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Sewer Connection Fees

This revenue source represents the cost of physically installing new connections to the sewer system. Sewer Connection Fees were last changed in June of 2009. The cost for installing a tap that does not involve payment restoration is $1,300. This fee is to provide connections to the MSD system where the public main is on the same side of the street as the residence.

The Sewer Connection Fee will apply to new home construction, as well as existing homes, which have been demolished or remodeled, and sewer service is reinstated under new property ownership. MSD requires that a licensed utility contractor install any sewer connection/service line within public rights-of-way extending over 75 feet or that requires pavement disturbance or boring to reach across a paved thoroughfare. The installation shall be constructed to MSD Standards. All work will be subject to MSD inspection.

Billings & Collections

The District will pay the municipalities $2.66 per customer bill for meter reading, billing, and collection services.

Rental Income

Pace Analytical Services, Inc. has entered into a lease to utilize a portion of a building in the Wastewater Treatment Plant facilities along with laboratory equipment. The District also leases land to a private company for a cell tower.

City of Asheville (Enka Bonds Annexation)

In the Consolidation Agreements, MSD agreed to assume debt service on the $1,500,000 sanitary sewer bond issued by the Enka-Candler Water and Sewer District. This debt was used to pay a part of constructing the sewer system in Enka-Candler, which at that time was located in an unincorporated area of western Buncombe County. After the consolidation, the City of Asheville annexed a portion of the Enka-Candler Sewer District, so the City of Asheville reimburses the District for its proportionate amount (41%) of the annual principal and interest payment.