Why does the District charge a small house the same sewer fee as it does for a large house?
The basic residential rate is an average for all types of homes and is figured on the total cost of providing service. Part of the cost is based on the typical amount of flow and strength of the wastewater, and part is figured on the number of dwelling units. A substantial percentage of total wastewater charges go to pay for fixed costs of the system, pipelines, treatment plants, and other facilities. Another reason relates to the manner in which we collect Sewer Service Charges from our customers. We use a billing system that is carried on the property tax bill, saving costs associated with handling and postage. Using other factors such as water use, lot size, square footage, or number of people in the house, is more costly to track and bill. And none of these factors are perfect correlations to sewage generation. For example, a small house could have many people creating sewage and a large house few. Tracking these other factors would be expensive and impractical and would raise cost
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