(a) The sewer service charge shall be as follows:
(1) Base charge *(per month, includes first 200 cubic feet):
Year 2023 | Year 2024 | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | |
Residential | $16.24 | $16.81 | $17.48 | $18.27 | $19.18 |
Commercial | $16.24 | $16.81 | $17.48 | $18.27 | $19.18 |
Outside Residential | $20.30 | $21.01 | $21.85 | $22.83 | $23.98 |
Outside Commercial | $20.30 | $21.01 | $21.85 | $22.83 | $23.98 |
Industrial | $16.24 | $16.81 | $17.48 | $18.27 | $19.18 |
Mega Industrial | $16.24 | $16.81 | $17.48 | $18.27 | $19.18 |
(2) Volume charge* (200-700,000 cubic feet) per 100 cubic feet:
Year 2023 | Year 2024 | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | |
Residential | $4.75 | $4.92 | $5.11 | $5.34 | $5.61 |
Commercial | $5.10 | $5.28 | $5.49 | $5.74 | $6.02 |
Outside Residential | $5.93 | $6.14 | $6.38 | $6.67 | $7.00 |
Outside Commercial | $6.38 | $6.60 | $6.87 | $7.18 | $7.54 |
Industrial | $4.75 | $4.92 | $5.11 | $5.34 | $5.61 |
Mega Industrial | $4.75 | $4.92 | $5.11 | $5.34 | $5.61 |
(3) Volume charge* (greater than 700,000 cubic feet) per 100 cubic feet:
Year 2023 | Year 2024 | Year 2025 | Year 2026 | Year 2027 | |
Mega Industrial | $4.05 | $4.19 | $4.36 | $4.56 | $4.78 |
(*) Base and volume charges for users outside the corporate limits shall be 125% of the base charges above.
Service Charge | Current Rate |
(4) Strength surcharge (per 100 lbs.) | $39.05 |
A. Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) or 50% chemical oxygen demand (COD), whichever is greater | 25.14 |
B. Suspended solids | 104.57 |
C. Phosphates | ** |
(5) Industrial waste surveillance charge | |
** Based on actual costs and billed when sampling and/or tests have been performed. |
(6) Long-term control plan charge (per month)
Effective 7/1/10 | Effective 1/1/11 | Effective 1/1/12 | Effective 1/1/13 | |
A. Residential | $ 5.00 | $10.00 | $15.00 | $20.00 |
B. Commercial | 10.00 | 20.00 | 30.00 | 40.00 |
C. Industrial | 20.00 | 40.00 | 60.00 | 80.00 |
(b) The sewer service charges set forth in division (a) of this section shall go into effect with the bills rendered on or after the effective dates shown in division (a) of this section.
(c) Effective with the bills rendered on or after April 1, 2024, and on January 1 of each year thereafter, the sewer service charges shall increase by an additional one-half percent (1/2%) each year above the current three percent (3%) annual increase through the year 2027. The annual rate increases shall be as follows: year 2024 (3.5%), year 2025 (4.0%), year 2026 (4.5%) and year 2027 (5%).
(Ord. 98-33. Passed 7-1-98; Ord. 2001-61. Passed 11-20-01; Ord. 2010-16R-A. Passed 5-3-10; Ord. 2010-17. Passed 5-17-10; Ord. 2019-21. Passed 6-3-19; Ord. 2023-56R. Passed 12-4-23.)