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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 21. WATER AND SANITATION |
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Chapter 21-41. RETAIL WATER AND SEWER RATES |
Section 21-4101. RATES FOR SEWER SERVICE
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4101.1
(a) The retail rates for sanitary sewer service for each one hundred cubic feet
(1 Ccf) of water use shall be:
Effective October 1, 2016
Effective October 1, 2017
Customer
Per Ccf of
water use
Per 1,000 Gals. of
water use
Per Ccf of
water use
Per 1,000 Gals. of
water use
Residential
$5.71
$7.63
$6.00
$8.02
Multi-Family
$5.71
$7.63
$6.00
$8.02
Non-Residential
$5.71
$7.63
$6.00
$8.02
4101.2 The rates for sanitary sewer service for the discharge of groundwater, cooling water and non-potable water sources shall be:
(a) The retail groundwater sewer charge for an unimproved real property under construction shall be two dollars and thirty-three cents ($2.33) per Ccf (one hundred cubic feet (1 Ccf) equals seven hundred forty-eight and five hundredths gallons (748.05 gals.)) for groundwater discharged into the District’s wastewater sewer system.
(b) The retail cooling water sewer charge shall be the retail sanitary sewer service rate set forth in Subsection 4101.1(a) for cooling water discharged into the District's wastewater sewer system.
(c) The retail non-potable water source sewer charge shall be the retail sanitary sewer service rate set forth in Subsection 4101.1(a) for non-potable water discharged into the District's wastewater sewer system.
4101.3The annual and monthly Clean Rivers Impervious Surface Area Charge (CRIAC) per Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) shall be:
Effective October 1, 2016
Effective October 1, 2017
Customer
Annual CRIAC per ERU
Monthly CRIAC per ERU
Annual CRIAC per ERU
Monthly CRIAC per ERU
Residential
$266.88
$22.24
$302.16
$25.18
Multi-Family
$266.88
$22.24
$302.16
$25.18
Non-Residential
$266.88
$22.24
$302.16
$25.18
4101.4The CRIAC shall be based upon the Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU). An ERU is defined as one thousand square feet (1,000 sq. ft.) of impervious surface area, taking account of a statistical median of residential properties.
4101.5 All residential customers shall be assessed a CRIAC based on the following Six-Tier Residential Rate Structure for the CRIAC:
Tier
Size of Impervious Area (Square Feet)
Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU)
Tier 1
100 - 600
0.6
Tier 2
700 - 2000
1.0
Tier 3
2,100 - 3,000
2.4
Tier 4
3,100 - 7,000
3.8
Tier 5
7,100 - 11000
8.6
Tier 6
11,100 and more
13.5
4101.6 All non-residential and multi-family customers shall be assessed ERU(s) based upon the total amount of impervious surface area on each lot. This total amount of impervious surface shall be converted into ERU(s), truncated to the nearest one-hundred (100) square feet.
4101.7 Impervious Only Properties are defined and subject to the follow requirements:
(a) Impervious Only Properties are properties that do not currently have metered water/sewer service (for example, parking lots) and may require the creation of new accounts; and
(b) Effective October 1, 2012, Impervious Only Properties shall be billed as follows:
(1) Impervious Only Properties with three (3) or more ERU’s shall be billed monthly.
(2) Impervious Only Properties with less than three (3) ERU’s shall be billed every six (6) months.
(3) Customers who are billed for more than one (1) property and who participate in District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority’s group billing program shall be billed monthly for all properties.