A.
The charges and rates for the use and service of the
public sanitary sewer system of the City charged to the owners of
every building, dwelling house or other property connected with or
using such system within the corporate limits of the City of Hagerstown
shall be based on the amount of water delivered to the property from
a public or private water supply as determined by meter readings or
established minimums in accordance with the schedule of sewer rents,
rates and charges which the Mayor and Council of the City of Hagerstown
shall from time to time fix, establish and adjust.
B.
The rate per 1,000 gallons of metered water consumption
for those customers located within Hagerstown's corporate boundaries
shall be:
[Added 5-22-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-19; amended 5-28-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-15; 5-25-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-28; 10-25-2005 by Ord. No. O-05-25; 6-20-2006 by Ord. No. O-06-17; 5-22-2007 by Ord. No. O-07-15; 5-27-2008 by Ord. No. O-08-19; 9-22-2009 by Ord. No. O-09-13; 2-25-2014 by Ord. No. O-14-02; 4-23-2019 by Ord. No. O-19-03[1]]
|
Inside — Volume Fee per 1,000 Gallons
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Current
|
FY20
|
FY21
|
FY22
|
FY23
|
FY24
| |
|
Cost per 1,000 gallons
|
$5.50
|
$5.61
|
$5.72
|
$5.83
|
$5.95
|
$6.07
|
(1)
In addition, for customers billed quarterly, a fixed minimum charge
in dollars based on water meter size shall be assessed and shall be:
|
Inside - Fixed Fee for Each Meter Size
(1 EDU Quarterly)
| |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Meter Size
(inches)
|
EDUs
|
Current
|
FY20
|
FY21
|
FY22
|
FY23
|
FY24
|
|
Fixed
Quarterly
|
Fixed
Quarterly
|
Fixed
Quarterly
|
Fixed
Quarterly
|
Fixed
Quarterly
|
Fixed
Quarterly
| ||
|
5/8
|
1
|
$22.55
|
$23.00
|
$23.46
|
$23.93
|
$24.41
|
$24.90
|
|
3/4
|
1
|
$22.55
|
$23.00
|
$23.46
|
$23.93
|
$24.41
|
$24.90
|
|
1
|
2.5
|
$56.38
|
$57.50
|
$58.65
|
$59.83
|
$61.03
|
$62.25
|
|
1.5
|
5
|
$112.76
|
$115.00
|
$117.30
|
$119.65
|
$122.05
|
$124.50
|
|
2
|
8
|
$180.42
|
$184.00
|
$187.68
|
$191.44
|
$195.28
|
$199.20
|
|
3
|
16
|
$360.84
|
$368.00
|
$375.36
|
$382.88
|
$390.56
|
$398.40
|
|
4
|
25
|
$563.81
|
$575.00
|
$586.50
|
$598.25
|
$610.25
|
$622.50
|
|
6
|
50
|
$1,127.61
|
$1,150.00
|
$1,173.00
|
$1,196.50
|
$1,220.50
|
$1,245.00
|
|
8
|
80
|
$1,804.18
|
$1,840.00
|
$1,876.80
|
$1,914.40
|
$1,952.80
|
$1,992.00
|
|
10
|
138
|
$3,112.20
|
$3,174.00
|
$3,237.48
|
$3,302.34
|
$3,368.58
|
$3,436.20
|
(2)
In addition, for customers billed monthly, the fixed minimum charge
in dollars shall be 1/3 the quarterly fixed minimum charge.
|
Inside - Fixed Fee for Each Meter Size
(1 EDU Monthly)
| |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Meter Size
(inches)
|
EDUs
|
Current
|
FY20
|
FY21
|
FY22
|
FY23
|
FY24
|
|
Fixed
Monthly
|
Fixed
Monthly
|
Fixed
Monthly
|
Fixed
Monthly
|
Fixed
Monthly
|
Fixed
Monthly
| ||
|
5/8
|
1
|
$7.52
|
$7.67
|
$7.82
|
$7.98
|
$8.14
|
$8.30
|
|
3/4
|
1
|
$7.52
|
$7.67
|
$7.82
|
$7.98
|
$8.14
|
$8.30
|
|
1
|
2.5
|
$18.79
|
$19.18
|
$19.55
|
$19.95
|
$20.35
|
$20.75
|
|
1.5
|
5
|
$37.59
|
$38.35
|
$39.10
|
$39.90
|
$40.70
|
$41.50
|
|
2
|
8
|
$60.14
|
$61.36
|
$62.56
|
$63.84
|
$65.12
|
$66.40
|
|
3
|
16
|
$120.28
|
$122.72
|
$125.12
|
$127.68
|
$130.24
|
$132.80
|
|
4
|
25
|
$187.94
|
$191.75
|
$195.50
|
$199.50
|
$203.50
|
$207.50
|
|
6
|
50
|
$375.87
|
$383.50
|
$391.00
|
$399.00
|
$407.00
|
$415.00
|
|
8
|
80
|
$601.39
|
$613.60
|
$625.60
|
$638.40
|
$651.20
|
$664.00
|
|
10
|
138
|
$1,037.40
|
$1,058.46
|
$1,079.16
|
$1,101.24
|
$1,123.32
|
$1,145.40
|
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also provided that it
shall be effective 30 days after passage, with the increases in rates
effective for all bills rendered on or after July 1, 2019, and for
all bills rendered on or after July 1 of the subsequent four fiscal
years.
