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The City of Kansas City, Mo., Water Services Department is an enterprise-fund department. The department maintains and operates the following three utilities for residential and business customers in Kansas City, Missouri.
Frequently asked monthly water billing questions answered. - Water: treats the City’s drinking water. Manages the water transmission and distribution piping system.
- Stormwater: maintains the City's levee and stormwater systems. Manages rainwater and snowmelt to improve water quality and minimize flooding.
- Wastewater: manages the wastewater collection system. Treats the City’s wastewater.
Drinking water and wastewater services are funded entirely by user fees charged to customers based upon their use of the product or services. No general tax fund revenues are used. Stormwater services are funded by user fees and stormwater capital projects are partially funded by the Public Improvement Advisory Committee sales tax.
Annual water, sewer primacy fees to appear on February bills
In 1992, the Missouri legislature passed a bill establishing a “water primacy fee,” which public water systems must collect from their customers.
Additionally, the State of Missouri in complying with federal requirements that enforce the Clean Water Act, has enacted legislation requiring that a fee be collected from each water customer in the state with a direct or indirect connection to a public sewer system, the “sewer primacy fee.”
Each fee will be billed annually to Kansas City, Missouri water and wastewater customers during the billing period within the months of February and is based upon a property’s meter size.
Water Primacy Fee
The water primacy fee, paid by the customers of Missouri’s public water supply systems, supports the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) efforts to ensure Missourians are provided adequate water that is safe to drink.
DNR uses the water primacy fee to fund testing for drinking water contaminants, inspections, compliance activities, complaint investigations and technical assistance.
The fee was renewed in 2006 and is set to expire in 2012.
Missouri Drinking Water Primacy Fee Rate Structure Table
Meter Size | Rate |
< 1 inch | $1.08 |
> 1” and < 2” | $7.44 |
> 2” and < 4” | $41.16 |
> 4” | $82.44 |
Sewer Primacy Fee
The fee, known as the Missouri Water Pollution Permit Fee, is a state fee and will be forwarded to the DNR for use in its program to ensure that all publicly owned wastewater treatment facilities meet the requirements set by federal standards.
The fees are as follows:
Customer Type | Meter Size | Annual Fee |
Residential | all | $0.40 |
Industrial/Commercial | <1” | $3 |
Industrial/Commercial | > 1” and < 4” | $10 |
Industrial/Commercial | > 4” | $25 |
News/Updates
Information on Small Water Main Replacement Projects.
Maps of Small Water Main Replacement Projects.
New elevated water storage tank under construction at Water Supply
A new $1.4 million, 150,000 gallon elevated water storage tank or house service tank is being constructed at the City of Kansas City, Mo., Water Services Water Treatment Plant.
The project is funded by the 2005 voter approved $250 million water bonds. This is just one of several projects at the Water Treatment Plant that will upgrade and improve treatment plant operations.
The new house service tank provides water for plant service needs including backwashing filters, cooling pumps, and aiding in water treatment production. It will replace the current storage tank that was built in 1925 when the plant was originally constructed.
“The original 75,000 gallon tank that was built in 1925 had exceeded its designed life expectancy, and was no longer sufficient for plant operations,” said Acting Water Services Director Terry Leeds. “The new tank which was designed by Water Services’ Engineers will increase plant reliability and ensuring that we can meet customer’s needs during peak water use demands.”
The new tank installation and removal of the old tank will be completed by the end of the year.
