Utilities

City Hall Office (Utility Payments)

 UTILITY BILLS

The City of Elkton operates a water distribution system and sewer treatment facility. The monthly utility bill consists of a charge for water usage, sewer usage, and solid waste collection. The City contracts with Waste Management for residential garbage collection.

Utility bills are typically mailed on the 23rd of each month and are due on the 7th of the following month. If the bill remains unpaid after the 7th, a 10% penalty will be charged to the bill. If the bill remains unpaid by 9:30 AM on the 16th of the month, a $50 service charge will be added to the bill and the utility service will be disconnected.

All customers are required to pay a deposit to establish utility service.  The deposit is $175.00 for a renter and $100.00 for a property owner.  The city reserves the right to require a copy of the rental agreement to establish a customer is a renter and not the property owner.  There is also a nonrefundable service charge of $25.00 that is due upon establishing service.

 WATER

While the city operates and maintains a water distribution system, we purchase treated water from the Logan-Todd Regional Water Commission. Logan-Todd receives its water from the Cumberland River near Clarksville, Tennessee. The plant has the capacity to produce 20 million gallons per day of treated water. It is projected that will meet the needs of this area for the next 50 years. Current estimates requires the plant to produce approximately 11 million gallons of water per day.

CURRENT WATER RATES

Water – Inside City Limits:
0 to 2,000 Gallons – $ 23.00 minimum bill
Next 8,000 – $ 12.05 per 1,000 gallons
Next 10,000 – $ 10.95 per 1,000 gallons
Next 20,000 – $ 9.58 per 1,000 gallons
Over 40,000 – $ 7.94 per 1,000 gallons

Water – Outside City Limits:
First 2,000 Gallons – $ 26.02 minimum bill
Next 8,000 – $ 13.61 per 1,000 gallons
Next 10,000 – $ 12.16 per 1,000 gallons
Over 20,000 – $ 10.69 per 1,000 gallons

Private Fire Service Lines:

Sprinkler Heads up to 600 – $25.00 per month
Sprinkler Heads – $.04 per head over 600

Tap Fees:
5.8′ Meter – $750
1″ Meter – $1,200
All other meters – Actual cost

SEWER

The city owns and operates a sewage treatment plant and collection system. The plant was constructed in 1987 and is located on the southeast side of town along Elk Fork Creek. In 2009, the city completed a project to not only upgrade the facility, but also increase the plants capacity.

CURRENT SEWER RATES:

Sewer Rates:

0 to 2,000 Gallons – $ 36.76 minimum charge
2,001 and over – $ 8.90 per 1,000 gallons

South Todd Sewer Line  –  $491.94 per month
Extra fee for Out-of-County Customers  –  $15.38 per month

Tap Fees:
All Sewer Taps – $900.00 or Cost

Inside City Limits Fee- $4,000

Outside City Limits Fee- $5,500

*Additional cost to extend sewer line to customer expense and will be billed on Sewer Tap Application Form.

SERVICE CHARGES AND OTHER FEES:

Cellular Read Fee: $0.83 per month
Connect/General Service Charge – $25.00
Connect/General Service Charge After Hours – $45.00
Non-Payment Fee – $50.00
Reconnect Non-Payment Fee After Hours – $75.00
Returned Check – $35.00
Fire Hydrant Meter Charge – $25.00
Reconnect After Illegally Reconnecting – $250.00
Service Charge to Change to Cellular Meter -$100.00

RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE PICK-UP

The City of Elkton also provides weekly curbside garbage pick-up for each resident. The City contracts with GFL Environmental, who provides each resident with a container and picks up garbage every Friday morning. All containers should be placed curbside Thursday night to guarantee pick up. The rate for garbage pick up is $11.25 per container per month.

This fee also covers a once a year “spring cleanup” that allows residents to place certain large junk items to the curb to be picked up and hauled off.  Look for announcements on our website for dates of these events, but it is generally in April each year.