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Impact fees and irrigation

TJacobs

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Not sure if these questions belong in this thread but here goes:

1) Does your jurisdiction charge water and sewer tap fees for new commercial connecting to municipal service, assuming municipal service?

2) What are the fees based on? Estimated water usage, pipe size, or some other formula?

3) Do you permit or require a separate irrigation water meter since "irrigation water doesn't wind up in the sewer"?
 
1) Yes

2) EDU's (see Village Code 5-3-4 http://www.village.lincolnshire.il.us/code/code0503.pdf ) Charge for 1 EDU is currently $2,280 for water and $1,250 for sewer (see Village Code 1-15-10)

3) Permitted, but not required

The Village purchases water from a nearby community (H.P.) that pumps it out of Lake Michigan. Our residents are billed by us, and we turn around and pay our supplier.

Connection fees go toward maintaining our infrastructure. FWIW, I've been told our connection fees are very high compared to surrounding areas.

mj
 
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1) Does your jurisdiction charge water and sewer tap fees for new commercial connecting to municipal service, assuming municipal service? Yes

2) What are the fees based on? Estimated water usage, pipe size, or some other formula? Tap fees are based on pipe size. 3/4" is minimum



3) Do you permit or require a separate irrigation water meter since "irrigation water doesn't wind up in the sewer"? Yes it is installed as a sub meter and is used to offset the monthly sewer fees.
 
As far as the irrigation meters go, here in Louisville Kentucky a second meter is allowable but not required. If installed sewage is not paid on usage for that meter, although the fee for water usage is different (slightly higher for low consumption). The best arrangement for consumers I've ever seen was in Greenville South Carolina, there during the summer months the billing for sewage is based on a consumer's average monthly usage so they're not paying sewage for the additional water they use during the summer. Again it's a very consumer oriented policy, not quite sure how good it is for the water company.
 
1) Does your jurisdiction charge water and sewer tap fees for new commercial connecting to municipal service, assuming municipal service?

Yes

2) What are the fees based on? Estimated water usage, pipe size, or some other formula?

Tap size

3) Do you permit or require a separate irrigation water meter since "irrigation water doesn't wind up in the sewer"?

We permit, but do not require a separate tap.
 
1) Does your jurisdiction charge water and sewer tap fees for new commercial connecting to municipal service, assuming municipal service? Yes

2) What are the fees based on? Estimated water usage, pipe size, or some other formula? Tap/pipe size

3) Do you permit or require a separate irrigation water meter since "irrigation water doesn't wind up in the sewer"? We do, especially with drip irrigation and in ground sprinklers. Backflow prevention is required due to the fact that my jurisdiction doesn't chlorinate the water.
 
In most places, the water/sewer bill is based on water usage (I'd like to see a sewer meter) in = out. To split it off, you can opt for a separate water meter for irrigation (if your utility "gets" it that there is no sewer usage). Sewer usage charges are generally the higher of the two charges.
 
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