City of Ankeny Water Utility
Ankeny
Population reference
76,207 people (EPA SDWA system estimate)
Billing detail
Partial public detail found
Official destination
Open provider website ↗Provider-specific findings
Billing and account research from public material
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- Billing frequency
- Monthly utility billing. The City’s water code provides for monthly billing, and Ankeny’s pay page says AutoPay can debit the bill on its due date. Sewer and water are billed through the municipal utility account.
- Rate structure
- Increasing-block water usage plus fixed meter-equivalency and billing charges. Effective April 1, 2026, a 5/8-inch meter has $8.59 monthly equivalent meter cost plus $2.37 monthly billing cost; inside-city usage is $7.82 per 1,000 gallons for the first 5,000 gallons and $10.96 thereafter. Sewer has a separate fixed charge and $6.94 per 1,000 gallons inside the City. Water rates include a 6% state excise tax.
- Residential cost reference
- At 6,000 gallons per month on a 5/8-inch inside-city meter, water is approximately $8.59 + $2.37 + (5 x $7.82) + (1 x $10.96) = $61.02 before the 6% state excise tax, or about $64.68 after tax. Sewer is approximately $15.62 + $3.18 + (6 x $6.94) = $60.44. Combined water/sewer is therefore about $125.12 monthly before stormwater, recycling, and solid-waste charges.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Ankeny sewer billing combines a monthly meter-equivalency charge and monthly billing charge with a consumption charge of $6.94 per 1,000 gallons inside the City or $10.41 outside. The 2026 published page does not state a winter-average sewer cap; the estimate uses metered water consumption directly.
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How documentation coverage compares
This profile
57%
overview fields with research notes
Iowa
37%
records with any overview detail
National index
50%
records with any overview detail
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Research record
Partial public detail found
4 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
57%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- Meter reading
- New-account deposit
- Activation or transfer fee
“Not confirmed” means the directory did not identify a dependable public statement. It does not mean the provider has no policy or option.
Primary verification routes
- City of Ankeny Water Utility public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System ↗
Federal background on public water-system records and their limitations.