Listed below are the current Special Services Fees compared to the approved fees for 2023.
In the utility industry, it is customary to assess a range of fees for special services that are associated for the benefit of a particular customer. These fees are designed to recover costs associated with providing special services and help decrease pressure on system-wide rates, which otherwise subsidize special services provided to limited groups of customers.
Special Services Fees – Approved 2023 Changes
| Conservation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fee Name | 2023 Approved Fee Amounts | City Code Reference | |||
| Irrigation System Inspection Compliance Annual Enforcement Fee | $150 | Sec. 34-134 | |||
| Irrigation System Inspection Compliance Volumetric Rate (per 1,000 gallons) | $0.8193 | Sec. 34-134 | |||
| Customer Service – Related | |||||
| Fee Name | 2023 Approved Fee Amounts | City Code Reference | |||
| Residential Account Deposit (Water and Sewer Service) | $100.00 | Sec. 34.3.01 | |||
| Residential Account Deposit (Water and Sewer Service) for Uplift Assistance Program customers | $50.00 | Sec. 34.3.01 | |||
| Residential Account Deposit (Water Service Only) | $60.00 | Sec. 34.3.01 | |||
| Residential Account Deposit (Water Service Only) for Uplift Assistance Program Customers | $30.00 | Sec. 34.3.01 | |||
| Residential Account Deposit (Sewer Service Only) | $40.00 | Sec. 34.3.01 | |||
| Residential Account Deposit (Sewer Service Only) for Uplift Assistance Program customers | $20.00 | Sec. 34.3.01 | |||
| General Class Account Deposit | (See General Class Deposits) | Sec. 34.3.01 | |||
| Removal of Illegal Straight Connection | $125.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | |||
| 5/8″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or meter/valve/lock tampering) | $92.00 | Sec. 34.3.01 | |||
| 3/4″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or meter/valve/lock tampering) | $111.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | |||
| 1 ” Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or meter/valve/lock tampering) | $140.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | |||
| 1.5″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or meter/valve/lock tampering) | $285.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | |||
| 2″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or meter/valve/lock tampering) | $435.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | |||
| Meter Locate – Multiple Trip Fee | $55.00 | Sec 34-3.08 | |||
| Dye Testing Fee | $85.00 | Sec. 34-237 | |||
| Same Day Turn-On Fee (non-Uplift Assistance Program customers) | $33.00 | Sec. 34-132 | |||
| Same Day Turn-On Fee for Uplift Assistance Program customers | $16.50 | Sec. 34-132 | |||
| CH2O Meter Tampering Fee | $54.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | |||
| CH2O Bench Meter Test Fee | $116.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | |||
| CH2O 5/8″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or stolen meter) | $146.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | |||
| CH2O 3/4″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or stolen meter) | $150.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | |||
| CH2O 1 ” Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or stolen) | $200.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | |||
| CH2O 1.5″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or stolen) | $462.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | |||