A.
The charges and rates for the use and service of the
public sanitary sewer system of the City charged to the owners of
every building, dwelling house or other property connected with or
using such system outside of the corporate limits of the City of Hagerstown
shall be based on the amount of water delivered to the property from
a public or private water supply as determined by meter readings or
established minimums, plus an additional surcharge for the utilization
of the City-owned and -financed system, in accordance with the schedule
of sewer rents, rates and charges which the Mayor and Council of the
City of Hagerstown shall from time to time fix, establish and adjust.
B.
The rate per 1,000 gallons of metered water consumption
for those customers that are not located within Hagerstown's corporate
boundaries and not located within an established area of joint sewer
service with the Washington County Department of Water Quality shall
be:
[Added 5-22-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-19; amended 5-28-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-15; 5-25-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-28; 10-25-2005 by Ord. No. O-05-25; 6-20-2006 by Ord. No. O-06-17; 5-22-2007 by Ord. No. O-07-15; 5-27-2008 by Ord. No. O-08-19; 9-22-2009 by Ord. No. O-09-13; 2-25-2014 by Ord. No. O-14-02; 4-23-2019 by Ord. No. O-19-03[1]]
|
Outside — Volume Fee per 1,000 Gallons
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Current
|
FY20
|
FY21
|
FY22
|
FY23
|
FY24
| |
|
Cost per 1,000 gallons
|
$9.21
|
$9.39
|
$9.58
|
$9.77
|
$9.97
|
$10.17
|
(1)
In addition, for customers billed quarterly, a fixed minimum charge
in dollars based on water meter size shall be assessed and shall be:
|
Outside - Fixed Fee for Each Meter Size
(1 EDU Quarterly)
| |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Meter Size
(inches)
|
EDUs
|
Current
|
FY20
|
FY21
|
FY22
|
FY23
|
FY24
|
|
Fixed
Quarterly
|
Fixed
Quarterly
|
Fixed
Quarterly
|
Fixed
Quarterly
|
Fixed
Quarterly
|
Fixed
Quarterly
| ||
|
5/8
|
1
|
$37.47
|
$38.22
|
$38.98
|
$39.76
|
$40.56
|
$41.37
|
|
3/4
|
1
|
$37.47
|
$38.22
|
$38.98
|
$39.76
|
$40.56
|
$41.37
|
|
1
|
2.5
|
$93.69
|
$95.55
|
$97.45
|
$99.40
|
$101.40
|
$103.43
|
|
1.5
|
5
|
$187.37
|
$191.10
|
$194.90
|
$198.80
|
$202.80
|
$206.85
|
|
2
|
8
|
$299.80
|
$305.76
|
$311.84
|
$318.08
|
$324.48
|
$330.96
|
|
3
|
16
|
$599.60
|
$611.52
|
$623.68
|
$636.16
|
$648.96
|
$661.92
|
|
4
|
25
|
$936.87
|
$955.50
|
$974.50
|
$994.00
|
$1,014.00
|
$1,034.25
|
|
6
|
50
|
$1,873.74
|
$1,911.00
|
$1,949.00
|
$1,988.00
|
$2,028.00
|
$2,068.50
|
|
8
|
80
|
$2,997.98
|
$3,057.60
|
$3,118.40
|
$3,180.80
|
$3,244.80
|
$3,309.60
|
|
10
|
138
|
$5,171.52
|
$5,274.36
|
$5,379.24
|
$5,486.88
|
$5,597.28
|
$5,709.06
|
(2)
In addition, for customers billed monthly, the fixed minimum charge
in dollars shall be 1/3 the quarterly fixed minimum charge.
