ORDINANCE NO. 2026-3
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2025-5; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOVER, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1: Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2025-5 passed on January 20, 2026, is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 1: That the following rates shall be fixed as monthly rates for those residents of Dover who are connected to the water works system of the City of Dover, Arkansas:
SEWER RATES
Minimum Bill: $20.74, which includes the first 1,000 gallons.
The sewer rate for those connected to a water system outside the City Limits:
Minimum Bill: $29.40, which includes the first 1,000 gallons.
Bill per 1,000 gallons thereafter: $12.29 per 1,000 gallons.
The sewer rates included herein shall remain in effect until amended by Ordinance.
If and in the event any sewer bill remains unpaid for a period of in excess of 20 days, the same shall be subject to being plugged or removed by the City without notice to the customer. If and in the event any service is disconnected or removed by the city there will be a re-connection fee of $400.00 for customers inside the city limits and $2,000.00 for customers connected to a water system outside the city limits in addition to payment of all outstanding sewer bills prior to said service being re-connected. Further, after the tenth of each month there will be a late charge of 10% added to any unpaid sewer bill.
WATER RATES
The following rates will be charged for water and will be billed to the customers of the water system in a single unified statement.
Minimum Bill: $20.00 for any meter less than 1 inch, which includes the first 1,000 gallons of water. This rate shall be effective as of July 1, 2026.
Minimum Bill: $32.00 for any meter 1 inch or larger on non-residential, which includes the first 1,000 gallons of water.
Bill per 1,000 gallons thereafter: $6.31 per 1,000 gallons.
Bulk Rate: There will be a bulk rate of $6.31 per 1,000 gallons or portion thereof.
The water rates included herein shall remain in effect until amended by Ordinance.
Bulk Sales are defined as all sales of water made to individual users which require a temporary connection to the water system of the City of Dover, and which does not require use of the City’s sewer system. In addition to the above rates for bulk water, there shall be a $75.00 connection fee and a $25.00 per week rental fee for the use of the City’s meter if the same is required to be in place for more than twenty-four hours for any bulk purchase. All bulk sales are subject to availability of water and shall not be made if the same shall diminish the City’s reserve or will affect the City’s ability to provide adequate water to existing users.
Any residence, business or other customer of the City of Dover water system having a second or auxiliary meter will be charged the minimum monthly fee per additional meter for each and every month said meter(s) is (are) in place. On the additional meter, all water used over the initial 1,000 gallons per month will be charged at the rates shown in Section 1 above. Upon reinstallation of a pulled meter, there will be a $40.00 reinstallation fee charged.
SECTION 2: All other provisions of Ordinance No. 2025-5 shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3: EMERGENCY CLAUSE. This Ordinance is necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the City and the residents of the City of Dover. An emergency is declared to exist, and this Ordinance shall go into effect immediately upon and after its passage by the City Council.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 16th day of June 2026.
