HCC §21-36
Wastewater service charge rates for different users
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section sets the monthly wastewater service charges for different types of users, including single-unit homes, multi-unit homes, nonresidential properties, private haulers, and gang cesspools. Rates increase each year from 2019 to 2023. The new rate starts on the first full billing cycle after the effective date.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — 1. Wastewater service charge rates
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
WASTEWATER SERVICE CHARGE RATE Effective Date* User Category 04/01/19 04/01/20 04/01/21 04/01/22 04/01/23 A. Single Unit Residential: 1. Monthly charge per unit $35.00 $40.00 $44.00 $48.00 $52.00 B. Multi-Unit Residential: 1. Monthly charge per unit 35.00 40.00 44.00 48.00 52.00 C. Nonresidential: 1. Monthly base rate charge per unit 34.00 42.00 46.00 50.00 54.00 2. Monthly usage charge per 1,000 gallons (after the first 8,000 gallons) per unit 8,001 - 15,000g 4.75 5.50 6.25 7.00 7.50 15,001 - 30,000g 5.50 6.50 7.50 8.50 9.00 30,001g + 5.75 6.75 7.75 8.75 9.50 D. Private Haulers Discharge Fee: 1. Discharge fee per 500 38.00 46.00 52.00 58.00 64.00 gallons or fraction thereof 2. Minimum charge per load 38.00 46.00 52.00 58.00 64.00 E. Gang Cesspools: 1. Monthly charge per unit 18.00 20.00 22.00 24.00 25.00 *Rate begins on first full billing cycle after effective date. (1997, ord 97-68, sec 2; am 1998, ord 98-21, sec 1; am 2000, ord 00-82, sec 5; am 2003, ord 03-92, sec 1; am 2019, ord 19-21, sec 2.)21-36.1
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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