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Schedule S-25 Monthly Sewer Service Charges
Adopted By Resolution No. 25-9451, June 10, 2025 and effective July 1, 2025A. Residential Users
Single family dwelling units (including single family dwellings with accessory units): $57.56 per monthMultiple dwelling structures (including duplexes, retirement homes, mobile home courts, college dormitories, high-rise apartments and others) per dwelling unit: $53.15 per month
B. Miscellaneous Users
For all non-residential users and major commercial and industrial users, monthly service charges follow in the table below, depending on their appropriate North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) class. HCF is the volume of sewage measured in hundred cubic feet, equal to 748 gallons.
| NAICS Class | Description | Service Charge $/HCF |
Sewage Volume as a %of Metered Water Use |
|---|---|---|---|
|
111998, 311XXX, 3121XX |
Food and Kindred Products |
$17.53 |
70% |
|
211112, 325XXX |
Industrial Chemical |
$12.69 |
90% |
|
332812, 332813 |
Metal Plating |
$4.92 |
90% |
|
332XXX, 333XXX, 33411X |
Machinery Manufacturers |
$9.98 |
90% |
|
334XXX, 335XXX, 33632X |
Electric & Electronic Equip. |
$6.33 |
90% |
|
4411XX, 4412XX, 4471XX |
Auto Dealers & Service Station |
$8.38 |
90% |
|
722110, 722410 |
Restaurants |
$17.88 |
90% |
|
721XXX |
Motels & Hotels |
$8.56 |
90% |
|
561740, 811490, 8123XX |
Laundries |
$7.01 |
90% |
|
8111XX, 812930 |
Repair Shops & Car Washes |
$6.47 |
90% |
|
713XXX |
Amusement Parks |
$7.22 |
90% |
|
621XXX, 622XXX, 623XXX |
Hospitals & Convalescent Homes |
$8.00 |
90% |
|
611XXX |
Schools & Colleges |
$7.71 |
24% |
|
8131XX |
Churches |
$6.12 |
35% |
| Commercial/Industrial/Miscellaneous not specified elsewhere in this schedule of charges | $6.85 | 90% |
The minimum charge is $57.56 per month.
Sewage volume is based on a fixed percentage of water use, as noted, or based on standard methods acceptable to the Director of Water & Sewer Utilities.
C. Major Commercial and Industrial Users
Have either:
- a sewage discharge of at least 25,000 gallons per day, or
- an intermittent or irregular daily discharge (varies in strength, amount or nature).
Sewer Charge Detail for Major Commercial and Industrial Users (PDF)
