SAWS Special Service Fees Effective Jan. 1, 2008
December 26, 2007
San Antonio City Council recently approved the implementation of new San Antonio Water System special service fees. These new fees will become effective Jan. 1, 2008.
Many of these fees have not been updated in nearly a decade and fall short of covering the actual costs of the services provided. Increasing the fees will help make sure SAWS ratepayers do not subsidize the cost of services they do not use.
While most of the fees are industrial and commercial in nature, the meter trip fee and account deposit fee will affect some residential customers as well.
Among the fee adjustments are:
- Account-Related Fees, which cover costs for itemized statements and account deposits required to manage delinquent bills.
- Meter-Related Fees, which cover costs for special, non-routine trip requests to turn on and turn off meters.
- Industrial-Related Fees, which cover costs for industrial water discharge permits; discharge sample collection, analysis and laboratory testing; and liquid waste hauling permits.
- Development-Related Fees, which cover costs for lift station use and maintenance, fire flow testing, fire hydrant meter flow rates, well inspections, and right-of-way encroachment processing.
View a Summary of Special Service Fee Schedule.
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