| CH2O 2″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or stolen) | $587.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | |||
| Valve Tampering Fee | $72.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (a) | |||
| Lock Tampering Fee | $57.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (a) | |||
| Plug Tampering Fee | $70.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (a) | |||
| Meter Trip Fee (non-Uplift Assistance Program customers) | $12.00 | Sec. 34-130 | |||
| Meter Trip Fee for Uplift Assistance Program customers | $6.00 | Sec. 34-130 | |||
| Added Fee to Cap Service Line after Removal of Illegal Straight Connection | $430.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (c) | |||
| Bad Check Fee | $30.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (f) | |||
| Penalty for Late Payment after 15 Days of Bill Mailing (No change) | 5.0% | Sec. 34-3.03 | |||
| Development Services | |||||
| Fee Name | 2023 Approved Fee Amounts | City Code Reference | |||
| Encroachment or Easement Release Application Processing Fee | $830.00 | Sec. 34-3.07 | |||
| Fire Flow Test Fee | $76.00 | Sec. 34-126 | |||
| Lift Station Maintenance Fee | $225,445 | Sec. 34-236 | |||
| Fire Hydrant Water Meter | |||||
| Fee Name | 2023 Approved Fee Amounts | City Code Reference | |||
| Metered Water Sales (per 1,000 gallons) | $3.087 | Sec. 34-131 | |||
| Water Supply Fee (per 1,000 gallons) | $3.541 | Sec 34-131 | |||
| Fire Hydrant Meter Daily Availability Charge | $6.00 | Sec 34-131 | |||
| Fire Hydrant Meter Deposit | $1,781 | Sec 34-131 | |||
| Monthly Penalty for Failure to Bring in Fire Hydrant Meter for Calibration/Inspection | $144.00 | Sec 34-131 | |||
| Monthly Penalty for Failure to Report Meter Reads Monthly | $733.00 | Sec 34-131 | |||
| Fire Hydrant Meter Irrigation Use Metered Irrigation OCL Water Sales (per 1,000 gallons) | $10.550 | Sec 34-131 | |||
| Fire Hydrant Meter Irrigation Use Water Supply Fee Rate (per 1,000 Gallons) | $8.770 | Sec 34-131 | |||
| Industrial Waste | |||||
| Fee Name | 2023 Approved Fee Amounts | City Code Reference | |||
| Categorical Industrial Waste Permit (five years) | $15,783.00 | Sec. 34-484 | |||
| Non-Categorical Industrial Waste Permit (five years) | $11,837.00 | Sec. 34-484 | |||
| SIU Sampling Fee | $577.00 | Sec. 34-484 | |||
| Non-SIU Sampling Fee (per month) | $13.00 | Sec. 34-484 | |||
| Liquid Waste Permit Fee (Annual) | $413.00 | Sec. 34-521 | |||
| Liquid Waste Permit Vehicle Reinspection Fee | $232.00 | Sec. 34-521 | |||
| Liquid Waste Manifest Book | $53.00 | Sec. 34-521 | |||
| Liquid Waste Disposal Site Fee (per 1,000 Gallons) | $39.00 | Sec. 34-521 | |||
| FOG Monthly Fee | $17.00 | Sec. 34-530 | |||
| Laboratory Test Fees (different fees per procedure) | (See Lab Fees) | Sec. 34-484 | |||
| Liquid Waste Disposal Site Holiday Disposal Fee per hour | $73.00 | Sec. 34-521 | |||
| Liquid Waste Disposal Site Weekend Disposal Fee per hour | $44.00 | Sec. 34-521 | |||
| Sewer Surcharge – Total Suspended Solids (Charge times TSS mg/l less 250 mg/l) | $3.05 | Sec. 34-226.3 | |||
| Sewer Surcharge – Biochemical Oxygen Demand (Charge times BOD mg/l less 250 mg/l) | $1.32 | Sec. 34-226.3 | |||
| Backflow Report Enforcement Fee (1 to 3 Assemblies) | $79.50 | Sec. 34-1078 | |||
| Backflow Report Enforcement Fee (4 to 9 Assemblies) | $110.00 | Sec. 34-1078 | |||
| Backflow Report Enforcement Fee (> 9 Assemblies) | $168.00 | Sec. 34-1078 | |||
