(A) The basic rates for connection users, per dwelling unit or equivalent thereto, to certain waterworks and sewerage systems of the county shall be established as follows.
(1) | Water System Connection
| FY 2023 | FY 2024 | ||
(a) | General Service Areas (third-party provider) | $4,510 | $4,510 | ||
(i) | Arden Shores2, Forest Lake2, Hawthorn Woods2, Mettawa2 |
$4,510 | $4,510 | ||
(b) | General Service Area (well water) | $5,470 | $5,470 | ||
(2) | Sewer Service Connection
| ||||
(a) | Diamond/Sylvan Lake | $8,760 | $8,760 | ||
(b) | Northeast | $7,730 | $7,730 | ||
(c) | Northeast Central (requires separate NSWRD permit and connection fee) | ||||
(i) | Highland Lake, Arbor Vista, Idlewood, Wildwood, Druce Lake, Third Lake, Grayslake retail, Gurnee retail | $3,580 | $3,580 | ||
(ii) | Grayslake wholesale1, Hainesville (east)1, Gurnee wholesale1, Waukegan1 | $2,040 | $2,040 | ||
(d) | Northwest | ||||
(i) | Northwest I (Fox Lake Hills2, Petite Lake2, Stanton Bay2, Lakes Region Sanitary District1,2) | $3,080 | $3,080 | ||
(ii) | Northwest II (Hainesville (west)1,2, Lake Villa1,2, Round Lake1,2, Round Lake Beach1, 2, Round Lake Heights1,2, Round Lake Park1,2) | $1,540 | $1,540 | ||
(iii) | Round Lake - Trunk Sewer Recapture Fee3 |
$431.12 | $431.12 | ||
(e) | South Central | ||||
(i) | Vernon Hills | $6,500 | $6,500 | ||
(f) | Southeast | ||||
(i) | Portwine Sector: Bannockburn, Deerfield, Lincolnshire1, Riverwoods | $8,220 | $8,220 | ||
(ii) | Ela Sector: Hawthorn Woods, Long Grove, Forest Lake, Kildeer | $10,210 | $10,210 | ||
(iii) | Buffalo Grove1, Riverwoods2 |
$5,950 | $5,950 | ||
(iv) | Kildeer, Long Grove, Pekara, Horatio Gardens | $7,490 | $7,490 | ||
(v) | Lincolnshire1, Lake Zurich1, Hawthorn Woods | $4,030 | $4,030 | ||
(g) | Southeast Central | ||||
(i) | Countryside Manor, Terre Faire, North Libertyville Estates | $3,120 | $3,120 | ||
(ii) | Libertyville1, Green Oaks2 |
$1,580 | $1,580 | ||
1 Requires separate permit and connection fee from other agencies 2 Additional connection fee(s) collected and passed through to outside agencies 3 The Recapture Expense shall be adjusted annually at the beginning of each fiscal year through 2026 and be based on the Construction Cost Index (CCI) as defined by Engineering News Record | |||||
(B) (1) Connection charges for commercial, industrial, and institutional users shall be based on the foregoing rates for each 250 gallons per day of design flow as determined in accordance with coefficients approved by the Director of Public Works and in accordance with all adopted agreements with communities and agencies.
(2) Connection charges in the Northeast Sewer System shall be based on 350 gallons of design flow until December 2, 2024 after which time the basis shall be 250 gallons of design flow.
(3) The Lake County Public Works Department collects the Round Lake - Trunk Sewer Recapture Fee on behalf of the Lakes Region Sanitary District through 2026.
(C) The foregoing connections fees shall also be applicable and charged on a pro-rata basis whenever an existing use is changed or modified to the extent that it results in higher daily usage in accordance with§ 51.23(B)(1).
(1977 Code, §§ 4:2-9, 4:2-9A3) (Ord. 10-0784, passed 8-19-2010; Ord. 11-0425, passed 5-10- 2011; Ord. 12-0232, passed 3-13-2012; Ord. 12-0856, passed 8-14-2012; Ord. 13-0738, passed 7-9-2013; Ord. 13-0850, passed 8-13-2013; Ord. passed 12-10-2013; Ord. 14-0392, passed 5-13-2014; Ord. 15-1005, passed 10-13-2015; Ord. 16-0944, passed 10-11-2016; Ord. 18-0871, passed 8-14-2018; Ord. 18-1102, passed 10-9-2018; Ord. 19-1311, passed 8-13-2019; Ord. 19-1743, passed 11-12-2019; Ord. 20-0038, passed 1-14-2020; Ord. 20-1031, passed 8-11-2020; Ord. 21-0038, passed 1-12-2021; Ord. 21-0832, passed 6-8-2021; Ord. 22-0967, passed 7-12-2022; Ord. 23-0906, passed 7-11-2023)