The Clallam County Commissioners have passed a new, revised ordinance covering the cost to Carlsborg property owners for the new sewer system that has been under construction per the Growth Management Act (GMA) requirements.
According to the Sequim Gazette, the new ordinance “shows a base rate of $26 for the equivalent of one residential unit, or ERU, for residential, commercial, industrial and public customers. A previous draft had a $34 base rate for non-residential accounts.”
The new ordinance calls for the consumption rate for those with a metered water supply to be $8.66 per 100 cubic feet of water used per month, while non-metered customers will pay a flat fee of $78.80 per ERU to use a system that will transport effluent from the unincorporated Carlsborg Urban Growth Area (UGA) to the wastewater treatment facility in the city of Sequim.
Once the system is operational, properties with a septic system within 200 feet of the sewer main or a sub-main will be required to be connected within one year of a change in ownership.
Those who apply for a connection permit prior to April 1 are eligible for a discounted connection fee of $500 per ERU.
Property owners who apply for a connection or submit an application for new development before April 2019 are eligible for a $1,500 connection fee.
The connection fee will be $8,000 for those who connect to the system in the future.
The 21-page ordinance is available on the Clallam County website, www.clallam.net.