Xenia Rural Water District

Name

Xenia Rural Water District

Legal name

Xenia Rural Water District

Website

https://xeniawater.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Water Utility Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Self-Service & Customer Portals (web/mobile, e-bill, notifications, consumption dashboards) (EUANAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Resources Administration (Watersheds, Rivers, Groundwater) (BPAIAMAE), Watershed Protection & Water Quality Services (AFAMAMAB)

Keywords

• Rural water utility
• Drinking water distribution
• Water treatment services
• Municipal water supply
• Water utility infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Bouton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Water Service - Monthly Minimum Charge: Customers pay a monthly minimum charge of $71.90 + tax which includes up to 2,000 gallons of water. This minimum is due monthly regardless of whether the customer has connected to the delivery point.
2. Water Service - Volumetric Usage Charges: Usage beyond the base 2,000 gallons is billed at tiered rates: $14.35 + tax per 1,000 gallons for 2,001-10,000 gallons, and $6.05 + tax per 1,000 gallons for usage over 10,000 gallons.
3. Renter Deposits: Tenants are required to put forth a deposit of $150.00, which is returned upon termination of the Occupant's Agreement once all balances are paid.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Xenia Rural Water District is a member-owned rural water utility that treats and distributes drinking water to more than 11,300 customers across 11 central Iowa counties through a 3 million gallon-per-day treatment plant and over 2,890 miles of pipeline, supplemented by water purchase agreements with multiple municipalities. The district sells water service to rural landowners and renters via monthly minimum charges and tiered volumetric rates, with customer onboarding through Water User's Agreements and Occupant's Agreements, and provides ancillary services including bill payment, emergency alerts, water quality reporting, financial assistance referrals, backflow prevention, and conservation education.

Product overview

Xenia Rural Water District operates as a rural water utility providing integrated water services across central Iowa. The organization functions as a unified utility system combining water treatment and distribution infrastructure with customer-facing services. The core offering consists of drinking water production through the Stratford treatment plant and purchased water from multiple municipalities, delivered through extensive pipeline networks. Customer-facing services include the Customer Center portal, bill payment processing (automatic bank draft, online payments, mail-in, and in-person options), emergency alert notifications, water quality reporting, financial assistance programs, new service applications, backflow prevention services, and water conservation education. The district operates under a tiered water conservation stage system (Stage I-III) and serves residential, commercial, and agricultural customers across 11 counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Distribution Service
• Water Treatment Service
• Customer Center Portal
• Bill Payment Services
• Emergency Alert System
• Water Quality Reporting
• Financial Assistance Programs
• Lead and Copper Service Line Inventory Program EPA-mandated service line inventory program using ArcGIS Survey123 questionnaires to track and document service line materials across the district, supporting EPA regulatory compliance.
• Backflow Prevention Services Cross-connection control program providing backflow preventer testing and compliance services through a partnership with BSI Online.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving 11 counties and 19 communities with over 11,300 customers/members
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• City of MadridminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000By 2000, Xenia acquired water purchase agreement from the City of Madrid.
• City of AmesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000By 2000, Xenia acquired water purchase agreement from the City of Ames.
• Warren Water DistrictminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000By 2000, Xenia acquired water purchase agreement from Warren Water District.
• Des Moines Water WorkscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1994Service was extended into Polk and Southern Dallas Counties in 1994 by purchasing water from Des Moines Water Works.
• City of BoonecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1990Xenia expanded into Boone County in 1990 by purchasing water from the City of Boone to provide water service further into the county.
• Central Iowa Water Works (CIWW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIWW is a regional water consortium. Xenia participates as a member agency. CIWW coordinates water conservation efforts across the region and recently transitioned from Stage III to Stage II water warning, easing lawn watering restrictions. CIWW and its member agencies continue to meet all federal drinking water standards and serve over 600,000 central Iowans.
• TDT CPAs and Advisors, P.C.minorOthersTDT CPAs and Advisors, P.C. is engaged annually to complete the financial audit of Xenia Rural Water District.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Essential Utilities: Investor-owned water and natural gas utility (formerly Aqua America) serving customers across multiple states. Comparable to Xenia in regulated rate-base operations but operates at much larger scale and with broader geographic diversity.
• Artesian Resources Corporation: Investor-owned water and wastewater utility serving Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. Comparable in terms of regulated rate-of-return model and customer concentration risk, though investor-owned rather than cooperative.
• Veolia North America: One of the largest water and wastewater services operators in North America, often running municipal systems under contract. Comparable to Xenia in core water treatment and distribution activities but operates at vastly larger scale and as a for-profit services provider.
• American Water Works Company: Largest investor-owned water and wastewater utility in the United States, serving over 14 million people. Provides a publicly traded benchmark for water utility operating metrics, rate regulation, and infrastructure investment profiles.
• California Water Service Group: Investor-owned water utility serving more than 2 million people through regulated water systems. Useful peer for benchmarking rate-base valuation, conservation-tier pricing (similar in concept to Xenia's tiered structure), and capex intensity.
• Middlesex Water Company: Investor-owned water and wastewater utility serving New Jersey and Delaware. Similar in providing water service to a mix of suburban and rural customers under a regulated utility framework, with comparable EPA-driven compliance obligations.

Direct peers

• Central Iowa Water Works: Regional water consortium of which Xenia is a member agency. Coordinates conservation and water supply across central Iowa and serves 600,000+ residents, making it a direct regional peer and a channel for coordinated resource planning.
• Des Moines Water Works: Largest water utility in central Iowa and a key Xenia supplier through a 1994 water purchase agreement. Operates as a municipal water utility with treatment, distribution, and wholesale supply functions directly comparable to Xenia's operations.
• Warren Water District: Neighboring Iowa rural water district that has a water purchase agreement with Xenia. Closest comparable in terms of member-owned cooperative model, rural service territory, and reliance on purchased and produced water.

Others

• Iowa Rural Water Association: Statewide industry association supporting Iowa's rural water and wastewater systems. Not a direct operator but a key peer reference for technical assistance, training, and policy advocacy relevant to a small rural water district like Xenia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/xenia-rural-water-district

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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