Utility Fees effective january 1, 2024
| Fee Description |
Fee |
|---|---|
| Water Entrance Fees* | |
| Connection Fee (New or increased service connection to public water main) | |
| Residential | $625 per unit |
| Non-Residential: The equivalent number of units shall be calculated by dividing the design flow | |
| by 330 gallons per day (gpd) determined using the Sewage System Flow Design flow values of Title 5 | |
| of the State Environmental Code (310 CMR 15) | |
| Tapping Fee (Connection at main, in addition to Connection Fee where applicable)† | |
| 1" Service or less | $625 |
| 1 1/4" Service | $650 |
| 1 1/2" Service | $750 |
| 2" or 3" Service | $850 |
| 4" Service | $1,000 |
| 6" Service | $5,000 |
| Fire Protection Water Tapping Fees Ꞝ | |
| 4" and Smaller Fire Service | $350 |
| 6" Fire Service | $650 |
| 8" and Larger Fire Service | $1,000 |
| Final Bill, per account |
$50.00 |
| Backflow Application Fee, per device |
$100.00 |
| Backflow Inspection Fee, per device |
$75.00 |
| Backflow Reinspection Fee, per device | $50.00 |
| Service Charges: |
. |
| Turn Water On |
$75.00 |
| Turn Water Off |
$75.00 |
| Turn Water On/Off (within 20 minutes for repairs) |
$75.00 |
| After-hours Turn Water On † |
$150.00 |
| After-hours Turn Water Off † |
$150.00 |
| Water Meter Reading By Request | $35.00 |
| Fire Flow Test |
$450.00 |
| New Meter & Meter Replacement (Frozen or Customer Damaged) ‡ |
. |
| 5/8" Meter |
$490.00 |
| 3/4" Meter |
$512.00 |
| 1" Meter |
$695.00. |
| MXU |
$250.00 |
| 1.5" Meter | $1,955.00 |
| 2" Meter |
$2,210.00 |
| 3 " Meter | $2,720.00 |
| 4" Meter | $4,395.00 |
| 6" Meter | $7,550.00 |
| 8" Meter | $11,150.00 |
| . Fire Hydrant Connection | . |
| Per Day |
$100.00 APPLICATION FEE & $50/DAY ($250 MIN.) |
| . | PLUS USAGE |
| Sewer Entrance Fee |
|
| 1. Single Family Home | $1,250 per home |
| 2. Apartment Blocks, Attached Condominiums, Townhouses, etc. | $1,250 for First Unit plus |
| $250/Unit for Each Additional Unit | |
| 3. Motels or Hotels | $1,250 for the First Unit plus |
| $50/Unit for each additional Unit | |
| 4. Commercial Buildings | Greater of a or b: |
| a. $0.20/Square Foot of Gross Floor Area | |
| b. $1,250 Flat Fee | |
| 5. Industrial Building § # | Greater of a, b, or c |
| a. $0.10/Square Foot of Gross Floor Area | |
| b. $50.00 per 100 Gallons Per day Average Flow | |
| c. $1,250.00 Flat Fee | |
| Stormdrain Entrance Fee, per connection |
$1,250.00 |
* All materials and labor for taps are the responsibility of the applicant; materials shall be approved by the Public Works Director or their designee.
† Normal business hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, excluding holidays.
‡ Meters > 1" will be purchased by the City and charged to the customer.
§ Fire hydrant connection will be at the discretion of the Public Works Director or their designee.
# Large industrial buildings (>200,000 gross floor area) or large user (>40,000 gpd average daily flow) will be reviewed on a case by case basis for utility connection fees.
ꞜTapping fees shall correspond to the size of the branch services when a single connection to the main services multiple branched lines. For example, if a 8" connection at the main branches to a 6" fire connection and a 2" domestic connection to the building, the fee would include a tapping fee for the 6" fire connection and a tapping fee for the 2" domestic connection.)