Item
Fee
Notes
Expiration
Late fee - Residential services
$10.00 minimum
 
 
Late fee - Commercial services
10% overdue balance
 
 
Account creation admin service fee per utility
$50.00/service
Nonrefundable
 
Deferred payment plan fee
$25.00
Plan - 4 month max
 
Per state law, sales tax charged for utility services
 
 
 
Disconnect-reconnect fee per occurrence
$125.00
(Ordinance 2017-02-03 adopted 2/7/17; Ordinance 2017-09-07 adopted 9/19/17; Ordinance 2018-09-04 adopted 9/18/18; Ordinance 2019-09-07 adopted 9/17/19; Ordinance 2020-02-01 adopted 2/18/20; Ordinance 2020-09-05 adopted 9/15/20; Ordinance 2021-09-05 adopted 9/7/21; Ordinance 2022-08-09 adopted 8/29/2022; Ordinance 2022-08-09 adopted 8/29/2022; Ordinance 2023-08-10 adopted 8/15/2023; Ordinance 2024-08-10 adopted 8/20/2024; Ordinance 2024-09-04 adopted 9/17/2024; Ordinance 2025-02-06 adopted 2/4/2025)
(a) 
Residential:
Item
Fee
Notes
Expiration
Residential curbside garbage/recycling
$24.25/month
 
 
Senior citizen garbage/recycling (age 60+)
$22.03/month
 
 
Extra polycart
$9.00/month each
 
 
Residential drop-off at CWD transfer station
Per CWD calculation
 
 
Unusual accumulation*
Calculated per situation
 
 
(b) 
Commercial
(calculated per size of container and frequency of collection):
Item
Fee
Notes
Expiration
Container - 2 cubic yard, lx week
$91.50
 
 
Container - 2 cubic yard, 2x week
$174.86
Container - 2 cubic yard, 3x week
$243.89
Container - 3 cubic yard, lx week
$135.18
 
 
Container - 3 cubic yard, 2x week
$257.46
Container - 3 cubic yard, 3x week
$356.48
Container - 4 cubic yard, lx week
$156.23
 
 
Container - 4 cubic yard, 2x week
$293.87
Container - 4 cubic yard, 3x week
$412.81
Container - 6 cubic yard, lx week
$199.00
 
 
Container - 6 cubic yard, 2x week
$362.73
Container - 6 cubic yard, 3x week
$508.81
Container - 8 cubic yard, 1x week
$246.18
 
 
Container - 8 cubic yard, 2x week
$438.31
Container - 8 cubic yard, 3x week
$616.84
Special services (locks, casters and enclosures) per pickup
per CWD
Recycling
$29.52
 
 
Extra recycling polycart
$9.00
Unusual accumulation*
Calculated per situation
 
 
Collection more frequent than weekly
Calculated per situation
 
 
* Unusual accumulation: (1) for residences, each regular collection of cart(s) and more than two (2) cubic yards of bulky items and/or yard trimmings, or the equivalent; (2) for commercial establishments accumulations that would not occur in the ordinary course of business.
(Ordinance 2017-02-03 adopted 2/7/17; Ordinance 2017-09-07 adopted 9/19/17; Ordinance 2018-09-04 adopted 9/18/18; Ordinance 2019-05-04 adopted 5/21/19; Ordinance 2019-09-07 adopted 9/17/19; Ordinance 2020-02-01 adopted 2/18/20; Ordinance 2020-09-05 adopted 9/15/20; Ordinance 2021-09-05 adopted 9/7/21; Ordinance 2022-08-09 adopted 8/29/2022; Ordinance 2023-06-05 adopted 6/20/2023; Ordinance 2023-08-10 adopted 8/15/2023; Ordinance 2024-08-10 adopted 8/20/2024; Ordinance 2024-09-04 adopted 9/17/2024; Ordinance 2025-08-09 adopted 8/19/2025)
Water - See Bear Creek special utility district for rate information (www.bearcreeksud.com).
(Ordinance 2017-02-03 adopted 2/7/17; Ordinance 2017-09-07 adopted 9/19/17; Ordinance 2018-09-04 adopted 9/18/18; Ordinance 2019-09-07 adopted 9/17/19; Ordinance 2020-02-01 adopted 2/18/20; Ordinance 2020-09-05 adopted 9/15/20; Ordinance 2021-09-05 adopted 9/7/21; Ordinance 2022-08-09 adopted 8/29/2022; Ordinance 2023-08-10 adopted 8/15/2023; Ordinance 2024-08-10 adopted 8/20/2024; Ordinance 2024-09-04 adopted 9/17/2024)
ITEM
FEES
UTILITY SERVICES
 
