters cannot be read due to inclement weather conditions during any one or more of the months of December through February, in that event the water meter reading for the month of March shall be made and utilized with the remaining months such water meters were read for averaging purposes, and such average shall be utilized commencing April 1 of such year.Base Charge: $14.00 per month.
$1.50 for each 1,000 gallons, or fraction thereof, of such sewer user's monthly water usage charge based upon the amount of water used as determined by above averaging method.
For multiple family users, there shall be a monthly base charge of $14.00 on each dwelling unit located within the structure or complex, plus the average water charge.
Any sewer user who does not purchase City water shall pay a sewer charge of $10.00 per month.