Fiscal Year 2022 – 2023 (October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023)
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 |
$285.36 per year |
|
Significant Industrial Users (Category II Permits) |
$812.64 per year |
Sum of applicable analytical fees |
= Base Fee + Analytical Fees |
|
Major Industrial Users (Category III Permits) |
$812.64 per year |
Sum of applicable analytical fees |
= Base Fee + Analytical Fees |
|
Categorical Industrial Users (Category IV Permits) |
$1064.52 per year |
Sum of applicable analytical fees |
= Base Fee + Analytical Fees |
|
Descaling Permit |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
$755.50 per year |
|
Utility Piping Permit |
Not Applicable |
Not Applicable |
$736.50 per year |
Industrial Waste Surcharge Rates
See more details on how surcharges are calculated
|
Water Quality Measurement |
Surcharge Rate |
|
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) |
$0.5832 per pound (BOD in excess of 200 mg/L) |
|
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) |
$0.2593 per pound (COD in excess of 450 mg/L) |
|
Total Suspended Solids (SS) |
$0.2740 per pound (SS in excess of 200 mg/L) |
| Ammonia -Nitrogen | $1.805 (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 |
$114.50 |
|
Inspection/ Re-inspection Fee (per vehicle) |
$55.60 |
|
Trip Ticket Booklet (per book) |
$16.30 (~ $17.70 per book with sales tax added) |
|
Disposal Charges at City Receiving Station |
$53.90 per 1000 gallons of Truck Storage Capacity |
|
After Hours Receiving Station Fee |
$328.75 per two hour interval (2 hour minimum) |
Other Fees
|
Re-sampling Fee for Surcharge Reassessment (Customer Requested) |
$467.90 (see re-sampling policy) |
|
Backflow Prevention Compliance Fee (Water Protection Program info) |
$34.44 per year (per high hazard device) |
|
Private Fire Hydrant (PFH) Fee (PFH Program info) |
$32.35 per year (per private hydrant) |
|
Water Well Fee (Water Well Program Info) |
$8.63 per month (per site with any active water well that is subject to registration requirements) |
|
Alternative Water Fee for Lake or Natural Water Sources Only |
$5.50 per month (per site with an active lake or other natural alternative 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 |
$26.88 per year |
|
Watercraft & Marinas Program Fee - Boat Pump-out Facility |
$67.75 per year |