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$3.10 $44.46 $47.56 $30.00
4 $1,600.00 $3.10 $62.23 $65.33 $40.00
6 $2,000.00 $3.10 $88.91 $92.01 $55.00
8 $3,000.00 $3.10 $124.46 $127.56 $75.00
10 $4,000.00 $3.10 $177.84 $180.94 $105.00
12 $6,000.00 $3.10 $248.95 $252.05 $145.00
Note: The cost of construction of any water and/or fire lines will be charged to the customer.
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- APPENDIX A -
Rates Effective October 1, 2015
User Charge Tables for Okaloosa County
Water & Sewer User Charge Ordinance
Capacity Expansion Charges
1. Water Capacity Expansion Charges:
Meter Size Base Plus for Each
Additional User
Capacity Expansion Charge (ERU)*
3/4 inch $800.00 $800.00
1 inch $1,000.00 $800.00
>1 inch Cost of Meter Set $800.00
2. Sewer Capacity Expansion Charges:
Outlet Size Base Plus for Each
Additional User
Capacity Expansion Charge (ERU)*
4 inch $3,200.00 $3,200.00
6 inch $4,000.00 $3,200.00
8 inch $5,000.00 $3,200.00
* Except for hotels and motels which shall be assessed a charge for each additional ERU at a unit
equivalency of 0.5. Based upon the results of empirical studies of water use by hotels/motels and
residential users presented in the American Waterworks Association (AWWA) manual, AWWA M6
"Water Meters -Selection, Installation, Testing and Maintenance.
Hotels and Motels are defined for the purpose of this ordinance as follows: Any building containing
principally sleeping rooms in which transient guests are lodged with or without meals, with no pro-
visions made for cooking in any individual room or suites.
Note: The cost of construction of any water and/or sewer line will be charged to the customer.
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- APPENDIX A -
Rates Effective October 1, 2015
User Charge Tables for Okaloosa County
Water & Sewer User Charge Ordinance
Ancillary Fees & Charges
Type of Service or Fee Charge
1. Service Charge $30.00
2. Late Payment For Non-Pay $30.00
3. Vacation Off $30.00
4. Temp Clean On/Off $40.00
5. After Hours Service $75.00
6. Lock Meter for Delinquent Bill/Unauthorized Use $50.00
7. Replace Broken Meter Lock $125.00
8. Meter Pull for Delinquent Bill/Unauthorized Use $150.00
9. Repair/Replace Broken Curb Stop $150.00
10. Replace Touch Pad $40.00
11. Replace 3/4" Meter $150.00
12. Replace Meter Register $100.00
13. Replace Meter Box Lid $30.00
14. Replace Residential Meter Box $75.00
15. Replace Residential Backflow Preventer $50.00
16. Meter Set (3/4") $200.00
17. Re-verify Water Service Connection $150.00
18. Re-verify Sewer Service Connection $150.00
19. Backflow Inspection (annual & 1 re-inspection) $50.00
20. Backflow Re-inspection (second test) $50.00
21. Meter Leak Check $50.00
22. Plan Review Fee - Water $250.00
23. Plan Review Fee - Sewer $250.00
24. Return Check Fee (Insufficient Funds) * $25.00
25. Reverse Bank Draft (Insufficient Funds) * $25.00
26. Fire Hydrant Meter/Backflow Assembly - Deposit $500.00
27. Fire Hydrant Meter/Backflow Assembly - Set Charge $75.00
28. Sewer Pretreatment Permit Application $750.00
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29. Sewer Pretreatment Permit Renewal/Modification $750.00
30. Sewer Pretreatment Annual Fee $1,000.00
31. Sewer Pretreatment Review Accidental Discharge $1,000.00
32. Sewer Pretreatment Violation (Per Day) $1,250.00
33. Sewer Pretreatment Violation Appeal Filing Fee $100.00
34. New Utility Construction Inspection - Water ** $150.00
35. New Utility Construction Inspection - Sewer ** $150.00
36. New Utility Construction - Re-Inspection $250.00
37. No Pre-Construction Meeting Fine $250.00
38. Red Flag Administrative Fee $10.00
* = or per current state statute
** = charge includes initial, follow-up, and final inspection
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- APPENDIX A -
Rates Effective October 1, 2015
User Charge Tables for Okaloosa County
Water & Sewer User Charge Ordinance
High Strength
Wastewater Surcharges
Waste Parameter High Strength Threshold Charge per
(in mg/l) Unit
1. BOD 300 - 1,000 $0.31 Per Pound
> 1,000 $0.40 Per Pound
2. Fats 00 - 200 $0.35 Per Pound
> 200 $1.00 Per Pound
3. Suspended 200 - 800 $0.23 Per Pound
Solids > 800 $0.35 Per Pound
4. Temperature > 100 Degrees F $0.18 Per Degree
5. Septage First 500 Gallons $51.44 500 Gallons
Each Add. 100 Gallons $9.60 100 Gallons
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- APPENDIX A -
Rates Effective October 1, 2015
User Charge Tables for Okaloosa County
Water & Sewer User Charge Ordinance
Inter-Utility Emergency
Water Rates
Rates for Utilities that have Inter-Local agreements with Okaloosa County Water and Sewer
for Emergency Water Service:
1. Water Consumption will be billed at the rate of $1.00 per 1,000 gallons.
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SIGNATURES:
DULY PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on this the ____ day of ___________, 20162.
OKALOOSA COUNTY, a political
Subdivision of the State of Florida
ATTEST:
________________________
J.D. Peacock IIDON W. HOWARD
Clerk of Circuit CourtCLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT
BY: ____________________________
Charles K. Windes, Jr.DON R. AMUNDS
, ChairmanHAIRMA, Board of County CommissionersN
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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- APPENDIX A -
Rates Effective October 1, 2016
User Charge Tables for Okaloosa County
Water & Sewer User Charge Ordinance
Potable Water & Sanitary Sewer Charges
1. Fixed Monthly Charge by Meter Sizes:
Meter Water Sewer
Size
in Cust. Readiness- Cust. Readiness-
Inches Service to-Serve Total Service to-Serve Total
Charge Charge Charge Charge Charge Charge
5/8 x 3/4 $3.64 $6.56 $10.20 $3.64 $17.12 $20.76
1 $3.64 $16.34 $19.98 $3.64 $42.84 $46.48
1-1/2 $3.64 $32.73 $36.37 $3.64 $85.71 $89.35
2 $3.64 $52.34 $55.98 $3.64 $137.16 $140.80
3 $3.64 $98.18 $101.82 $3.64 $257.13 $260.77
4 $3.64 $163.60 $167.24 $3.64 $428.58 $432.22
6 $3.64 $327.21 $330.85 $3.64 $857.10 $860.74
8 $3.64 $523.50 $527.14 $3.64 $1,371.40 $1,375.04
10 $3.64 $752.52 $756.16 $3.64 $1,971.35 $1,974.99
A. Usage Charge
(For each 1,000 gallons of water used or any part thereof per month)
Water Sewer
Usage Block Usage Block
Residential All Residential All
Single Family Others Single Family Others
0-3,000 $2.47 $3.50
