Why should I pay for rain falling on my property?

Property owners are not being charged for rain falling on a property, but for the amount of runoff that is discharged into the city's storm water system when it does rain.

When rain falls on impervious area, it collect all sorts of pollutants, such as oil, grease, fertilizers and sediments. The amount of pollutants contained in storm water can be correlated to the amount of impervious area on a property.

That storm water - and all the pollutants it collects - eventually makes its way to the city's storm water management system.




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1. What is the storm water charge on my utility bill?
2. What is the Storm Water Management System?
3. What is an ERU (Equivalent Residential Unit)?
4. Why do you use "impervious area" to determine the stormwater fee charges?
5. What is "impervious area?"
6. Why should I pay for rain falling on my property?