Business Rates and Fees
Business Rates
SacSewer customers pay a monthly rate for service. The services we provide and the cost associated with the services vary based on the customer’s location within our service area.
| Current Rate | Effective July 1, 2024 | Effective July 1, 2025 | Effective July 1, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial | Basic rate ($19.85) times factor in ordinance | Basic rate ($22.85) times factor in ordinance | Basic rate ($25.35) times factor in ordinance | Basic rate ($27.35) times factor in ordinance |
| Industrial | Variable Rate Per MG = $72.73 Per 1,000 lbs. TSS = $5.10 | Variable Rate Per MG = $40 Per 1,000 lbs. TSS = $27 | Variable Rate Per MG = $739 Per 1,000 lbs. TSS = $49 | Variable Rate Per MG = $1,071 Per 1,000 lbs. TSS = $72 |
| Current Rate | Effective July 1, 2024 | Effective July 1, 2025 | Effective July 1, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial | Basic rate ($37.00) times factor in ordinance | Basic rate ($40.50) times factor in ordinance | Basic rate ($44.00) times factor in ordinance | Basic rate ($47.00) times factor in ordinance |
| Industrial | Flow = $783 per MG
| Flow = $642 per MG
TSS = $242 per 1,000 lbs.
TKN = $1,335 per 1,000 lbs.t
| Flow = $699 per MG
TSS = $255 per 1,000 lbs.
Pathogens = $393 per MG domestic flow | Flow = $721 per MG
TSS = $265 per 1,000 lbs.
BOD = $330 per 1,000 lbs.
TKN = $1,455 per 1,000 lbs.
Pathogens = $411 per MG domestic flow |
Rate Adjustment
In April 2024, the Board of Directors introduced a sewer rate adjustment over the next three years, starting in July 2024.
The rate adjustment in sewer rates will allow SacSewer to cover the cost associated with the following:
- Critical repairs and maintenance for SacSewer’s aging infrastructure and facilities*
- Increased costs for materials required for sewage treatment, some of which have increased 300% in recent years
- Inflationary adjustments for operations, labor, energy, and construction expenditures
*For SacSewer sewage collection customers only
Business Impact Fees
SacSewer charges sewer impact fees to any business customer connecting to the sewer system for the first time.
Current Impact Fees – Effective July 1, 2023
Commercial
Billing Unit & Charge ESD = Equivalent Single Family Dwelling
Relief: $4,716 per net acre Expansion $24,404** per net acreNon-Defined Commercial Users
Billing Unit & Charge ESD = Equivalent Single Family Dwelling
Public Parks and Public Schools
Billing Unit & Charge ESD = Equivalent Single Family Dwelling
Industrial Users And Groundwater Remediation Dischargers
Based on flow: $45 per 1,000 gallons of flow based on maximum monthly discharge* Developer Project Costs: $3,454
SacSewer Costs: $614
** Developer Project Costs: $20,723
SacSewer Costs: $3,681
