Solid Waste User Fees
| Effective July 1, 2012 | |
| Refuse Tags | $1.80 per tag |
| Yard Waste Tags | $1.25 per tag |
| Freon Appliances | $17.50 each |
| Non-Freon Appliances | $6.00 each |
| Bulky Loads | $.06/lb ($5 minimum) |
| Bulky Yard Waste Loads | $.035/lb ($5 minimum) |
| Mattress and Box Springs | $23.25/each piece |
| Tires 18” and under | $3.00/tire |
| Tires over 18” | $6.00/tire |
Please Note: Refuse and Yard Waste Tags expire June 30, 2013. |
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Private Hauler License Fee
$1,000/year (effective 7/1/2008)
Wastewater Management
| Sewer Permit | $ 10 | Wastewater Discharge Commercial Permit | $ 100 per year |
| Wastewater Discharge Industrial Permit | $ 1000 per year | |
| Wastewater Discharge Septage Hauler Permit(Yearly License) | $ 200 per year | |
| Wastewater Discharge Zero Discharge Industrial User Permit | $ 100 per year |
Construction Inspection
| New Residential Projectslot/unit | $ 100 per dwelling | |
| Individual Residential House & Actual Cost Non-Residential Lateral Inspections | $ 25 minimum |
Wastewater System Assessment Charge
The cost of said connection shall be paid in full upon approval for actual physical connection to the wastewater system or may be paid in five (5) equal annual installments at twelve percent (12%) interest annually on the unpaid balance. The first installment shall be due and payable prior to issuance of the physical connection permit; provided, however, if the total amount is less than nine thousand dollars ($9,000), then the minimum principal payment of one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800) per annum shall be mandatory, except for the final year.
New sewer connection in streets or rights-of-way and/or new constructions to presently connected commercial and/or industrial buildings which increase the building footprint and wastewater flow, exclusive of properties where liens were established in the Middlebridge System on October 30, 1992 and November 2, 1992:
| Single Family Residence | $ 1,800 per dwelling | |
| Multi-Family Residence | $ 1,800 per dwelling unit | |
| Group living quarters,motels, hotels | $ 600 per bedroom | |
| Commercial, industrial, public | $ 1,800 per 100,000 gals.per year | |
| Accessory Apartment | $ 600 per apartment unit | |
| Engineering Review Fee | $ 25 to $100 as determinedby Public Services Director | |
| Septage User Fee | $60/ 1,000 gallons effective 7/1/2008 |
Wastewater Rates
| Minimum (10,000 cu. ft. allowance) Effective July 1, 2012 |
$ 229.00 per 10,000 cu. ft. per year, per unit | |
| Excess (over 10,000 cu. ft.) Effective July 1, 2012 |
$ 2.90 per 100 cu. ft. |
Water Rates
| Town Turn On and Turn Off Fee | $ 7 per trip | |
| Damage to Hydrants, Valves, etc. | Actual cost incurred by Town | |
| Service Installation to property line plus meter material installation and by Town inspection | Actual cost incurredand appurtenant item | |
| Accounts with inoperative meter pits | Twice annual minimum charge | |
| Engineering Review Fee | $ 25 to $100 as determinedby Public Services Director | |
| Construction Inspection- New Residential Projects Lot/Unit- Individual Residential House and Non-Residential Lateral Inspections | $ 100 per dwellingActual Cost ($25 Minimum) | |
| Added charge under an active individual extension contract(includes all Middlebridge area customers) | $ 125 | |
| Meter Test - by Utility without request | No Charge plus bill adjustment | |
| Meter Test - At Customer Request - | ||
| If found inaccurate in customer's favor | No Charge plus bill adjustment in accordance with water supply ordinance | |
| If found inaccurate in utility's favor | $ 7 plus bill adjustment in accordance with water supply ordinance |
Schedule of Water Rates
Effective July 1, 2012
| Meter Size | Annual Minimum Charge | |
| 5/8" | $ 178 | |
| 1" | $ 242 | |
| 1 1/4" | $ 371 | |
| 1 1/2" | $ 371 | |
| 2" | $ 520 | |
| 3" | $ 836 | |
| 4" | $ 1,288 | |
| 6" | $ 2,541 | |
| Annual minimum charge for unmetered customers is double the annual minimum assessment. | ||
Annual Use
Commodity Rate per 100 cu. feet.
| First 5,000 cu. feet | included in minimum charge | |
| Over 5,000 cu. feet | $ 2.91 |
For existing special rate customers supplied through one (1) meter to more than one (1) dwelling or unit on the same platted lot, the rates shall be as follows:
| Annual Unit Charge | Allowance cubic feet | |||
| First Unit | $ 178 | 5,000 cubic feet | ||
| Each additional unit | $ 77 | 2,000 cubic feet |
Excess water use over the allowance at commodity rates.
Water furnished by the Utility outside of the Town through one (1) meter shall be charged the minimum meter charge if the meter is furnished by the Utility, and a municipal wholesale rate for all water sold at $2.97 per 100 cubic feet. The advance payment shall be estimated from the previous year's consumption.
Rates for public and private fire protection shall be charged in advance as follows:
| Public Fire Hydrants | $ 281 | |
| Private Fire Hydrants | $ 281 | |
| 4" Private Fire Connection | $ 127 | |
| 6" Private Fire Connection | $ 281 | |
| 8" Private Fire Connection | $ 503 | |
| 10" Private Fire Connection | $ 779 | |
| 12" Private Fire Connection | $ 1,128 |
Soil Erosion Fees
Review and Inspections in conjunction with Soil Erosion, Runoff and Sediment Control Plans pursuant to Article II of Chapter 20.
| (1) Single-family/duplex lots: | $100 per lot |
| (2) Residential subdivision land development projects during infrastructure construction: | |
| No. of Lots | Fee |
| 1 lot | $100 |
| 2 – 4 lots | $200 |
| 5 – 9 lots | $500 |
| 10 – 15 lots | $750 |
| 16 – 25 lots | $1,000 |
| 25 plus lots | $1,250 |
| plus $50 per lot for each lot over 25 | |
| (3) All other situations involving land disturbance including, but not limited to: multi-family, commercial, industrial, parking lots, pipelines, utilities, land grading, quarrying, mining, landfills, and demolition. | |
| Land disturbance area | Fee |
| Up to 30,000 sq. ft. | $150 |
| 30,000 sq. ft. – 1.5 acres | $300 |
| 2 acres – 5 acres | $500 |
| 6 acres – 10 acres | $750 |
| 11 acres – 20 acres | $1,000 |
| 20+ acres | $1,250 |
| plus $50 per acre for each acre over 20 | |