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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. This bill uses inside-city rates; customers outside the city pay different rates.

Extracted by: Audit · Claude Opus 5.5 · 10/29/2026
Source: 
Inside-city water base charge for a meter under 1": $18.22
6,000 gallons at the single-family rate of $7.75 per 1,000: $46.50
Total: $64.72/mo
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Utility profile · KS

TOPEKA, CITY OF Water Rates

TOPEKA, CITY OF supplies water to about 130,000 people in Topeka, Kansas. A typical household using 6,000 gallons a month pays an estimated $64.72 in the main service area, 11% above the national average.

Rates effective 2026-01-01

Updated Oct 2026

How much does water cost provided by TOPEKA, CITY OF?

Monthly Rate

$64.72 / month
Read and audited by AI against the official rate schedule ·

This bill uses inside-city rates; customers outside the city pay different rates.

How the bill adds up

Service charge
Below 1" meter
 $18.22
Water used
6,000 gal × $7.75/kgal
 $46.50
Total $64.72

How does TOPEKA, CITY OF's water cost compare to its regional neighbors?

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

SHAWNEE CO RWD 4C
$30.50
SHAWNEE CO RWD 4C
TOPEKA, KS · $30.50/mo · 8mi
WAMEGO, CITY OF
$40.00
WAMEGO, CITY OF
WAMEGO, KS · $40.00/mo · 35mi
HOLTON, CITY OF
$50.90
HOLTON, CITY OF
HOLTON, KS · $50.90/mo · 29mi
JACKSON CO RWD 3
$51.78
JACKSON CO RWD 3
HOLTON, KS · $51.78/mo · 28mi
TONGANOXIE, CITY OF
$58.01
TONGANOXIE, CITY OF
TONGANOXIE, KS · $58.01/mo · 33mi
TOPEKA, CITY OF
$64.72
TOPEKA, CITY OF
TOPEKA · $64.72/mo
EUDORA, CITY OF
$67.48
EUDORA, CITY OF
EUDORA, KS · $67.48/mo · 33mi
LAWRENCE, CITY OF
$72.83
LAWRENCE, CITY OF
LAWRENCE, KS · $72.83/mo · 24mi
SHAWNEE CO RWD 1C
$105.69
SHAWNEE CO RWD 1C
AUBURN, KS · $105.69/mo · 9mi
DOUGLAS CO RWD 3
$107.00
DOUGLAS CO RWD 3
BERRYTON, KS · $107.00/mo · 12mi
BALDWIN CITY, CITY OF
$128.76
BALDWIN CITY, CITY OF
BALDWIN CITY, KS · $128.76/mo · 33mi

Where does TOPEKA, CITY OF 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

125,963

Municipalities served

Topeka

Where does TOPEKA, CITY OF's water come from?

Supply and provider classification from EPA records.

Primary Source
Surface Water
Provider Type
Local Govt
PWSID
KS2017701

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 TOPEKA, CITY OF's customers?

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

Water Burden

1.4% 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 TOPEKA, CITY OF'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 · 10/29/2026
Confidence label: Model verified

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