Fiscal Year 2020 – 2021 (October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021)
For all other Austin Water Utility rates and fees, see the utility Rates & Fees page.
Wastewater Discharge Permit Fees
The collection of these fees is conducted via the standard billing system for all City utility services.
|
Permit Type |
Base Fee |
Analytical Fees |
Total Fee |
|
General Industrial Users (Category I Permits) |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
$176.52 per year |
|
Significant Industrial Users (Category II Permits) |
$729.05 per year |
Sum of applicable analytical fees (see table below) |
= Base Fee + Analytical Fees |
|
Major Industrial Users (Category III Permits) |
$729.05 per year |
Sum of applicable analytical fees (see table below) |
= Base Fee + Analytical Fees |
|
Categorical Industrial Users (Category IV Permits) |
$954.89 per year |
Sum of applicable analytical fees (see table below) |
= Base Fee + Analytical Fees |
|
Descaling Permit |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
$717.00 per year |
|
Utility Piping Permit |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
$699.00 per year |
Industrial Waste Surcharge Rates
See more details on how surcharges are calculated
|
Water Quality Measurement |
Surcharge Rate |
|
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) |
$0.5043 per pound (BOD in excess of 200 mg/L) |
|
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) |
$0.2242 per pound (COD in excess of 450 mg/L) |
|
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) |
$0.1087 per pound (TSS in excess of 200 mg/L) |
| Ammonia -Nitrogen | $1.641 (NH4-N in excess of 35 mg/L for customers that use or produce ammonia-nitrogen in a manufacturing process) |
Liquid Waste Hauler’s Fees (Liquid Waste Hauler Program Info)
|
Liquid Waste Hauler Permit Fee |
$108.65 |
|
Inspection/ Re-inspection Fee (per vehicle) |
$52.75 |
|
Trip Ticket Booklet (per book) |
$15.50 (~ $16.78 per book with sales tax added) |
|
Disposal Charges at City Receiving Station |
$51.15 per 1000 gallons of Truck Storage Capacity |
|
After Hours Receiving Station Fee |
$312.00 per two hour interval (2 hour minimum) |
Other Fees
|
Re-sampling Fee for Surcharge Reassessment (Customer Requested) |
$444.00 (see re-sampling policy) |
|
Backflow Prevention Compliance Fee (Water Protection Program info) |
$32.64 per year (per high hazard device) |
|
Private Fire Hydrant (PFH) Fee (PFH Program info) |
$30.75 per year (per private hydrant) |
|
Water Well Fee (Water Well Program Info) |
$8.19 per month (per site with any active water well that is subject to registration requirements) |
|
Auxiliary Water Fee for Lake or Natural Water Sources Only |
$5.22 per month (per site with an active lake or other natural auxiliary water source. Does not apply if only from rainwater harvesting or AWU-provided reclaim water) |
|
Watercraft & Marinas Program Fee - Excursion Boat with Marine Sanitation Device |
$25.50 per year |
|
Watercraft & Marinas Program Fee - Boat Pump-out Facility |
$64.29per year |
Analytical Fees
|
Method Name |
2020 - 2021 Price |
|
pH |
$7.40 |
|
Ammonia - Nitrogen |
$8.65 |
|
Metals Sample Digestion for ICP |
$10.05 |
|
Arsenic by ICP |
$12.75 |
|
Cadmium by ICP |
$12.75 |
|
Chromium by ICP |
$12.75 |
|
Copper by ICP |
$12.75 |
|
Cyanide - Total |
$44.00 |
|
Fats, Oils & Greases |
$38.00 |
|
Fluoride |
$50.20 |
|
Lead by ICP |
$12.75 |
|
Manganese by ICP |
$12.75 |
|
Mercury - Cold Vapor |
$48.55 |
|
Molybdenum by ICP |
$12.75 |
|
Nickel by ICP |
$12.75 |
|
Selenium by ICP |
$12.75 |
|
Sulfate |
$27.10 |
|
Silver by ICP |
$12.75 |
|
Zinc by ICP |
$12.75 |
|
Volatile Organic Compounds by GCMS (subset TTOs) |
$220.00 |
|
Acid & Base Neutral Extractable Organic Compounds by GCMS (subset TTOs) |
$519.50 |
|
Pesticides & PCBs – (subset TTOs) |
$338.00 |
|
Other Pollutants (if deemed necessary by the Director) |
Based on Fee Schedule or Approved Vendor Price |