Wastewater Rates, Charges and Fees
EBMUD provides wastewater treatment services for Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Kensington, Oakland, Piedmont, and parts of Richmond. The wastewater treatment charges are detailed below and are based on the type of customer, and wastewater strength and volume.
- single family charges
- multiple dwelling charges
- non-residential charges
- permit program fees
- trucked waste fees
- capacity fee
- SF Bay Commercial Pollution Prevention Fee
- SF Bay Residential Pollution Prevention Fee
- wet weather facilities charge
Estimate your monthly wastewater bill using our wastewater rate calculator.
Single Family Monthly Charges (BCC 8800)
| A. | Service charge | $ 5.09 |
| B. | SF Bay Residential Pollution Prevention Fee | $ 0.20 |
| C. | Strength charge | $ 4.93 |
| D. |
Flow charge of 52.8 cents per unit* of flow up to a maximum of 10 units of wastewater discharge per month. Maximum Flow Charge |
$ 5.28 |
| E. | Total Single Family Charge (A+B+C+D) Maximum Monthly Charge |
$15.50 |
Multiple Dwelling (2-4 Units) Monthly Charges (BCC 6514)
| A. | Service charge (per account) | $ 5.09 |
| B. | SF Bay Residential Pollution Prevention Fee (per dwelling unit) | $ 0.20 |
| C. | Strength
charge of $4.93 per dwelling unit. Maximum Flow Charge (Duplex) Maximum Flow Charge (Triplex) Maximum Flow Charge (Fourplex) |
$ 9.86 $14.79 $19.72 |
| D. |
Flow charge of 52.8 cents per unit* of flow per month up to a maximum of
10 units per dwelling unit. Maximum Flow Charge (Duplex) Maximum Flow Charge (Triplex) Maximum Flow Charge (Fourplex) |
$10.56 $15.84 $21.12 |
| E. | Total Multiple Dwelling Charge (A+B+C+D) Maximum Monthly Charge (Duplex) Maximum Monthly Charge (Triplex) Maximum Monthly Charge (Fourplex) |
$25.71 $35.92 $46.13 |
Non-Residential Treatment Charges
Non-residential users are assigned typical waste strengths by business classification code (BCC) for Chemical Oxygen Demand, Filtered (CODF) and Total Suspended Solids (TSS). The table below presents the BCC rates. Users whose wastewater strengths exceed the assigned strengths are required to obtain wastewater discharge permits under EBMUD's permit program.
Flow $0.528 /unit of flow* CODF $0.190 /pound TSS $0.303 /pound
| A. | Monthly service charge per meter | $ 5.09 | |||
| B. | Monthly SF Bay
Commercial P2 Fee (Monthly P2 Fee for BCC 6513 is $1.00) |
$ 5.48 | |||
| C. | Strength | ||||
| BCC | Business Classification | Rate* | CODF (mg/l) |
TSS (mg/l) | |
| 2010 | Meat Products | $ 4.17 | 2,400 | 420 | |
| 2011 | Slaughterhouses | $ 4.36 | 1,000 | 1,400 | |
| 2020 | Dairy Product Processing | $ 3.28 | 1,700 | 390 | |
| 2030 | Fruit and Vegetable Processing | $ 2.65 | 1,200 | 370 | |
| 2040 | Grain Mills | $ 2.79 | 680 | 770 | |
| 2050 | Bakeries (including pastries) | $ 4.81 | 1,700 | 1,200 | |
| 2060 | Sugar Processing | $ 2.48 | 1,600 | 30 | |
| 2077 | Rendering Tallow | $ 8.92 | 1,500 | 3,500 | |
| 2080 | Beverage Manufacturing and Bottling | $ 1.91 | 960 | 130 | |
| 2090 | Specialty Foods Manufacturing | $ 8.68 | 4,800 | 1,300 | |
| 2600 | Pulp and Paper Products | $ 2.38 | 540 | 640 | |
| 2810 | Inorganic Chemicals Manufacturing | $ 3.29 | 100 | 1,400 | |
| 2820 | Synthetic Material Manufacturing | $ 0.62 | 30 | 30 | |
| 2830 | Drug Manufacturing | $ 1.40 | 620 | 70 | |
| 2840 | Cleaning and Sanitation Products | $ 2.98 | 1,400 | 420 | |
