The City of Wabasha Utilities Commission oversees the operation of the Municipal Water System and Municipal Sanitary Wastewater System. The water system has a pumping capacity of 1400 gallons per minute, with a storage capacity of 790,000 gallons. Wabasha’s sanitary system consists of one activated sludge wastewater treatment system located southwest of town with a collection system and three final lift stations to pump wastewater to the site. The treatment plant currently has a capacity of 604,000 gallons per day.
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Notice of Public Funding – Wabasha
The City of Wabasha has a long-term capital plan for its water and sewer facilities. To read the plan click below :
Water and Sewer Facility Analysis
Utilities Contact: Pat Mueller, WWTP Operator
Email: utilities@wabasha.org
Phone: (651) 565-3818
Utility Billing Information and Rates
City of Wabasha water and sewer services are billed on a monthly basis and bills are due by the 15th of the month.
**Effective 1-1-2024, Water & Sewer Rates increased by 4%
- Sewer Rate: $12.41 per 1000 gallons
- Minimum usage per month is 2,000 gallons
Residential Water Rates
minimum 1000 gallons (all rates per month):
Base Rate: | $7.43 |
1000-6,000 gallons | $2.96 per 1,000 gallons |
7000 – 12,000 gallons | $3.73 per 1,000 gallons |
13,000 – 24,000 gallons | $4.65 per 1,000 gallons |
25,000-40,000 gallons | $5.84 per 1,000 gallons |
41,000 – and above | $6.99 per 1,000 gallons |
Business/Industrial/Commercial Water Rates
minimum 1000 gallons (all rates per month):
Base Rate: | $7.43 |
0-30,000 gallons | $3.81 per 1,000 gallons |
31,000-60,000 gallons | $4.74 per 1,000 gallons |
61,000 and above | $5.96 per 1,000 gallons |
Per Ordinance, residential sewer rates are set with the April bill (March billing cycle) and based on the average of your first three months water usage of the year and that rate is carried thru the December of the current year. When purchasing a new residence or moving into a new residential property during the year policy is that your sewer rate is set based on the first full month of usage until your rate can be set per ordinance.
Snowbirds – If service is shut off by the city for the winter months only – there will be a $50.00 reconnect fee and payment of the street light fee for each month you were gone when it is turned back on and someone must be present when water is turned back on.
Snowbirds may also choose to not have your water turned off during the winter months but you must come into City Hall and sign a waiver form. You will not be billed the monthly minimum, however you will have to pay a $50.00 fee and the street light fee for the months you were gone when water is back in use.
Also, if service is shut-off due to non-payment, there is a $50.00 reconnect fee. The reconnect fee and outstanding bill amount are payable before service can be reconnected.