Infrastructure

Utilities for Maquoketa, IA: Water
Supplier:	City of Maquoketa
Plant Capacity:	1.44 MGD
Average Demand:	.78 MGD
Peak Demand:	1.06 MGD
Maquoketa Service Area:	City of Maquoketa
Storage Capacity:	Finished storage at plant: 1.3 MG Finished storage at distribution system: .75 MG
Production Facilities:	1.44 MGD ion exchange softening facility, went into operation in 2006, fluoride addition and chlorine disinfection
Source:	Cambrian-Ordovician Aquifer & Pleistocene Aquifer

Water Quality – Untreated

	Raw water quality, 2006	Finished water quality, 2006
Turbidity:	N/A	N/A
Hardness:	273-484 mg/l as CaCO3	120 mg/l as CaCO3
Alkalinity:	N/A	N/A
pH:	N/A	7.32
Total solids:	N/A	N/A

Water Quality – Treated

Average analysis of treated water
Average pressure in system:	70 psi
Ranges of treated water:
Turbidity:	N/A
Monthly averages (low-high):
Alkalinity:	N/A
Fluoride:	0.91 - 1.12 mg/l
Iron:
Hardness:	115 - 143 mg/l

Utilities for Maquoketa, IA: Sanitation

Supplier:	City of Maquoketa
Type of treatment process:	Extended Aeration Activated Sludge
Capacity:	1.03 MGD dry weather 1.33 MGD wet weather 2.4 MGD max wet weather
Current demand:	.75 MGD
Excess capacity:	.28 MGD
Present BOD load:	535 lbs/day
Design BOD load:	2,500 lbs/day

Examples of Water and Sewer Rates

Water and sewer bills include the following charges:
Landfill	$2.84
Storm Water Flat Fee	$3.50, $7.00 or $15.00
Water Charges	(see rates below)
Water Revenue Bond Charges	(see rates below)
Sewer Charges	(see rates below)
Any Applicable Taxes

Water Charges
Basic Services plus 300 cu. ft.	$9.49
Over 300 cu. ft.	$1.05 per 100 cu. ft.
Over 100,300 cu. ft.	$0.34 per 100 cu. ft.
Non-Metered Trailers	$14.74/month

Sewer Charges
Basic Services plus 300 cu. ft.	$21.43
Over 300 cu. ft.	$1.40 per 100 cu. ft.
Non-Metered Trailers	$28.43/month

Water Revenue Bond Charges
Basic Services plus 300 cu. ft.	$2.45
Over 300 cu. ft.	$0.58 per 100 cu. ft.
Over 50,300 cu. ft.	$0.10 per 100 cu. ft.

The Water Company shall charge twenty-eight dollars ($28.00) per year for the installation and maintenance of a separate water meter for water that does not enter the City's sanitary sewer system. The property owner shall also pay the current rate for water consumed as outlined above, but shall not pay the sewer user charge for the water metered by this separate meter.

For more information on water and sewer rates, please contact:

Maquoketa City Hall
201 East Pleasant Street
Maquoketa, IA 52060
563-652-2484

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