Columbia Water rates, within former boundaries of dissolved Public Water Supply Districts No ordinance (§ 27-124)
Chapter 27: Utilities · Article III. Water and Light System
In short: Residential/commercial multiple-family water customers outside city limits but within the former dissolved Public Water Supply Districts No. 1 and No. 2 pay all water rates and fees (including minimum, fire flow, backflow prevention and lawn irrigation) at the in-city rate times 1.157, rounded to the nearest cent, per ccf.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
1 and No. 2, outside city limits—Residential/commercial multiple-family facilities.
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 within the former boundaries of dissolved Public Water Supply Districts No. 1 and No. 2 shall be the
rate set forth for a similarly situated customer inside the city limits multiplied by 1.157, rounded to the nearest cent, per ccf.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 27-124
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.