|
Outside - Fixed Fee for Each Meter Size
(1 EDU Monthly)
| |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Meter Size
(inches)
|
EDUs
|
Current
|
FY20
|
FY21
|
FY22
|
FY23
|
FY24
|
|
Fixed
Monthly
|
Fixed
Monthly
|
Fixed
Monthly
|
Fixed
Monthly
|
Fixed
Monthly
|
Fixed
Monthly
| ||
|
5/8
|
1
|
$12.49
|
$12.74
|
$12.99
|
$13.25
|
$13.52
|
$13.79
|
|
3/4
|
1
|
$12.49
|
$12.74
|
$12.99
|
$13.25
|
$13.52
|
$13.79
|
|
1
|
2.5
|
$31.23
|
$31.85
|
$32.48
|
$33.13
|
$33.80
|
$34.48
|
|
1.5
|
5
|
$62.46
|
$63.70
|
$64.95
|
$66.25
|
$67.60
|
$68.95
|
|
2
|
8
|
$99.93
|
$101.92
|
$103.92
|
$106.00
|
$108.16
|
$110.32
|
|
3
|
16
|
$199.87
|
$203.84
|
$207.84
|
$212.00
|
$216.32
|
$220.64
|
|
4
|
25
|
$312.29
|
$318.50
|
$324.75
|
$331.25
|
$338.00
|
$344.75
|
|
6
|
50
|
$624.58
|
$637.00
|
$649.50
|
$662.50
|
$676.00
|
$689.50
|
|
8
|
80
|
$999.33
|
$1,019.20
|
$1,039.20
|
$1,060.00
|
$1,081.60
|
$1,103.20
|
|
10
|
138
|
$1,723.84
|
$1,758.12
|
$1,792.62
|
$1,828.50
|
$1,865.76
|
$1,903.02
|
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also provided that it
shall be effective 30 days after passage, with the increases in rates
effective for all bills rendered on or after July 1, 2019, and for
all bills rendered on or after July 1 of the subsequent four fiscal
years.
C.
The rate per 1,000 gallons of metered water consumption
for those customers located within an established area of joint sewer
service with the Washington County Department of Water Quality shall
be:
[Added 5-22-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-19; amended 5-28-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-15; 5-25-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-28; 10-25-2005 by Ord. No. O-05-25; 6-20-2006 by Ord. No. O-06-17; 5-22-2007 by Ord. No. O-07-15; 5-27-2008 by Ord. No. O-08-19; 9-22-2009 by Ord. No. O-09-13; 2-25-2014 by Ord. No. O-14-02; 4-23-2019 by Ord. No. O-19-03[2]]
|
Joint/District -Volume Fee per 1,000 Gallons
| ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Current
|
FY20
|
FY21
|
FY22
|
FY23
|
FY24
| |
|
Cost per 1,000 gallons
|
$8.00
|
$8.16
|
$8.32
|
$8.49
|
$8.66
|
$8.83
|
(1)
In addition, for customers billed quarterly, a fixed minimum charge
based on water meter size shall be assessed and shall be:
|
Joint District - Fixed Fee for Each Meter Size
(1 EDU Quarterly)
| |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Meter Size
(inches)
|
EDUs
|
Current
|
FY20
|
FY21
|
FY22
|
FY23
|
FY24
|
|
Fixed
Quarterly
|
Fixed
Quarterly
|
Fixed
Quarterly
|
Fixed
Quarterly
|
Fixed
Quarterly
|
Fixed
Quarterly
| ||
|
5/8
|
1
|
$32.59
|
$33.24
|
$33.90
|
$34.58
|
$35.27
|
$35.98
|
|
3/4
|
1
|
$32.59
|
$33.24
|
$33.90
|
$34.58
|
$35.27
|
$35.98
|
|
1
|
2.5
|
$81.47
|
$83.10
|
$84.75
|
$86.45
|
$88.18
|
$89.95
|
|
1.5
|
5
|
$162.95
|
$166.20
|
$169.50
|
$172.90
|
$176.35
|
$179.90
|
|
2
|
8
|
$260.71
|
$265.92
|
$271.20
|
$276.64
|
$282.16
|
$287.84
|
|
3
|
16
|
$521.42
|
$531.84
|
$542.40
|
$553.28
|
$564.32
|
$575.68
|
|
4
|
25
|
$814.73
|
$831.00
|
$847.50
|
$864.50
|
$881.75
|
$899.50
|
|
6
|
50
|
$1,629.45
|
$1,662.00
|
$1,695.00
|
$1,729.00
|
$1,763.50
|
$1,799.00
|
|
8
|
80
|
$2,607.12
|
$2,659.20
|
$2,712.00
|
$2,766.40
|
$2,821.60
|
$2,878.40
|
|
10
|
138
|
$4,497.28
|
$4,587.12
|
$4,678.20
|
$4,772.04
|
$4,867.26
|
$4,965.24
|
(2)
In addition, for customers billed monthly, the fixed minimum charge
shall be 1/3 the quarterly fixed minimum charge.
