METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE DISTRICT OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Revenue (continued) Sewer System Development Fee (continued) Effective in FY 2024, sewer facility fees ranged from $844 to $3,568 for residential users based on size of structure, and from $3,568 to $945,452 for nonresidential customers based on meter size.
Sewer Connection Fees This revenue source represents the cost of physically installing new connections to the sewer system. 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 $2.83 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.
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