13.13.085 Rates and Charges | Pierce County Code

13.13.085 Rates and Charges.

This section was recently amended by Ordinance 2023-53, codified in February 2024.

A. Regular rates and charges, effective January 1 of each year, for the furnishing of service, or for having such service available, except for the Cascadia (Tehaleh) Sewer Service Area, shall be as follows:

Customer Class	Rates and Charges
Customer Class	2024	2025
Single Family Residential Class:
Service Charge, per unit, per month	$61.57	$64.09
Multi-Family Residential Class:
Service Charge, per unit, per month	$53.78	$55.99
Commercial Class 1:
Basic Service Charge, per account, per month	$18.42	$19.18
Plus: Volume Service Charge, per CCF of water consumption	$5.13	$5.34
Commercial Class 2:
Basic Service Charge, per account, per month	$18.42	$19.18
Plus: Volume Service Charge, per CCF of water consumption	$6.84	$7.12
Commercial Class 3:
Basic Service Charge, per account, per month	$18.42	$19.18
Plus: Volume Service Charge, per CCF of water consumption	$8.64	$9.00
Commercial Class 4:
Basic Service Charge, per account, per month	$18.42	$19.18
Plus: Volume Service Charge, per CCF of water consumption	$10.37	$10.80
Commercial Class 5:
Basic Service Charge, per account, per month	$18.42	$19.18
Plus: Volume Service Charge, per CCF of water consumption	$3.38	$3.52
Plus: BOD Surcharge, per pound of BOD	$0.59	$0.62
Plus: TSS Surcharge, per pound of TSS	$0.67	$0.69

For each year after 2015, any annual adjustments to these rates and charges shall be brought forth by ordinance for consideration by the Council concurrent with the annual adoption of the Pierce County budget. The 2015 Single-Family Residential Class service charge includes $0.37 cost recovery for the low-income senior and disabled discount calculated based upon a 20 percent discount on a five-year service charge average projected from year 2015 to year 2019.

B. Regular rates and charges, effective January 1 of each year, for the furnishing of service, or for having such service available for the Cascadia (Tehaleh) Sewer Service Area, shall be as follows:

Customer Class	Rates and Charges
Customer Class	2024	2025
Single Family Residential Class:
Service Charge, per unit, per month	$68.07	$71.01
Multi-Family Residential Class:
Service Charge, per unit, per month	$59.94	$62.53
Commercial Class 1:
Basic Service Charge, per account, per month	$9.16	$9.56
Plus: Volume Service Charge, per CCF of water consumption	$7.05	$7.35
Commercial Class 2:
Basic Service Charge, per account, per month	$9.16	$9.56
Plus: Volume Service Charge, per CCF of water consumption	$7.05	$7.35
Commercial Class 3:
Basic Service Charge, per account, per month	$9.16	$9.56
Plus: Volume Service Charge, per CCF of water consumption	$7.05	$7.35
Commercial Class 4:
Basic Service Charge, per account, per month	$9.16	$9.56
Plus: Volume Service Charge, per CCF of water consumption	$7.05	$7.35

For each year after 2013, any annual adjustments to these rates and charges shall be brought forth by ordinance for consideration by the Council concurrent with the annual adoption of the Pierce County budget.

C. Municipalities discharging wastewater into the public sewer system under contract with the Department shall be charged according to the provisions of the respective contracts.

D. The following surcharge shall be charged to customers in the listed Contract Sewer Service Area until all debt incurred by the County as a consequence of said transfer has been satisfied:

City of DuPont Historic Village Area

$24.00 per unit per month

E. A Franchise Agreement Fee in an amount equal to 6 percent of the regular rates and charges for the furnishing of service, or for having such service available, shall be charged to all customers in the City of Lakewood.

F. A Franchise Agreement Fee in an amount equal to 6 percent of the regular rates and charges for the furnishing of service, or for having such service available, shall be charged to all customers in the City of University Place.

G. Reduced rates are available to customers who meet the eligibility requirements for low-income senior citizens and low-income disabled persons. Homeowners who reside at the service address and who qualify for the low-income senior citizen or low-income disability real estate property tax exemption under state law and have active property tax filed at the Pierce County Assessor's Office (RCW 84.36.381) shall be eligible for a 20 percent reduction of the base residential class service rate.