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 | ||||||||
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| Fee Name | Year of Last Fee Update | 2020 Fee Amounts | 2023 Approved Fee Amounts | City Code Reference | ||||
| Irrigation System Inspection Compliance Annual Enforcement Fee | 2020 | $160.27 | $150 | Sec. 34-134 | ||||
| Irrigation System Inspection Compliance Volumetric Rate (per 1,000 gallons) | 2020 | $2.056 | $0.8193 | Sec. 34-134 | ||||
| Customer Service – Related | ||||||||
| Fee Name | Year of Last Fee Update | 2020 Fee Amounts | 2023 Approved Fee Amounts | City Code Reference | ||||
| Residential Account Deposit (Water and Sewer Service) | 2020 | $100.11 | $100.00 | Sec. 34.3.01 | ||||
| Residential Account Deposit (Water and Sewer Service) for Uplift Assistance Program customers | 2020 | $77.09 | $50.00 | Sec. 34.3.01 | ||||
| Residential Account Deposit (Water Service Only) | New | n/a | $60.00 | Sec. 34.3.01 | ||||
| Residential Account Deposit (Water Service Only) for Uplift Assistance Program Customers | New | $49.48 | $30.00 | Sec. 34.3.01 | ||||
| Residential Account Deposit (Sewer Service Only) | 2020 | $50.63 | $40.00 | Sec. 34.3.01 | ||||
| Residential Account Deposit (Sewer Service Only) for Uplift Assistance Program customers | 2020 | $25.31 | $20.00 | Sec. 34.3.01 | ||||
| General Class Account Deposit | New | (See General Class Deposits) | (See General Class Deposits) | Sec. 34.3.01 | ||||
| Removal of Illegal Straight Connection | New | n/a | $125.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||||
| 5/8″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or meter/valve/lock tampering) | New | n/a | $92.00 | Sec. 34.3.01 | ||||
| 3/4″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or meter/valve/lock tampering) | New | n/a | $111.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||||
| 1 ” Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or meter/valve/lock tampering) | New | n/a | $140.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||||
| 1.5″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or meter/valve/lock tampering) | New | n/a | $285.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||||
| 2″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or meter/valve/lock tampering) | New | n/a | $435.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||||
| Meter Locate – Multiple Trip Fee | New | n/a | $55.00 | Sec 34-3.08 | ||||
| Dye Testing Fee | 2020 | $59.71 | $85.00 | Sec. 34-237 | ||||
| Same Day Turn-On Fee (non-Uplift Assistance Program customers) | 2020 | $35.62 | $33.00 | Sec. 34-132 | ||||
| Same Day Turn-On Fee for Uplift Assistance Program customers | New | $35.62 | $16.50 | Sec. 34-132 | ||||
| CH2O Meter Tampering Fee | New | n/a | $54.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||||
| CH2O Bench Meter Test Fee | New | n/a | $116.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||||
| CH2O 5/8″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or stolen meter) | New | n/a | $146.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||||
| CH2O 3/4″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or stolen meter) | New | n/a | $150.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||||
| CH2O 1 ” Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or stolen) | New | n/a | $200.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||||
| CH2O 1.5″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or stolen) | New | n/a | $462.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||||
| CH2O 2″ Meter Reset Fee (after service capping for illegal straight connection or stolen) | New | n/a | $587.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (b) | ||||
| Valve Tampering Fee | 2020 | $62.85 | $72.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (a) | ||||
| Lock Tampering Fee | 2020 | $47.14 | $57.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (a) | ||||
| Plug Tampering Fee | New | n/a | $70.00 | Sec. 34-3.09 | ||||
| Meter Trip Fee (non-Uplift Assistance Program customers) | 2008 | $10.00 | $12.00 | Sec. 34-130 | ||||
