Business Rates and Fees
Business Rates
SacSewer customers pay a monthly rate for service. The services we provide and the cost associated with the services vary based on the customer’s location within our service area.
| Current Rate | Effective July 1, 2025 | Effective July 1, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial | Basic rate ($22.85) times factor in ordinance | Basic rate ($25.35) times factor in ordinance | Basic rate ($27.35) times factor in ordinance |
| Industrial | Variable Rate Per MG = $40 Per 1,000 lbs. TSS = $27 | Variable Rate Per MG = $739 Per 1,000 lbs. TSS = $49 | Variable Rate Per MG = $1,071 Per 1,000 lbs. TSS = $72 |
| Current Rate | Effective July 1, 2025 | Effective July 1, 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial | Basic rate ($40.50) times factor in ordinance | Basic rate ($44.00) times factor in ordinance | Basic rate ($47.00) times factor in ordinance |
| Industrial | Flow = $642 per MG TSS = $242 per 1,000 lbs.
TKN = $1,335 per 1,000 lbs.t
| Flow = $699 per MG TSS = $255 per 1,000 lbs.
Pathogens = $393 per MG domestic flow | Flow = $721 per MG TSS = $265 per 1,000 lbs. BOD = $330 per 1,000 lbs. TKN = $1,455 per 1,000 lbs. Pathogens = $411 per MG domestic flow |
Rate Adjustment
In May 2024, the Board of Directors adopted a sewer rate adjustment over the next three years, starting in July 2024.
The rate adjustment in sewer rates will allow SacSewer to cover the cost associated with the following:
- Critical repairs and maintenance for SacSewer’s aging infrastructure and facilities*
- Increased costs for materials required for sewage treatment, some of which have increased 300% in recent years
- Inflationary adjustments for operations, labor, energy, and construction expenditures
*For SacSewer sewage collection customers only
Business Impact Fees
SacSewer charges sewer impact fees to any business customer connecting to the sewer system for the first time.
Sewer impact fees are collected for any parcel connecting to the sewer system for the first time. Incremental sewer impact fees may also be due when a parcel size or use changes. View the Sewage Treatment Ordinance.
| Category | Relief | Expansion |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial Users | $4,742 per net acre | $26,241** per net acre |
| Non-Defined Commercial Users | $790 per ESD | $4,374* per ESD |
| Parks and Schools | $790 per ESD | $4,374* per ESD |
| Industrial Users and Groundwater Remediation Discharges | Based on flow: $45 per 1,000 gallons of flow based on maximum monthly discharge | |
*Developer Project Costs: $3,744, SacSewer Costs: $629
**Developer Project Costs: $22,466, SacSewer Costs: $3,775
To buy into the treatment system, builders, developers, and industries pay impact fees to connect. The amount of fees required depends on a number of factors, including the location of the parcel, the use of the parcel, and the characteristics of the sewage being discharged.
There are also various programs or options available that can affect when and how payments are made for fees. View the Sewage Treatment Ordinance.
| User | New Communities | Infill Communities |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial Users | $6,479 multiplied by the ESD Equivalent Factor in Section 4.2.2 | $3,283 multiplied by the ESD Equivalent Factor in Section 4.2.2 |
Non-Defined Commercial Users (Based on flow of the maximum month of discharge) | $6,479 per 9,300 gallons of flow | $3,283 per 9,300 gallons of flow |
Industrial and Groundwater Remediation (Based on flow and loadings of the maximum month of discharge) | ||
| $229 per 1,000 gallons of flow | $55 per 1,000 gallons of flow | |
$47.92 per pound of BOD $23.89 per pound of TSS $122.23 per pound of TKN $31 per 1,000 gallons of domestic wastewater flow for pathogens | ||
