TOPEKA, CITY OF
TOPEKA
Population reference
125963 people (EPA SDWIS 2026Q2 active CWS estimate for KS2017701)
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; the City publishes a monthly utility rate schedule and the sample bill shows a monthly billing period.
- Rate structure
- Meter-size readiness-to-serve charge plus volumetric water, wastewater, state water-protection, and stormwater charges. For a city residential account with a meter under 1 inch, the 2025 schedule lists $17.35 monthly water readiness-to-serve and $7.14 per 1,000 gallons water usage; wastewater adds a $13.74 monthly readiness charge and $6.45 per 1,000 gallons consumption.
- Residential cost reference
- Approximately $106.17 per month for a city residential account with a meter under 1 inch using 5,000 gallons per month, before solid-waste charges and sales taxes: $17.35 water readiness + $35.70 water usage + $13.74 wastewater readiness + $32.25 wastewater use + approximately $0.16 state water-protection fee + $6.97 stormwater for a 1,501-3,500 square-foot property. The City’s current schedule should be checked for changes.
- Wastewater and sewer calculation
- Residential wastewater rates are based on average water consumption for the first three months of the year, while non-residential wastewater is based on monthly water consumption. The 2025 city residential schedule lists $6.45 per 1,000 gallons wastewater consumption and a meter-size readiness charge; stormwater is billed separately by property size or equivalent residential unit.
- Meter reading
- The City’s bill sample displays beginning and ending meter reads and usage in gallons. The reviewed public utility documents do not identify AMI/AMR technology or a fixed reading-day route schedule for all accounts; the account bill is the authoritative record.
- New-account deposit
- The City’s utility fee schedule establishes a $25 deposit for a single or multi-family residence, $50 for a duplex or two residences on one service master, $15 per unit for an apartment/condominium building, and commercial deposits from $35 to $300 by service class and meter size. Customers whose security deposit was returned do not need a second deposit for a new account in the same class; an unfavorable payment history can require double the standard deposit when transferring an existing customer ID.
- Activation or transfer fee
- The City’s fee schedule lists a $24 same-day trip charge when a customer requests same-business-day water turn-on or a return trip. Residential service transfer can require double the standard deposit when the prior deposit was returned and payment history is unfavorable; no universal resident name-transfer fee is separately listed.
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How documentation coverage compares
This profile
100%
overview fields with research notes
Kansas
33%
records with any overview detail
National index
50%
records with any overview detail
Coverage measures what this directory documented. It does not measure service quality, affordability, or regulatory compliance.
Research record
Broad public detail found
7 of 7 fields in this section contain provider-specific public detail in dataset August 1, 2026.
Documented
100%
Primary verification routes
- TOPEKA, CITY OF public website ↗
Provider-controlled destination used to confirm current customer instructions.
- EPA SDWIS / ECHO lookup (KS2017701) ↗
Search the federal drinking-water database using public water system ID KS2017701.