| Meter Trip Fee for Uplift Assistance Program customers | 2008 | $5.00 | $6.00 | Sec. 34-130 | ||||
| Added Fee to Cap Service Line after Removal of Illegal Straight Connection | 1994 | $175.00 | $430.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (c) | ||||
| Bad Check Fee | 2005 | $30.00 | $30.00 | Sec. 34-5.02 (f) | ||||
| Penalty for Late Payment after 15 Days of Bill Mailing (No change) | 1994 | 5.0% | 5.0% | Sec. 34-3.03 | ||||
| Development Services | ||||||||
| Fee Name | Year of Last Fee Update | 2020 Fee Amounts | 2023 Approved Fee Amounts | City Code Reference | ||||
| Encroachment or Easement Release Application Processing Fee | 2020 | $817.07 | $830.00 | Sec. 34-3.07 | ||||
| Fire Flow Test Fee | 2020 | $60.76 | $76.00 | Sec. 34-126 | ||||
| Lift Station Maintenance Fee | 2020 | $209,642 | $225,445 | Sec. 34-236 | ||||
| Fire Hydrant Water Meter | ||||||||
| Fee Name | Year of Last Fee Update | 2020 Fee Amounts | 2023 Approved Fee Amounts | City Code Reference | ||||
| Metered Water Sales (per 1,000 gallons) | 2020 | $2.710 | $3.087 | Sec. 34-131 | ||||
| Water Supply Fee (per 1,000 gallons) | 2020 | $3.4381 | $3.541 | Sec 34-131 | ||||
| Fire Hydrant Meter Daily Availability Charge | 2020 | $6.91 | $6.00 | Sec 34-131 | ||||
| Fire Hydrant Meter Deposit | 2020 | $1,715 | $1,781 | Sec 34-131 | ||||
| Monthly Penalty for Failure to Bring in Fire Hydrant Meter for Calibration/Inspection | 2020 | $99.40 | $144.00 | Sec 34-131 | ||||
| Monthly Penalty for Failure to Report Meter Reads Monthly | 2020 | $697.63 | $733.00 | Sec 34-131 | ||||
| Fire Hydrant Meter Irrigation Use Metered Irrigation OCL Water Sales (per 1,000 gallons) | 2020 | $9.8412 | $10.550 | Sec 34-131 | ||||
| Fire Hydrant Meter Irrigation Use Water Supply Fee Rate (per 1,000 Gallons) | 2020 | $8.996 | $8.770 | Sec 34-131 | ||||
| Industrial Waste | ||||||||
| Fee Name | Year of Last Fee Update | 2020 Fee Amounts | 2023 Approved Fee Amounts | City Code Reference | ||||
| Categorical Industrial Waste Permit (five years) | 2020 | $ 14,513.00 | $15,783.00 | Sec. 34-484 | ||||
| Non-Categorical Industrial Waste Permit (five years) | 2020 | $ 10,884.75 | $11,837.00 | Sec. 34-484 | ||||
| SIU Sampling Fee | 2020 | $645.03 | $577.00 | Sec. 34-484 | ||||
| Non-SIU Sampling Fee (per month) | 2020 | $11.42 | $130.00 | Sec. 34-484 | ||||
| Liquid Waste Permit Fee (Annual) | 2020 | $357.99 | $413.00 | Sec. 34-521 | ||||
| Liquid Waste Permit Vehicle Reinspection Fee | 2020 | $199.96 | $232.00 | Sec. 34-521 | ||||
| Liquid Waste Manifest Book | 2020 | $46.23 | $53.00 | Sec. 34-521 | ||||
| Liquid Waste Disposal Site Fee (per 1,000 Gallons) | 2020 | $93.74 | $39.00 | Sec. 34-521 | ||||
| FOG Monthly Fee | 2020 | $22.15 | $17.00 | Sec. 34-530 | ||||
| Laboratory Test Fees (different fees per procedure) | 2020 | (See Lab Fees) | (See Lab Fees) | Sec. 34-484 | ||||
| Liquid Waste Disposal Site Holiday Disposal Fee per hour | 2020 | $65.99 | $73.00 | Sec. 34-521 | ||||
| Liquid Waste Disposal Site Weekend Disposal Fee per hour | 2020 | $39.81 | $44.00 | Sec. 34-521 | ||||
| Sewer Surcharge – Total Suspended Solids (Charge times TSS mg/l less 250 mg/l) | 2016 | $1.68 | $3.05 | Sec. 34-226.3 | ||||
| Sewer Surcharge – Biochemical Oxygen Demand (Charge times BOD mg/l less 250 mg/l) | 2016 | $1.81 | $1.32 | Sec. 34-226.3 | ||||
| Backflow Report Enforcement Fee (1 to 3 Assemblies) | New | n/a | $79.50 | Sec. 34-1078 | ||||
| Backflow Report Enforcement Fee (4 to 9 Assemblies) | New | n/a | $110.00 | Sec. 34-1078 | ||||
| Backflow Report Enforcement Fee (> 9 Assemblies) | New | n/a | $168.00 | Sec. 34-1078 | ||||
| Pipeline Damage Cost Recovery | ||||||||
| Fee Name | Year of Last Fee Update | 2020 Fee Amounts | 2023 Approved Fee Amounts | City Code Reference | ||||
| Dispatch Fee for Response to Damaged Mains (EOC, Claims, D&C) | 2020 | $50.28 | $400.00 | Sec. 34-125.1 | ||||
| Lost Water Rate (per 1,000 gallons; Highest Water Supply/Water Delivery Outside City Limits Rate) | 2020 | $21.522 | $20.744 | Sec. 34-125.1 | ||||
