Sewer Rates

Schedule of approved Rates, Fees and Charges

Effective January 1, 2007 

1.         User Fees:

            A.        Residential

                        R1 - Single Family Dwelling             $   22.00

                        R2 - Multi-Family Dwelling                $   22.00 (per tenancy)

                        R3 - Mobile Home Parks                  $   22.00

All Residential dwelling units as well as residential Multi-Family Dwelling units and commercial units with common sewer connections will be billed collectively to the property owner, Homeowners Association or Management Company only.

            B.        Commercial

                        C1  -  General                                      $   26.40

                        C2  -  Special                                      $   35.20

                        C3  -  High Volume                             $   70.40

                        C4  -  RV Parks                                   $   13.20

            C.        Industrial

D.        Special

                        S1  -  Elementary School                             $450.00

                        (Max 750 students and 800 gallons per student per month)

2.         Availability Fee:                             $48.00 / year, billed annually. 

3.         Sewer Service Connection Permit Fees:        

A.        Hook-up Fee:  $1,600.00 per connection to the District's sewer system.  Said fee does not include the cost of the actual physical connection, but does include physical inspection and administrative costs.  Said fee is payable upon application for connection to the District's sewer system.

B.        Capacity Fee:  $2,200.00 per tenancy to cover the costs of capacity in the District's treatment plant required to treat the flow of sewage which enters the sewage system from a particular sewer connection.  Said fee is payable upon application for connection to the District's sewer system.

4.         Terms:

            A.        For new construction, the User Fee shall commence the earlier of:  three (3) months from the date of issuance of the Sewer Service Connection Permit or, the first day of the month following the date of inspection.

            B.        Sewer Service Connection Permit fees shall be payable upon application for connection to the District's sewer system.

            C.        A Sewer Service Connection Permit shall not be issued by the District until all delinquent fees on all accounts owned by the applicant or owner, if any, are paid in full.

            D.        Classification of customers and computation of fees shall continue to be governed by the District's Sanitary Code and the resolutions of the Board of Directors, as amended from time to time by the Board.

5.         Miscellaneous Fees:

A.        Late Fee:  Remains unchanged at $5.00 or 1.5% whichever is greater and is charged to accounts where payments are made after the stated due date.

B.        Disconnect / Reconnection Fee:  Remains unchanged at $1,200.00.  This fee, plus the actual fees owed on the account, must be paid for reinstatement of service if the District terminated service for non-payment or violation of District regulations.  This fee may be reduced to $300.00 plus the actual fees owed on the account where an Elder Valve has been installed and the customer does not attempt to bypass the disconnection.

            C.        Return Check Fee:  Remains unchanged at $25.00 on all returned checks.  Bad Checks are now also reported to the Pinal County Attorney's Office.

            D.        Other Services:  All other services performed by the District (e.g., plan reviews, site evaluations, construction inspections, monitoring inspections, follow-up inspections, etc.) will continue to be billed at the actual cost incurred by the District.  Effective January 1, 2007, the District will begin charging five percent (5%) of the actual costs incurred to recoup costs associated with administrative overhead.

The foregoing rates, fees and charges shall be effective January 1, 2007, except that:

a) The increases in the Hook-up Fee and the Capacity Fee is delayed for commercial properties and multi-family dwelling properties with three or more units to be effective on March 1, 2007; and

b) The increases in Users Fees is delayed for any person that, as of September 6, 2006, the date Resolution No. 2007-04 was approved by the Board of Directors, has pre-paid Users Fees beyond January 1, 2007 to be effective immediately following the period for which Users Fees have been pre-paid.

All existing rates, fees and charges shall remain in effect until the applicable effective date set forth in Resolution No. 2007-04 approved September 6, 2006, unless modified, amended or revoked prior thereto by action of the Board of Directors.