City of Lawrence Utility Billing
Lawrence
Population reference
95,256
Billing detail
Broad 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. Lawrence assigns customers to four geographic cycles with bills generated around the 7th, 15th, 22nd or 29th and due dates around the 6th, 12th, 19th or 28th, with dates varying by approximately two days.
- Rate structure
- Three-block individual inclining water rates based on each residential customer's Winter Quarter Average. Inside-city residential water is $10.27 per 1,000 gallons through 125% of WQA, $11.30 from above 125% through 200% of WQA and $11.82 above 200%, plus a 5/8- or 3/4-inch $5.45 monthly service charge and the $0.032 per 1,000-gallon state water-protection fee.
- Residential cost reference
- Illustratively, if all 7,000 gallons fall in Block 1 for an inside-city 5/8- or 3/4-inch meter, water is about $5.45 + (7 x $10.27) + approximately $0.22 state fee = $77.56. Sewer at the same unadjusted 7,000-gallon volume is $18.15 + (7 x $12.22) = $103.69, for an illustrative water/sewer total around $181.25 before sanitation and stormwater. Actual residential water blocks and sewer volume depend on the customer's winter average.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Residential sewer is based on water use but uses average winter consumption as a cap. Inside-city sewer is $18.15 per month plus $12.22 per 1,000 gallons; the individual customer's winter average limits the billed residential sewer volume, while nonresidential accounts are charged on monthly water use. The bill may also include separate sanitation and stormwater charges.
- Meter reading
- Lawrence's utility portal provides hourly water-usage views, and the City bills monthly from actual meter usage while reconciling estimates when meters cannot be read. The reviewed public pages do not identify the exact AMI hardware or an hourly transmission specification, but hourly portal data indicates interval-capable meter telemetry for participating accounts.
- New-account deposit
- Residential renters pay a $40 deposit when starting a new account; if the account becomes delinquent, an additional deposit equal to two average monthly bills may be added. Multi-family deposits are $40 per unit; commercial/industrial deposits are generally twice the comparable monthly bill. Deposits accrue interest at the Kansas Corporation Commission rate and residential deposits are returned after 18 consecutive months of on-time payment, with longer periods for multi-family and commercial accounts. Homeowners generally do not pay a startup deposit unless repeated nonpayment disconnections trigger one.
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How documentation coverage compares
This profile
86%
overview fields with research notes
Kansas
33%
records with any overview detail
National index
50%
records with any overview detail
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Research record
Broad public detail found
6 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
86%
Details not confirmed in the reviewed public material
- 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 Lawrence Utility Billing 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.