 
SANITARY SEWER SERVICES
 
 
Residential - Single-family
$53.00/month
No change
Residential - Multifamily per dwelling unit
$53.00/month
New
Sewer tap fee - Residential single-family per unit
$5,000.00
 
Sewer tap fee - Multifamily per unit
$4,000.00
 
Sewer tap fee - Commercial
 
 
Sewer tap fee — Commercial/retail with 5/8 inch domestic water meter
—
$5,000.00
Sewer tap fee — Commercial/retail with 1 inch domestic water meter
—
$12,500.00
Sewer tap fee — Commercial/retail with 1.5 inch domestic water meter
—
$25,000.00
Sewer tap fee — Commercial/retail with 2 inch domestic water meter
—
$40,000.00
Sewer tap fee — Commercial/retail with 3 inch domestic water meter
—
$75,000.00
Sewer tap fee — Commercial/retail with 4 inch domestic water meter
—
$125,000.00
Sewer tap fee — Commercial/retail with 6 inch domestic water meter
—
$250,000.00
Sewer tap fee — Commercial/retail with 8 inch domestic water meter
—
$400,000.00
Sewer tap fee - Industrial/extraordinary
—
Calculated by the city engineer
Sanitary sewer line - Video inspection
$150.00
No change
Non-resident monthly residential and commercial rate
Sewer charges shall be at the rate of 125% of the rate charged customers inside the corporate limits of the city for any customer located outside the corporate limits of the city.
Commercial - Sum of base rate based on water meter size and a uniform volumetric usage rate
Commercial Base Rate Based on Water Meter Size
Water Meter Size
Base Rate per month
 
5/8"
$15.00
 
3/4"
$22.50
 
1"
$37.50
 
1 1/2"
$75.00
 
2"
$120.00
 
3"
$240.00
 
4"
$375.00
 
6"
$750.00
Commercial Volumetric Usage Rate
Water Usage Gallons/Month
Rate per 1,000 Gallons/Month
 
1–5,000
$4.00
 
5,001 and over
$4.50
Commercial - Flat Rate for water usage if usage information is not provided by the 15th of the month
Water Meter Size
Monthly
Less than 1"
$500.00
1"
$1,000.00
Greater than 1"
$1,500.00
Water usage info is provided late but within 30 days of due date, a once every 12 months credit may be applied
Water Meter Size
Credit
Less than 1"
$450.00
1"
$900.00
Greater than 1"
$1,350.00
Sewer infrastructure fee
Calculated per individual facility fixtures
(Ordinance 2017-02-03 adopted 2/7/17; Ordinance 2017-03-01 adopted 3/7/17; Ordinance 2017-09-07 adopted 9/19/17; Ordinance 2018-04-01 adopted 4/17/18; Ordinance 2018-09-04 adopted 9/18/18; Ordinance 2019-09-07 adopted 9/17/19; Ordinance 2020-02-01 adopted 2/18/20; Ordinance 2020-09-05 adopted 9/15/20; Ordinance 2021-09-05 adopted 9/7/21; Ordinance 2022-06-01 adopted 6/7/22; Ordinance 2022-08-09 adopted 8/29/2022; Ordinance 2023-01-03 adopted 1/17/2023; Ordinance 2023-06-05 adopted 6/20/2023; Ordinance 2023-08-10 adopted 8/15/2023; Ordinance 2023-09-05 adopted 9/19/2023; Ordinance 2024-04-02 adopted 4/16/2024; Ordinance 2024-08-10 adopted 8/20/2024; Ordinance 2024-09-04 adopted 9/17/2024; Ordinance 2025-02-06 adopted 2/4/2025; Ordinance 2025-06-08 adopted 6/17/2025)
OSSF agent designation relinquished to the county.
(Ordinance 2017-02-03 adopted 2/7/17; Ordinance 2017-09-07 adopted 9/19/17; Ordinance 2018-09-04 adopted 9/18/18; Ordinance 2019-09-07 adopted 9/17/19; Ordinance 2020-02-01 adopted 2/18/20; Ordinance 2020-09-05 adopted 9/15/20; Ordinance 2021-09-05 adopted 9/7/21; Ordinance 2022-08-09 adopted 8/29/2022; Ordinance 2023-08-10 adopted 8/15/2023; Ordinance 2024-08-10 adopted 8/20/2024; Ordinance 2024-09-04 adopted 9/17/2024)