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.
Sewage Collection Services
Sewage Treatment and Resource Recovery Services
Sewage Collection Services
Industrial Business
Current Rates:
Variable Rate:
Per MG = $72.73
Per 1,000 lbs. TSS = $5.10
Sewage Treatment and Resource Recovery Services
Industrial, Groundwater & Temporary
Current Rates:
Flow = $783 per MG
TSS = $255 per 1,000 lbs.
BOD = $378 per 1,000 lbs.
TKN = $1,158 per 1,000 lbs.
Pathogens = $399 per MG domestic flow
Business Impact Fees
SacSewer charges sewer impact fees to any business customer connecting to the sewer system for the first time.
Sewage Collection Impact Fees
Sewage Treatment Impact Fees
Sewage Collection Impact Fees
Sewer impact fees are collected for any parcel connecting to the sewer system for the first time. Incremental sewer impact fees may also be due when a parcel size or use changes. View the Sewage Treatment Ordinance.
View the Relief and Expansion Map
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
Relief:
$786 per ESD
Expansion:
$4,067* per ESD
Public Parks and Public Schools
Billing Unit & Charge ESD = Equivalent Single Family Dwelling
Relief:
$786 per ESD
Expansion:
$4,067* per ESD
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
Upcoming Impact Fees – Effective July 1, 2024
Current
Relief:
$4,716/acre ($786/ESD)
Expansion:
$24,404/acre ($4,067/ESD)
Effective 7/1/24
Relief:
$4,742/acre ($790/ESD)
Expansion:
$26,241/acre ($4,374/ESD)
Sewage Treatment Impact Fees
To buy into the treatment system, builders, developers, and industries pay impact fees to connect. The amount of fees required depends on a number of factors, including the location of the parcel, the use of the parcel, and the characteristics of the sewage being discharged.
There are also various programs or options available that can affect when and how payments are made for fees. View the Sewage Treatment Ordinance.
Current Impact Fees – Effective July 9, 2023
Industrial
New Areas:
Flow = $229 per 1,000 gallons
Infill Areas:
Flow = $55 per 1,000 gallons
TSS = $23.89 per pound
BOD = $47.92 per pound
TKN = $120.64 per pound
Pathogens = $30 per 1,000 gallons of domestic flow
* Based on flow and loadings of the maximum month of discharge.
Upcoming Impact Fees – Effective July 1, 2024
Commercial
New Areas:
$6,479
Infill Areas:
$3,283
Parameter – Flow*
Fee Areas
Infill
New
New
Infill: $55
New: $229
Parameter – BOD**
Fee Areas
Not
Applicable
Upcoming Fees
$47.92
Parameter – TSS**
Fee Areas
Not
Applicable
Upcoming Fees
$23.89
Parameter – TKN**
Fee Areas
Not
Applicable
Upcoming Fees
$122.23
Parameter – Pathogens***
Fee Areas
Not
Applicable
Upcoming Fees
$31
*Per 1,000 gallons in the maximum month of discharge
**Per pound, unless otherwise noted, in the maximum month of discharge
***Per 1,000 gallons of domestic wastewater flow in the maximum month of discharge