| Underground Storage Tank Regulation | ||||||||
| Fee Name | Year of Last Fee Update | 2020 Fee Amounts | 2023 Approved Fee Amounts | City Code Reference | ||||
| Underground Storage Tank (UST) Initial Site Registration Fee | 2020 | $230.46 | $367.00 | Sec. 34-1008 | ||||
| UST Annual Site Inspection Fee | 2020 | $157.13 | $250.00 | Sec. 34-1008 | ||||
| UST Follow-Up Site Inspection Fee | 2020 | $125.70 | $200.00 | Sec. 34-1008 | ||||
| UST Permit Renewal Fee (Tanks 0-4,999 Gallons) | 2020 | $549.95 | $876.00 | Sec. 34-1008 | ||||
| UST Permit Renewal Fee (Tanks 5,000 to 10,000 Gallons) | 2020 | $680.89 | $1,084.00 | Sec. 34-1008 | ||||
| UST Permit Renewal Fee (Tanks Greater Than 10,000 Gallons) | 2020 | $785.65 | $1,251.00 | Sec. 34-1008 | ||||
| Private Fire Protection Service | ||||||||
| Fee Name | Year of Last Fee Update | 2020 Fee Amounts | 2023 Approved Fee Amounts | City Code Reference | ||||
| Inside City Limits (ICL) 4″ Meter and Below | 2016 | $274.00 | $274.00 | Sec. 34-127 | ||||
| ICL 6″ Meter | 2016 | $378.00 | $378.00 | Sec. 34-127 | ||||
| ICL 8″ Meter | 2016 | $460.32 | $460.00 | Sec. 34-127 | ||||
| ICL 10″ Meter | 2016 | $531.56 | $532.00 | Sec. 34-127 | ||||
| ICL 12″ Meter | 2016 | $635.68 | $636.00 | Sec. 34-127 | ||||
| Outside City Limits (OCL) 4″ Meter and Below | 2016 | $356.20 | $356.00 | Sec. 34-127 | ||||
| OCL 6″ Meter | 2016 | $493.20 | $493.00 | Sec. 34-127 | ||||
| OCL 8″ Meter | 2016 | $597.32 | $597.00 | Sec. 34-127 | ||||
| OCL 10″ Meter | 2016 | $690.48 | $690.00 | Sec. 34-127 | ||||
| OCL 12″ Meter | 2016 | $872.48 | $872.00 | Sec. 34-127 | ||||
| Resource Protection & Compliance | ||||||||
| Fee Name | Year of Last Fee Update | 2020 Fee Amounts | 2023 Approved Fee Amounts | City Code Reference | ||||
| Well Plugging Inspection Fee | 2014 | $385.00 | $626.00 | Sec. 34-572 | ||||
| Well Drilling Inspection Fee | 2014 | $445.00 | $626.00 | Sec. 34-572 | ||||
| Geothermal Heat Exchange System Permit | 2014 | $200.00 | $626.00 | Sec. 34-572 | ||||
Laboratory Fees
| Laboratory Test | 2020 Fees | 2023 Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Alkalinity | $18.51 | $20.00 |
| Ammonia Direct | $21.59 | $24.00 |
| Ammonia Distillation | $43.19 | $47.00 |
| Biochemical Oxygen Demand | $37.02 | $40.00 |
| Chemical Oxygen Demand | $38.56 | $42.00 |
| Conductivity | $12.34 | $13.00 |
| Cyanide – Total (with Post Amending) | $49.66 | $54.00 |
| Nitrogen, total Kjeldahle (TKN) | $41.64 | $46.00 |
| Phosphorus – Total | $27.61 | $30.00 |
| Total Dissolved Solids | $16.66 | $18.00 |
| Total Suspended Solids | $19.74 | $22.00 |
| Turbidity | $15.87 | $17.00 |
| Volatile Organic Compounds SDWA (Drinking Water) | $138.81 | $152.00 |
| Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons | $123.39 | $135.00 |
| Hardness | $19.74 | $22.00 |
| Hexavalent Chromium | $35.47 | $39.00 |
| Mercury | $37.02 | $40.00 |
| Metals | $17.27 | $19.00 |
| Total Coliform – Present/Absent | $22.21 | $24.00 |
| Escherichia Coli – Present/Absent | $23.45 | $26.00 |
| Fecal Coliform | $22.21 | $24.00 |
| Fecal Streptococcus | $30.85 | $34.00 |
| Escherichia Coli – Membrane Filtration | $22.21 | $24.00 |
| Fats, Oil and Grease | $67.86 | $74.00 |
| IC (Nitrite, Sulfate, Chloride, Nitrite/Nitrate Combined, Nitrate, Fluoride) | $19.17 | $21.00 |
| Organochlorine Pesticides | $209.76 | $229.00 |
| Organophosphorus Pesticides (8 compounds) | $240.25 | $263.00 |
| Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (70 – 110 compounds) | $462.70 | $506.00 |
| Volatile Organic Compounds – Waste Water (31 compounds) | $186.62 | $204.00 |
| AVERAGE | $69.70 | $76.00 |
General Class Account Deposits
| METER SIZE | CURRENT | APPROVED | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/8″ | $144 | $100 | |
| 3/4″ | $191 | $150 | |
| 1″ | $273 | $250 | |
| 1 1/2″ | $594 | $500 | |
| 2″ | $1,099 | $800 | |
| 3″ | $2,368 | $1,600 | |
| 4″ | $4,653 | $2,500 | |
| 6″ | $10,968 | $5,000 | |
| 8″ | $12,702 | $8,000 | |
| 10″ | $29,973 | $10,000 | |
| 12″ | $14,000 |
Rev. 10/22