Columbia Water rates outside city limits ordinance (§ 27-123)
Chapter 27: Utilities · Article III. Water and Light System
In short: Customers outside Columbia city limits pay 1.33 times what a similar customer inside the city pays for all water and water-related services and fees, including the monthly minimum, fire flow, backflow prevention and lawn irrigation, rounded to the nearest cent.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
The rates to be charged for all water and all water-related services and fees including, but not limited to, monthly minimum charge, fire flow charge, backflow prevention and lawn irrigation furnished to customers outside the city limits shall be the rate set forth for a similarly situated customer inside the city limits multiplied by 1.33, rounded to the nearest cent.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 27-123
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.