Do other cities have a stormwater fee?
In Florida, it has been estimated that there are about 140 cities and counties with a stormwater fee. In Pasco County, New Port Richey has a stormwater utility fee. Other counties in Florida that have a fee include Bay, Brevard, Charlotte, Hillsborough, Leon, Marion, Miami-Dade, Sarasota, and Volusia Counties.
Yes, all of North Carolina’s larger cities (Charlotte, Greensboro, Durham, Winston-Salem, Fayetteville and Wilmington) use a stormwater utility fee to address the need for storm drainage repair and floodplain management. Some cities outside of North Carolina that have stormwater utilities include: Sacramento, CA, Tallahassee, FL, Portland, OR, Norfolk, VA, Charleston, SC, Ann Arbor, MI, Orlando, FL, Columbus, OH, Cincinnati, OH, and Greenville, SC.
