UTILITY: If I go out of town, am I charged for utility services?

Yes, the City charges a monthly base rate for all meters connected to City utility infrastructure.  Base fees allow the City to identify any unexpected activity, such as a leak, as well as maintain the infrastructure that delivers services to your property and allows you to continue to reserve capacity in our system.  Whether you use it or not, the city is required by state regulations to provide you with that capacity and your account is charged accordingly.  Base Fees are necessary to recover the ongoing expenses required to keep service available at the property even if there is no water usage. The City must operate and maintain the water and wastewater treatment plants and these costs continue to be incurred regardless of actual water consumption and are allocated to all utility customers.