Recent News

Board Meeting Moved to Thursday 3.5.26

March 03, 2026

The RWD#3 Board Meeting scheduled for this evening at 7:00 has been moved to

Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 7:00. 

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Phone Lines & Internet Down

February 18, 2026

The office phones and internet will be down on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 for most of the day. The office will still be open, but this will affect our billing system so online bill pay will also be...

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2026 Free Chlorine Burnout

January 21, 2026

Notice to our RWD#3 patrons. We just received a call that PWWSD#13 will be conducting a free chlorine burnout of their water distribution system starting today. This will affect a portion of our...

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2026 Annual RWD#3 Board Meeting

January 13, 2026

The Annual Meeting of participating members of Rural Water District No. 3, Miami County, Kansas, will be held on Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. at the District Office located at 35680 Plum...

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Rick & Donna Courtney are Retiring

December 16, 2025

RWD#3 would like to wish Rick and Donna Courtney and Sandi Nordick a Happy Retirement. They have decided to retire as of December 31, 2025. Their knowledge and experience made a difference in shaping...

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Free Chlorine Burnout 2025

September 30, 2025

Notice to our RWD#3 patrons. Osawatomie will be conducting a free chlorine burnout of their water distribution system beginning Thursday, October 2, 2025, and continuing for 10-14 days as needed....

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Water Rate Change

March 21, 2025

March 21, 2025

Dear Patrons of RWD#3 Miami County,

The Board of Directors has voted to raise the water rates effective April 1, 2025.

RWD#3 Miami County provides safe, clean drinking water and is...

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RWD#3 Board Members

February 14, 2025

At the RWD#3 Annual Board Meeting held on February 13, 2025 we elected two new board members. Donna Courtney and Bill Fouts three year terms were up and both decided to step down. Jeff Oliver and...

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RWD#3 Annual Board Meeting

January 29, 2025

The Annual Meeting of participating members of Rural Water District No. 3, Miami County, Kansas, will be held on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 7:30 pm at the District Office located at 35680 Plum...

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RWD#3 Office Assistant Opening

November 15, 2024

RWD#3 has an opening for a part time office assistant. The position is for 20 hours a week. You will need to pass a drug test and back ground check.  

Office Assistant duties and responsibilities

1. ...

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Boil Advisory Rescinded

November 07, 2024

Update November 9, 2024 @ 12:54 PM

Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for Miami Co. RWD #3, Miami County

TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water...

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Rate Decrease

May 22, 2024

The City of Osawatomie realized they had made a clerical mistake on our new billing rate. Effective on the June 2024 bills you will see a decrease in the rates.  You will find these changes on...

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Office Closed

March 25, 2024

The RWD#3 Office will be closing early at 2:00 Monday, March 25th and then closed Tuesday, March 26th, Wednesday, March 27th and Thursday March 28th for the KRWA Water Conference.

If you have a...

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Water Rate Change

February 21, 2024

The Board of Directors voted to adopt a rate increase at their last meeting on February 6, 2024. The increase is due to an 81% increase in our wholesale cost by the City of Osawatomie. 

Patrons will...

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2024 Annual Meeting Notice

January 12, 2024

The Annual Meeting for Rural Water District No. 3, Miami County will be held on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. at the District Office. All Meetings are open to the public.

The purpose of...

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Boil Advisory Rescinded

October 17, 2023

Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for Miami County Rural Water District 3,
Miami County
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the...

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Boil Water Advisory Issued for RWD#3 Miami County

October 10, 2023

The Kansas Department of Health has issued a boil water advisory for RWD#3. 

Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:

Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or...

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Office Closed

September 06, 2023

The RWD#3 Office will be closed on Thursday, Sept. 7th and Friday, Sept. 8th. If you have a water emergency please call Rick Courtney at 913-285-0264 or Donna Courtney at    913-285-0266

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Rate Change

February 20, 2023

The Board of Directors voted to adopt a rate increase at their Annual Board Meeting on February 9, 2023.   There has been no rate increase since 2018 for the District and it was necessary...

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2023 Annual Meeting Notice

January 09, 2023

Annual Meeting for Rural Water District No. 3, Miami County will be held on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. at the District Office. All meetings are open to the public.

The purpose of the...

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E Billing is now available

August 24, 2021

Help save money and time, by choosing to have your bill sent directly to you.  We are excited to announce that RWD#3 is now able to e-bill all patrons that are interested.  Many bills get...

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