Connection Fee
A connection fee for each new hookup to the sanitary system was established with the passage of Ordinance 464 on November 20, 2002. Connection fees are specifically dedicated to support the capital costs associated with the service area’s need for additional wastewater treatment works due to new construction.
The Connection Fee Charged is Proportional to Increased Demand on the Collection and Wastewater Treatment System
A connection fee in the amount of $215.00 per Population Equivalent is payable directly to the District by anyone desiring to connect to any sanitary sewer within the District or otherwise served by the District.
One Population Equivalent (P.E.) is defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as 100 gallons of wastewater per person per day.
Connection Fee Charges are Based on IEPA Estimates for Usage
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, SUBTITLE C: WATER POLLUTION, CHAPTER II: Part 370, as well as Section 370 Appendix A, Table No. 1 present these Resident Occupancy Criteria.
- An efficiency or studio apartment is rated at 1 P.E. and will have a connection fee of $215.00.
- A one-bedroom apartment is rated at 1.5 P.E. and will have a connection fee of $322.50.
- A mobile home is rated at 2.25 P.E. and will have a connection fee of $483.75.
- A single family home is rated at 3.5 P.E. and will have a connection fee of $752.50.
- Multi-family units are rated at 3 P.E. per unit and connection fees are calculated for the building according to number of units.
- Commercial and industrial buildings are calculated according to the P.E. they can be expected to produce with a minimum connection fee of $215 (one P.E.).
Connection Fees are charged only on property hooking up to the DeKalb Sanitary District after May 1, 2003.