Rural Water Supply

Washington County Rural Water #1

 

In conjunction with the City of Ft. Calhoun, this rural water system was developed to address water quality problems in the area. Existing groundwater throughout most of the area had high concentrations of iron and manganese. With the financial assistance of Rural Development (USDA), grants and loans provided the necessary financing for construction of the rural water system. Thus was born Washington County Rural Water #1, which today provides water to over 460 rural households in southeast Washington County and northeast Douglas County, plus the City of Ft. Calhoun. This system commenced operation in August of 1980 and purchases treated water supplies from the Metropolitan Utilities District. Annually, about 95 million gallons of water is purchased by NRD users throughout the 35-mile distribution network. A history of the usage is as follows;

 

Fiscal year (July 1 - June 30)		Amount (Gals.)
2006		110,422,000
2007		96,476,000
2008		97,233,000
2009		91,382,000
2010		78,385,000

 

Current Water Rates (effective June 1, 2005)
Base Monthly Charge......................$14.35*
First 10,000 gals.................................$3.95 / per 1,000 gals.*
Next 10,000 gals.................................$2.90 / per 1,000 gals.*
Next 30,000 gals.................................$2.00 / per 1,000 gals.*
All Over 50,000 gals...........................$1.50 / per 1,000 gals.*
* Plus 5 1/2% NE sales tax

Current Hookup Fees
The hookup fee (benefit unit) for each service desired shall be the greater of (a) $2,500 or (b) the total of:
1) a pro-rata portion of the actual cost of the District of any distribution main to the point of delivery
2) the actual cost to the District of the service main to the point of delivery
3) the Metropolitan Utilities District capital facilities charge
A deposit for the estimated cost thereof shall be made by the applicant in cash upon submission of the application to the District (settlement to be made when water service commences).

 

NRD Personnel:

Marty Thieman (Right) & George Tillwick

 

• WCRW-1 2009 Water Quality Report
• WCRW-1 2008 Water Quality Report

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