Sewer Rates
For a CONNECTED USER, the sum of:
Debt Retirement Charge:
$94.00 x (cu. ft., of water consumption/4900 cu. ft);
$94.00 minimum charge
Support Systems Charge:
$84.00 x (cu. ft of water consumption/4900 cu. ft);
$84.00 minimum charge
Operation & Maintenance and Equipment Replacement:
$0.031 x (cu. ft. water consumption)
For an UNCONNECTED USER:
Debt Retirement Charge:
$94.00 x (cu. ft. water consumption/4900 cu. ft.);
$94.00 minimum charge
For a VACANT LAND USER:
$1.00 per linear foot of frontage along the sewer
The sewer user charges will be based upon the previous year’s water consumption of the user. There is no distinction between commercial accounts, residential accounts, and seasonal accounts.
The Wells Sanitary District’s sewer rate policy treats each condominium unit as a separate user, in conformance with the Maine Condominium Act.
AVERAGE SEWER BILL USING 4900 cf
Debt: $ 94.00
Support: $ 84.00
OM& EquipRep: $151.90
TOTAL = $329.90