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Fiscal Year 2019 – 2020 (October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020)
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.
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Permit Type
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Base Fee
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Analytical Fees
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Total Fee
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General Industrial Users (Category I Permits)
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Not Applicable
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Not Applicable
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$172.92 per year
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Significant Industrial Users (Category II Permits)
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$714.48
per year
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Sum of applicable analytical fees (see table below)
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= Base Fee + Analytical Fees
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Major Industrial Users (Category III Permits)
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$714.48
per year
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Sum of applicable analytical fees (see table below)
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= Base Fee + Analytical Fees
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Categorical Industrial Users (Category IV Permits)
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$935.76
per year
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Sum of applicable analytical fees (see table below)
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= Base Fee + Analytical Fees
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Dental Industrial Users (Category V Permits)
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Not Applicable
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Not Applicable
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$67.80 per year
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Descaling Permit
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Not Applicable
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Not Applicable
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$702.00 per year
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Utility Piping Permit
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Not Applicable
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Not Applicable
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$685.00 per year
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Industrial Waste Surcharge Rates
See more details on how surcharges are calculated
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Water Quality Measurement
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Surcharge Rate
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Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)
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$0.5043 per pound (BOD in excess of 200 mg/L)
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Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
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$0.2242 per pound (COD in excess of 450 mg/L)
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Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
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$0.1087 per pound (TSS in excess of 200 mg/L)
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Liquid Waste Hauler Permit Fee
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$98.75
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Inspection/ Re-inspection Fee (per vehicle)
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$47.95
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Trip Ticket Booklet (per book)
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$10.75 (~ $11.64 per book with sales tax added)
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Disposal Charges at City Receiving Station
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$46.50 per 1000 gallons of Truck Storage Capacity
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After Hours Receiving Station Fee
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$305.00 per two hour interval (2 hour minimum)
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Other Fees
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Re-sampling Fee for Surcharge Reassessment (Customer Requested)
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$434.00 (see re-sampling policy)
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Backflow Prevention Compliance Fee (Water Protection Program info)
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$31.92 per year (per high hazard device)
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Private Fire Hydrant (PFH) Fee (PFH Program info)
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$30.00 per year (per private hydrant)
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Water Well Fee (Water Well Program Info)
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$8.02 per month (per site with any active water well that is subject to registration requirements)
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Auxiliary Water Fee for Lake or Natural Water Sources Only
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$5.12 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)
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Watercraft & Marinas Program Fee - Excursion Boat with Marine Sanitation Device
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$25.00 per year
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Watercraft & Marinas Program Fee - Boat Pump-out Facility
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$63.00 per year
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Analytical Fees
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Method Name
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2019 - 2020 Price
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pH
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$7.25
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Ammonia - Nitrogen
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$8.65
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Metals Sample Digestion for ICP
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$9.85
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Arsenic by ICP
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$12.75
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Cadmium by ICP
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$12.75
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Chromium by ICP
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$12.75
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Copper by ICP
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$12.75
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Cyanide - Total
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$44.00
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Fats, Oils & Greases
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$38.00
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Fluoride
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$50.20
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Lead by ICP
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$12.75
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Manganese by ICP
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$12.75
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Mercury - Cold Vapor
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$48.55
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Molybdenum by ICP
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$12.75
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Nickel by ICP
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$12.75
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Selenium by ICP
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$12.75
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Sulfate
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$27.10
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Silver by ICP
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$12.75
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Zinc by ICP
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$12.75
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Volatile Organic Compounds by GCMS (subset TTOs)
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$220.00
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Acid & Base Neutral Extractable Organic Compounds by GCMS (subset TTOs)
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$519.50
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Pesticides & PCBs – (subset TTOs)
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$338.00
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Other Pollutants (if deemed necessary by the Director)
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Based on Fee Schedule or Approved Vendor Price
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