Who pays the stormwater utility fee? Why should churches, schools, and other non-profit organizations be charged a stormwater fee?
The stormwater utility is a user fee, much like the fee that you pay for your water or wastewater service. All property owners that receive drainage services and are within the drainage service area must share in the cost of the stormwater program. This includes residential homeowners, non-profit entities such as churches, schools and institutions, and commercial and industrial properties.

The charge is not imposed on undeveloped property because such property does not contain impervious surface that has replaced natural ground cover, causing or increasing excessive runoff into the city's stormwater facilities. Even if your property does not drain into the public drainage system, runoff from your property may contribute to the level of nutrients in stormwater runoff. If you have any questions, please contact the Engineering Department.

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1. Why does stormwater have to be managed?
2. What is a stormwater utility?
3. Why is the stormwater utility fee needed?
4. Who pays the stormwater utility fee? Why should churches, schools, and other non-profit organizations be charged a stormwater fee?
5. Under the new Stormwater Rate structure, how are properties with multiple renters handled?
6. What are the current stormwater utility rates?
7. How much will my rates increase?
8. Why a rate increase is required?
9. Can we delay the rate increase?
10. Can we implement a smaller rate increase?
11. Why are the new capital improvements required?
12. How do nearby municipalities handle stormwater charges?
13. How does a fee differ from a tax?
14. None of my water goes into the storm drains; why do I have to pay a stormwater utility fee?
15. What can nonresidential customers do if they think their bill may be calculated incorrectly?
16. I live on the edge of the city and water on my property drains away from streets and public drainage structures; why do I have to pay this fee?