Rates
Sewer Service Charges Base Rate Schedule
Billing Handled by the Greenwood Commissioners Of Public Works.
Find out how rates are determined.
Capacity Fee
(formerly named: availability fee)
Effective September 1, 2011, all new connections to the system shall be subject to Capacity Fees. Capacity fees, also referred to as privilege fees, infrastructure fees, availability or impact fees, are a method of partially financing new wastewater treatment facilities and wastewater trunk line extensions in areas of substantial growth. The cost of these improvements is shared proportionately by new users. Capacity Fees vary and are proportional to the expected volume of wastewater discharge. These charges are determined individually by the District’s staff at a rate of $850 per REU (Residential Equivalent Unit which is defined as a discharge of 400 gallons per day). Expected discharge volumes of greater than 400 gallons per day are calculated at the same rate of $850 per 400 gallons per day. The minimum Capacity Fee is $850.00. For manufacturing, this Capacity Fee equates to $2.12 per gallon.
Transmission Fee
(formerly named: tap fee)
Effective September 1, 2011, all new connections to the system shall be subject to a Transmission Fee of $650.00.
INSPECTION FEE
Effective August, 14, 2003, all inspections District wide will be $72.00.
SEWER SERVICE CHARGES RATE SCHEDULE
| Meter Size | Monthly Charge | |
| 5/8 inch | $12.50 | |
| 1.0 inch | $31.25 | |
| 1.5 inch | $62.50 | |
| 2.0 inch | $100.00 | |
| 3.0 inch | $200.00 | |
| 4.0 inch | $312.50 | |
| 6.0 inch | $625.00 | |
| 8.0 inch | $1,000.00 |
Plus:
| Rate Code | Customer Class | Monthly Flow (CF) | Rate/100 CF | |||
| 4100 | Residential | All Billable Flow | $3.49 | |||
| 4200 | Commercial | All Billable Flow | $3.49 | |||
| 4201 | Industrial | All Billable Flow | $3.67 |
Note: For billing purposes, residential wastewater flow is capped at a maximum of 2,300 CF per month
| Rate Code | Description | Flat Rate (Meter size month charge + cubic feet) | ||
| 4110 | Metro Sewer Flat Rate | $12.50 plus 900 c.f. ($43.91) |
Effective Date: August 1, 2010
Sewer Service Charges Surcharge Rate Schedule
For all users who discharge wastewater in excess of domestic strength. The surcharge billing is based upon the number of pounds of BOD5 and the number of pounds of TSS above specified maximum concentration (300 ppm BOD5 and 300 ppm suspended solids).
Similarly, the surcharge billing will apply for oil and grease (O & G) for concentrations above 100 ppm.
Surcharge Rates:
- $0.504 - 301-900 mg/l per pound BOD5
- $0.757 - 901-1200 mg/l per pound BOD5
- $1.010 - 1200 + mg/l per pound BOD5
- $0.387 per pound TSS
- $0.264 per pound Oil & Grease
Effective Date: September 1, 2011
This surcharge is invoiced separately and directed by the Greenwood Metro Commission, as applicable, on a monthly basis, and is billed as an excess over and above the Base Rate Charges.
How Are Rates Determined
We encourage our customers to be informed about sewer rates in our state and across the country. Please take time to research other sewer district rates that are performing comparable maintenance and rehabilitation activities. Unattended, aging sewer systems are posing serious health and environmental hazards. Many of GMD's sewer lines are more than 100 years old and will no longer be sustainable. Updating the system will help to ensure that the community continues to have safe and reliable sewer service for residential and commercial use.
GMD has experienced many of the same cost increases that have affected private enterprise, including increases in the cost of energy. Sewer budget items such as electricity, chemicals and solid removal are very difficult to reduce. Each treatment plant runs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with some equipment running as backup for any emergencies. Other cost increases that are more unique to the wastewater treatment industry include the costs associated with complying with rigid state and federal regulations.
Additionally, the Wilson Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant is undergoing a $40 million upgrade. This upgrade was needed to contain peak flows at the treatment plant and replace some old facilities enabling the treatment plant to meet new, stricter wastewater permit requirements.