Getting credit for building sewage treatment capacity

When an applicant or owner is required to construct a sewage treatment plant or portions thereof that expand or enhance the wastewater treatment capacity of the public sewer, the applicant or owner shall be entitled to a credit or "offset" of the wastewater treatment capacity assessment fee. The offset shall apply following the completion of construction, acceptance by the County Engineer, and the conveyance to the County of the sewage treatment plant or portions thereof. The total amount of offset shall not exceed the applicant or owner's wastewater treatment capacity assessment fees, or the actual cost of the sewage treatment plant improvements, whichever is less.The County Engineer, and not the applicant or owner, shall calculate and determine the total amount of an applicant or owner's wastewater treatment capacity assessment fee offset. The County Engineer may require the applicant or owner to submit documentation verifying the actual cost of the sewage treatment plant or portion thereof.