Welcome to the City of McLouth Utility Information Page   

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                The City of McLouth provides Water, Trash, Gas and Waste Water Services         

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Water is a Precious Resource!

* Conserve water indoors and out * Show others how they can save water * Remember how important water is to your life - and all life!!

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   To Establish Service

Come to the McLouth City Hall - 110 N Union St, McLouth - KS 66054 and provide the following:

 

Carl Chalfant	City Administrator/Fire Chief	785-691-8321
Gary Tullis	Utility/Maintenance Worker	785-331-7212
Pat Bartlett	Utility/Maintenance Worker	913-775-3430
Kim Perry	City Clerk at City Hall	913-796-6411
City of McLouth E-mail	For Utility Questions	cityofmcl@embarqmail.com

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To make a payment: www.mclouthutility.com

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Utility Payments are due on or before the 15th of each month.

If the 15th falls on a weekend or holiday, payment must be in our office, before 10am on the following business day, to avoid late charges.

Payments are accepted by: cash, check, money order or on-line bill bay. For your convenience, there is secure drop box located at the front door of City Hall. If payment is not received, on time,  a 10% late fee will be applied.

Utility Payments are due by 9:00 am on the 25th of the month. Utilites will be shut off and a reconnect fee will be charged for delinquent accounts. 

City of McLouth Reconnect Fees: 1st reconnect (8-12 & 1-4 Monday-Friday) $25.00 - after hours and weekends $30.00. 2nd time and beyond (8-12 & 1-4 Monday-Friday) $50 - after hours and weekends $70.00.(Please see the Payment Policy for details)

State Water Rates for 2008 are listed below: (2009 are not yet available)

Please Note: Highlighted fields are paying $70  or more per 10,000 gallons.

*NOTE OF INTEREST: Most of the systems that are over $65 per 10,000 gallons are communities that have had growth and expanded their system in the past 10 years.

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The History of the Water System and Rate Structure are provided below

STREET LIGHT OUTAGE: 

To report a street light outage please call McLouth City Hall @ 913-796-6411 or e-mail us at: cityofmcl@embarqmail.com If possible, please report the identification number from the bottom of that particular light pole (It will start with a B followed by 5 numbers). We appreciate your assistance!

The City of McLouth handles all billing for the City trash service. The City is serviced by:  S.M. Ball Waste Disposal: 785-597-2200

Trash pickup starts at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday mornings. Trash is not to be set out before 5:00 p.m. the day before trash pickup and empty containers must be removed from the street or sidewalk no later than 8:00 a.m. the following day.

S.M. Ball Waste Disposal Holiday Schedule for 2012

Memorial Weekend:  Friday Pickup

July 4^th:  Friday Pickup

Labor Day: Friday Pickup

Thanksgiving: Friday Pickup

Christmas:  Friday Pickup 

New Year’s Day 2013:  Friday Pickup 

• Big Items (e.g. funiture, appliances, cabinets, etc.) will be picked up free of charge (limit one item/customer/week)
• Carpet rolls: 5 ft in length (2 rolls per week)
• 5 bags of yard waste per week
• Containers for households must be 35 gallons or less (no barrels) Unless you rent a 95-gallon cart from S.M. Ball Waste for $2.00 per month
• Tree limbs/branches must be no longer than 3 ft and 2 inches in thickness and must be bundled in bundles not weighing more than 65 pounds with a limit of 5 bundles/week.

Gas Information for YOUR Safety 

Learn to recognize a natural gas leak

It is important for you to know how to recognize potentially dangerous natural gas leaks, so use your senses:

1. Smell: Because natural gas has no odor in its natural state, we add a harmless odorant to it to help you detect a leak. The added odorant, called mercaptan, has a sulfur-like smell, similar to a rotten-egg.
2. Hear: Depending on its size and pressure, a natural gas leak may produce a noise that ranges from next to nothing to a slight hissing or blowing sound to a loud roar.
3. See: A leak also may cause dust, dirt or debris to fly, or create blowing or continuous bubbling movement in water. It also can cause a spot of dead or discolored vegetation in an otherwise green area.

Know how to respond to a natural gas leak

When an odor is persistent or seems to be everywhere, or it seems to linger longer than normal for your appliance’s operation, these could be signs of a gas leak inside your home or with an outside line.

Upon detecting such an odor, immediately get everyone out of your home or building, move a safe distance away and then call for help. Because an electric spark can ignite an explosion, remember to follow these tips:

1. Do not turn on or turn off electrical switches.
2. Avoid using electric appliances such as garage door openers or telephones of any type.
3. Do not start up or shut down motor vehicles or any other electrical equipment.
4. Do not strike a match.
5. Avoid open flames or other ignition sources.
6. Move to a location a safe distance away from your home when the odor is outdoors.
7. Call 911.
8. Stay away until the emergency responders have told you it is safe to return.

Keep your gas meter clear and dry.