Non-Residential sewer use is equal to 100% of water consumption. The residential sewer rate is $6.44 per 1,000 gallons. The sewer monthly customer service fee is $8.55.
Wastewater Surcharge Rates
Industrial and commercial water users that discharge high-strength waste to the wastewater system are charged a cost recovery surcharge, based on the following:
Concentration Subject to surcharge (mg/L)
Rate per 1,000 pounds
Five-day BOD5:
250 mg/L and above
$300.00
Total Suspended Solids:
250 mg/L and above
$300.00
Fats, Oil, and Grease (FOG):
101 mg/L and above
$160.00
Septage Rates
The Cedar Creek Water Reclamation Facility accepts domestic septage from Athens-Clarke County, as well as the following counties when delivered by an ACC-based business: Jackson, Barrow, Oconee, Oglethorpe, and Madison. The following is the schedule of fees for the handling of the hauled waste:
Concentration Subject to surcharge (mg/L)
Fees as dollar per gallon
Year
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Portable toilets:
$0.06
$0.09
$0.11
$0.12
$0.12
$0.13
Holding tanks:
$0.06
$0.09
$0.11
$0.12
$0.12
$0.13
Domestic septage from Athens-Clarke County (ACC):
$0.06
$0.09
$0.11
$0.12
$0.12
$0.13
Nonresidential waste from ACC:
$0.06
$0.09
$0.11
$0.12
$0.12
$0.13
Domestic septage from Jackson, Barrow, Oconee, Oglethorpe, and Madison counties (JBOOM):
$0.15
$0.23
$0.28
$0.30
$0.31
$0.33
Domestic septage from outside ACC and JBOOM, collected and delivered by an ACC-based business