This fund provides for operation and maintenance of the surface water collection system and the concrete flood control channel. Revenues come from the monthly storm drain fund paid by residents. Revenues are generated from user fees based on actual water consumption. This fund pays for operation and maintenance of the sewer system and funds the maintenance of the sewer collection system which includes lift stations, siphons and piping. It also funds the Wastewater Treatment Plant and the lab.
Revenues come from user fees.
The fee for each customer service is determined by that service's winter water consumption. Sewer fees are calculated once each year and remain the same throughout that year. Projects for the year 2000 include water main replacement, construction of the Deanway Booster Station, sewer main replacement, infrastructure mapping, supervisory controls for the Wastewater Treatment Plant and the purchase of an air compressor. Revenues are transferred into this fund from the Water and Sewer Funds. In an effort to address the problems of the City's aging infrastructure, the City council passed ordinances to increase the water and sewer rates each year for the next six years.