13.20.440 Sewer rates and charges.
A. Sewer Rates. The monthly sewer charge to city of Auburn sanitary sewer customers consists of two separate fees. Auburn sanitary sewer utility imposes a charge to maintain, expand and operate the utility’s sewer conveyance facilities, and King County imposes a separate fee for the service King County provides. No charge shall be imposed by the city on the amount charged by King County, which amount the city shall pass directly on to the customer as the cost of the service that King County is providing. The Auburn monthly charge shall be as set forth in Table 13.20.440-1.
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City of Auburn Monthly Charge |
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Customer Class |
Effective January 1, 2023 |
Effective January 1, 2024 |
Effective January 1, 2025 |
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Single-Family Residential Rate – Inside City Limits |
$ 27.94 |
$ 30.04 |
$ 32.29 |
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Single-Family Residential Rate – Outside City Limits |
$ 41.91 |
$ 45.06 |
$ 48.44 |
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Non-Single-Family Residential Rate – Inside City Limits for the First 750 Cubic Feet of Water Used Each Month |
$ 30.65 |
$ 32.95 |
$ 35.42 |
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Plus for Each Additional 100 Cubic Feet Thereafter |
$ 3.11 |
$ 3.34 |
$ 3.59 |
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Non-Single-Family Residential Rate – Outside City Limits for the First 750 Cubic Feet of Water Used Each Month |
$ 45.98 |
$ 49.43 |
$ 53.13 |
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Plus for Each Additional 100 Cubic Feet Thereafter |
$ 4.67 |
$ 5.01 |
$ 5.39 |
Commercial accounts will be allowed to average winter water consumption for the billing dates falling between December through May to determine the summer sewer rates for the billing dates falling between July and October. Said allowance shall be upon application and with appropriate justification that additional summer usage does not enter the sewer system. The months of November through June shall be billed per water used, at the rates noted above.
Commercial accounts without city water service shall be charged at the published rate based on a city-approved water meter or other acceptable means of recording water use. The meter shall be read by the city to determine sewage charges on commercial private water systems.
Commercial accounts that have industrial use of domestic water that is not discharged into the sanitary sewer system may request a deduct meter to measure the water that is actually discharged to the sewer system. The customer will be allowed to deduct the amount of water usage that is not discharged to the sanitary sewer system.
Irrigation meters shall not be billed for sanitary sewer service.
B. Permit Fees. Permit fees for side sewer repair, replacement, inspection, or installation of side sewers shall be as shown in the city of Auburn fee schedule. (Ord. 6883 § 2 (Exh. B), 2022; Ord. 6690 § 3 (Exh. B), 2018.)