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Read by an AI agent (a large language model) from the utility's official rate schedule, then audited by a second model against the same schedule.

Extracted by: Audit · Claude Opus 5.5 · 11/07/2026
Source: 
Monthly minimum (customer) charge: $22.00
8.021 CCF at $5.13 per CCF (tier 1-10) = $41.15
Total: $63.15/mo
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Utility profile · KS

LEAVENWORTH WATER DEPARTMENT Water Rates

LEAVENWORTH WATER DEPARTMENT supplies water to about 39,000 people in Leavenworth, Kansas. A typical household using 6,000 gallons a month pays an estimated $63.15, 8% above the national average.

Rates effective 2026-04-01

Updated Nov 2026

How much does water cost provided by LEAVENWORTH WATER DEPARTMENT?

Monthly Rate

$63.15 / month
Read and audited by AI against the official rate schedule

How the bill adds up

Service charge $22.00
Water used
8.021 ccf × $5.13/ccf
 $41.15
Total $63.15

How does LEAVENWORTH WATER DEPARTMENT's water cost compare to its regional neighbors?

Monthly cost (6k gal) vs up to 10 nearest utilities with published rates. Click to navigate.

ATCHISON, CITY OF
$33.02
ATCHISON, CITY OF
ATCHISON, KS · $33.02/mo · 20mi
TONGANOXIE, CITY OF
$58.01
TONGANOXIE, CITY OF
TONGANOXIE, KS · $58.01/mo · 17mi
KANSAS CITY BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
$58.11
KANSAS CITY BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
KANSAS CITY, KS · $58.11/mo · 17mi
PLATTE CITY PWS
$60.21
PLATTE CITY PWS
PLATTE CITY, MO · $60.21/mo · 8mi
DESOTO, CITY OF
$60.81
DESOTO, CITY OF
DESOTO, KS · $60.81/mo · 24mi
PLATTE CO PWSD 4
$61.42
PLATTE CO PWSD 4
PLATTE CITY, MO · $61.42/mo · 11mi
LEAVENWORTH WATER DEPARTMENT
$63.15
LEAVENWORTH WATER DEPARTMENT
LEAVENWORTH · $63.15/mo
KANSAS CITY PWS
$71.66
KANSAS CITY PWS
KANSAS CITY, MO · $71.66/mo · 24mi
BONNER SPRINGS, CITY OF
$80.56
BONNER SPRINGS, CITY OF
BONNER SPRINGS, KS · $80.56/mo · 17mi
MO AMERICAN PLATTE COUNTY
$83.04
MO AMERICAN PLATTE COUNTY
ST JOSEPH, MO · $83.04/mo · 16mi
SMITHVILLE PWS
$88.67
SMITHVILLE PWS
SMITHVILLE, MO · $88.67/mo · 19mi

Where does LEAVENWORTH WATER DEPARTMENT provide service?

Population served and the municipalities covered by this utility's service area.

Boundaries from the EPA Water System Service Areas dataset. Not all utilities have mapped boundaries.

Population Served

38,757

Municipalities served

Leavenworth

Where does LEAVENWORTH WATER DEPARTMENT's water come from?

Supply and provider classification from EPA records.

Primary Source
Surface Water
Provider Type
Private
PWSID
KS2010317

Named intake/well source and interconnections (who this utility buys from or sells to) aren't captured yet — tracked separately for a future update.

Is water affordable for LEAVENWORTH WATER DEPARTMENT's customers?

Annual bill as a share of median household income in the service area.

Water Burden

1.0% of income (annual)
of median area income · affordability threshold: 2%

We don't yet systematically track whether a utility offers income-based or sliding-scale pricing separate from its standard rates — tracked separately for a future update.

Where did this data come from?

This rate was extracted from LEAVENWORTH WATER DEPARTMENT's published tariff document by an AI research agent, then checked against a validation checklist before publishing. See the full methodology for how every utility on this site is sourced and scored.

Provenance

Extracted by: Audit · Claude Opus 5.5 · 11/07/2026
Confidence label: Model verified

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