|
Joint/District - Fixed Fee for Each Meter Size
(1 EDU Monthly)
| |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Meter Size
(inches)
|
EDUs
|
Current
|
FY20
|
FY21
|
FY22
|
FY23
|
FY24
|
|
Fixed
Monthly
|
Fixed
Monthly
|
Fixed
Monthly
|
Fixed
Monthly
|
Fixed
Monthly
|
Fixed
Monthly
| ||
|
5/8
|
1
|
$10.86
|
$11.08
|
$11.30
|
$11.53
|
$11.76
|
$12.00
|
|
3/4
|
1
|
$10.86
|
$11.08
|
$11.30
|
$11.53
|
$11.76
|
$12.00
|
|
1
|
2.5
|
$27.16
|
$27.70
|
$28.25
|
$28.83
|
$29.40
|
$30.00
|
|
1.5
|
5
|
$54.32
|
$55.40
|
$56.50
|
$57.65
|
$58.80
|
$60.00
|
|
2
|
8
|
$86.90
|
$88.64
|
$90.40
|
$92.24
|
$94.08
|
$96.00
|
|
3
|
16
|
$173.81
|
$177.28
|
$180.80
|
$184.48
|
$188.16
|
$192.00
|
|
4
|
25
|
$271.58
|
$277.00
|
$282.50
|
$288.25
|
$294.00
|
$300.00
|
|
6
|
50
|
$543.15
|
$554.00
|
$565.00
|
$576.50
|
$588.00
|
$600.00
|
|
8
|
80
|
$869.04
|
$886.40
|
$904.00
|
$922.40
|
$940.80
|
$960.00
|
|
10
|
138
|
$1,499.09
|
$1,529.04
|
$1,559.40
|
$1,591.14
|
$1,622.88
|
$1,656.00[3]
|
[3]
Former Subsection D, Application fee, added 5-28-2002 by Ord.
No. 2002-15, and which immediately followed this table, was repealed
9-29-2020 by Ord. No. O-20-29.
[2]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also provided that it
shall be effective 30 days after passage, with the increases in rates
effective for all bills rendered on or after July 1, 2019, and for
all bills rendered on or after July 1 of the subsequent four fiscal
years.
The approving authority shall maintain and make
available to the public the schedule of sewer rents and charges which
the Mayor and Council of the City of Hagerstown shall from time to
time fix, establish and adjust. Each customer shall be annually advised,
in writing, of the rates for sanitary sewer service with an indication
of the portion of the charge attributable to the treatment of wastewater.
Whenever the water supply is unmetered, the
property owner shall be required to install water meters of a type
and in the manner specified by the Board of Water Commissioners of
the City of Hagerstown, and the cost of such meter installation will
be borne by the property owner. This shall be applicable to customers
who utilize a water supply from a private source.
The rates and charges established by this chapter
are to be based on an average weight and quality of sewage concentration,
representing a maximum expected concentration of 200 milligrams per
liter of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and 200 milligrams per liter
of suspended solids.
If, as a consequence of any tests the approving
authority is hereby authorized to make, it is determined that the
actual concentration delivered to the WPC system from any property
exceeds the maximum as described in this article, a specific rate
may be established to compensate for such excess concentration equal
to the percentage whereby the actual strength of sewage may exceed
the maximum contemplated by the rates set forth in this article, and
the specific rate shall be chargeable to the property owner in lieu
of the general rates provided by this chapter until further tests
which the approving authority shall conduct annually as outlined in
this chapter.
Whenever it may be established that the entire
amount of water delivered to any property through a metered line from
either a public or private water supply does not and cannot enter
the WPC system but is legally discharged or consumed in such a manner
as not to impose on the WPC system, an exemption of the sanitary sewer
service charge may be made on application of the customer, within
the absolute discretion of the Mayor and Council as to such measurable
water consumption which may be undelivered to the WPC system, provided
that it shall first be determined by the approving authority that
this is in fact existing.
[Amended 9-29-2020 by Ord. No. O-20-29]
The charges provided for by this chapter shall be billed in accordance with existing City accounting procedures and may be billed in conjunction with water charges or separately but shall be chargeable against the owner of the property to which the sanitary sewer service has been afforded and shall constitute a lien upon the property and be collectible, at the expiration of 30 days from the date of rendition of the bill therefor, in accordance with applicable existing legal remedies. Further information regarding billing for charges provided for in this chapter is found at Chapter 238, Water, § 238-15, Rendering and payment of bills.
All agreements or contracts affecting sanitary
sewer service charges thereof between the City of Hagerstown and customers
or tentative customers shall be consistent with the requirements of
the Federal Clean Water Act, P.L. 95-217, Section 204(b)(1)(A).
