Columbia Water rates outside city limits—Columbia Regional Airport ordinance (§ 27-123.3)
Chapter 27: Utilities · Article III. Water and Light System
In short: Water at Columbia Regional Airport costs $4.66 per 100 cubic feet (1 ccf), plus a monthly minimum charge based on meter size (set in section 27-122.1(a)(2)). Customers required to install a backflow prevention device also pay a monthly charge per device (set in section 27-122.1(a)(4)).
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
(a) The rates to be charged for water furnished to customers at the Columbia Regional Airport are hereby fixed as follows:
(1) Rates per one hundred (100) cubic feet (1 ccf), Columbia Regional Airport:
All water, beginning with first one hundred (100) cubic feet (1 ccf) .....$ 4.66
(2) Minimum charge per month, charged in addition to the volume charge in subsection (a)(1) will be the amount listed in section 27-122.1(a)(2), based on meter size.
(3) Backflow prevention charge per month, charged in addition to the volume charge in subsection (a)(1), and the minimum charge in subsection (a)(2), is charged when a customer is required to install a backflow prevention device as outlined in section 27-57.
Each backflow device at a customer location will be charged the amount defined in section 27- 122.1(a)(4).
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 27-123.3
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.