Fees for connecting to the sewer system

Applicants requiring connections to the sewer system shall be assessed a Wastewater Treatment Capacity Assessment (WTCA) fee in accordance with the following schedules (Effective July 1, 2023):Customer TypeWTCA feeUnitSingle-Family Residential$3,080Per Residential UnitMulti-Family Residential(1)$1,930Per Residential UnitNon-Residential5/8", 3/4" Water Meter$3,080Per Connection1" Water Meter$5,140Per Connection1 1/2" Water Meter$10,260Per Connection2" Water Meter$16,420Per Connection3" Water Meter$30,800Per Connection4" Water Meter$51,340Per Connection>4" Water Meter$10,034Per gallon per day approved sewer flowNotes:(1) If a single-family residence is converted to a multi-family residence, the owner shall be credited the difference between the single-family residential rate and the multi-family residential rate for the initial residential unit, and each additional residential unit added shall be assessed a WTCA fee for a multi-family residential unit. Any future residential units added shall be assessed a WTCA fee for a multi-family residential unit.The wastewater treatment capacity assessment fee shall be paid in full prior to the issuance of a building permit, or in the case of a subdivision, the subdivider shall pay in full the fee for every lot, other than roadway lots or lots on which plumbing fixtures will never be located.Whenever due to an extension of the public sewer such that a lot with existing plumbing fixtures becomes accessible to a public sewer, and shall be connected to the public sewer pursuant to Section 25-2.1(a), the wastewater treatment capacity assessment fee shall be paid by the owner. Under this circumstance, the fees in this Article may be paid in accordance with the following schedule:Ten percent (10%) of the applicable fee to be paid prior to the issuance of the sewer connection permit; andThe remaining ninety percent (90%) of the applicable fee may be payable in equal bi-monthly installments over a one (1) year period.There shall be added to each bi-monthly installment, interest on the unpaid balance of the applicable fee from the time of owing, at a rate to be calculated as one percent (1%) higher than the New York prime rate.