| Pipeline Damage Cost Recovery | |||||
| Fee Name | 2023 Approved Fee Amounts | City Code Reference | |||
| Dispatch Fee for Response to Damaged Mains (EOC, Claims, D&C) | $400.00 | Sec. 34-125.1 | |||
| Lost Water Rate (per 1,000 gallons; Highest Water Supply/Water Delivery Outside City Limits Rate) | $20.744 | Sec. 34-125.1 | |||
| Underground Storage Tank Regulation | |||||
| Fee Name | 2023 Approved Fee Amounts | City Code Reference | |||
| Underground Storage Tank (UST) Initial Site Registration Fee | $367.00 | Sec. 34-1008 | |||
| UST Annual Site Inspection Fee | $250.00 | Sec. 34-1008 | |||
| UST Follow-Up Site Inspection Fee | $200.00 | Sec. 34-1008 | |||
| UST Permit Renewal Fee (Tanks 0-4,999 Gallons) | $876.00 | Sec. 34-1008 | |||
| UST Permit Renewal Fee (Tanks 5,000 to 10,000 Gallons) | $1,084.00 | Sec. 34-1008 | |||
| UST Permit Renewal Fee (Tanks Greater Than 10,000 Gallons) | $1,251.00 | Sec. 34-1008 | |||
| Private Fire Protection Service | |||||
| Fee Name | 2023 Approved Fee Amounts | City Code Reference | |||
| Inside City Limits (ICL) 4″ Meter and Below | $274.00 | Sec. 34-127 | |||
| ICL 6″ Meter | $378.00 | Sec. 34-127 | |||
| ICL 8″ Meter | $460.00 | Sec. 34-127 | |||
| ICL 10″ Meter | $532.00 | Sec. 34-127 | |||
| ICL 12″ Meter | $636.00 | Sec. 34-127 | |||
| Outside City Limits (OCL) 4″ Meter and Below | $356.00 | Sec. 34-127 | |||
| OCL 6″ Meter | $493.00 | Sec. 34-127 | |||
| OCL 8″ Meter | $597.00 | Sec. 34-127 | |||
| OCL 10″ Meter | $690.00 | Sec. 34-127 | |||
| OCL 12″ Meter | $872.00 | Sec. 34-127 | |||
| Resource Protection & Compliance | |||||
| Fee Name | 2023 Approved Fee Amounts | City Code Reference | |||
| Well Plugging Inspection Fee | $626.00 | Sec. 34-572 | |||
| Well Drilling Inspection Fee | $626.00 | Sec. 34-572 | |||
| Geothermal Heat Exchange System Permit | $626.00 | Sec. 34-572 | |||
Laboratory Fees
| Laboratory Test | 2023 Fees |
|---|---|
| Alkalinity | $20.00 |
| Ammonia Direct | $24.00 |
| Ammonia Distillation | $47.00 |
| Biochemical Oxygen Demand | $40.00 |
| Chemical Oxygen Demand | $42.00 |
| Conductivity | $13.00 |
| Cyanide – Total (with Post Amending) | $54.00 |
| Nitrogen, total Kjeldahle (TKN) | $46.00 |
| Phosphorus – Total | $30.00 |
| Total Dissolved Solids | $18.00 |
| Total Suspended Solids | $22.00 |
| Turbidity | $17.00 |
| Volatile Organic Compounds SDWA (Drinking Water) | $152.00 |
| Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons | $135.00 |
| Hardness | $22.00 |
| Hexavalent Chromium | $39.00 |
| Mercury | $40.00 |
| Metals | $19.00 |
| Total Coliform – Present/Absent | $24.00 |
| Escherichia Coli – Present/Absent | $26.00 |
| Fecal Coliform | $24.00 |
| Fecal Streptococcus | $34.00 |
| Escherichia Coli – Membrane Filtration | $24.00 |
| Fats, Oil and Grease | $74.00 |
| IC (Nitrite, Sulfate, Chloride, Nitrite/Nitrate Combined, Nitrate, Fluoride) | $21.00 |
| Organochlorine Pesticides | $229.00 |
| Organophosphorus Pesticides (8 compounds) | $263.00 |
| Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (70 – 110 compounds) | $506.00 |
| Volatile Organic Compounds – Waste Water (31 compounds) | $204.00 |
| AVERAGE | $76.00 |
General Class Account Deposits
| METER SIZE | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| 5/8″ | $100 | |
| 3/4″ | $150 | |
| 1″ | $250 | |
| 1 1/2″ | $500 | |
| 2″ | $800 | |
| 3″ | $1,600 | |
| 4″ | $2,500 | |
| 6″ | $5,000 | |
| 8″ | $8,000 | |
| 10″ | $10,000 | |
| 12″ | $14,000 |
Rev. 2/23