| 2850 | Paint Manufacturing | $ 6.02 | 2,400 | 1,400 | |
| 2893 | Ink and Pigment Manufacturing | $ 1.98 | 1,100 | 80 | |
| 3110 | Leather Tanning and Finishing | $ 8.25 | 3,800 | 1,700 | |
| 3200 | Earthenware Manufacturing | $ 1.71 | 120 | 550 | |
| 3300 | Primary Metals Manufacturing | $ 1.32 | 90 | 360 | |
| 3400 | Metal Products Fabricating | $ 0.68 | 80 | 30 | |
| 3410 | Drum and Barrel Manufacturing | $ 8.27 | 4,300 | 1,400 | |
| 3470 | Metal Coating | $ 0.76 | 80 | 70 | |
| 4500 | Air Transportation | $ 1.01 | 250 | 100 | |
| 5812 | Restaurants | $ 2.97 | 560 | 940 | |
| 6513 ** | Apartment Bldg. (5 units or more) | $ 1.26 | 270 | 190 | |
| 7000 | Hotels, Motels with Food Service | $ 2.12 | 260 | 680 | |
| 7210 | Commercial Laundries | $ 1.79 | 570 | 310 | |
| 7215 | Coin-Operated Laundromats | $ 1.31 | 360 | 190 | |
| 7218 | Industrial Laundries | $ 5.13 | 2,700 | 740 | |
| 7300 | Laboratories | $ 0.90 | 190 | 80 | |
| 7542 | Automobile Washing and Polishing | $ 1.25 | 290 | 200 | |
| 8060 | Hospitals | $ 1.23 | 160 | 270 | |
| 8200 | Schools | $ 0.85 | 140 | 80 | |
| All Other BCCs | $ 1.26 | 270 | 190 | ||
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Minimum Monthly Treatment Charge |
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| 6513 ** | Apartment Bldg. (5 units or more) | $24.65 | |||
| All Other BCCs | $ 4.93 | ||||
| D. | Total Non-Residential Charge = A+B+C | ||||
** BCC 6513 is assessed the monthly SF Bay Residential Pollution Prevention Fee
The following fees apply to users who have a wastewater discharge permit under the provisions of the EBMUD Wastewater Control Ordinance, except trucked wastes, which are listed separately below.
| A. |
Wastewater Discharge Permit Fees |
|
| Annual
Permit Fees for Discharge Minimization* (Ex. Industrial or groundwater discharges) |
$2,275 | |
| Annual Permit Fees for Flow Estimation* | $920 | |
| Special Discharge Permit | $900 | |
| B. | Inspection Fee | $800 |
| C. | Laboratory Testing Fee (dependent on test) | |
Trucked Waste Fees
The following fees apply to trucked wastes permitted under the Resource Recovery Program. Payment collection for all Resource Recovery accounts shall follow the payment collection provisions contained in Section 13, Payment of Bills in the Regulations Governing Water Service to the Customers of EBMUD and Items C and K, Returned Payment Charge and Late Payment Penalty and Interest, of Schedule C of the Water System Rates and Charges.
| A. | Permit Fee | $200 (per year) |
| B. | Disposal Fees (1) | |
| Septage | $0.06/gal | |
| Fats, Oil and Grease | $0.11/gal
nonconcentrated $0.15/gal concentrated (2) |
|
| Groundwater | $0.02/gal | |
| Process Water | $0.04/gal | |
| Gray Water | Variable with Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) $0.03/gal 0-75,000 mg/L TDS $0.06/gal 75,000-200,000 mg/L TDS |
|
| Sludge |
Variable with % Total Solids (TS) $0.05/gal up to 3% TS plus $0.01/gal per % TS for TS between 3% to 20% |
|
| Liquid Organic Wastes | $0.03/gal | |
| Protein Wastes | $0.06/gal up to 10% Total Solids $0.08/gal over 10% Total Solids |
|
| Solid Organic Wastes | $15/ton - $50/ton (3) | |
| (1) | For special accommodations, additional charges for actual personnel costs, equipment costs, and lab costs associated with the special accommodation will apply. Special accommodations include services provided by the District above and beyond what is typical, such as evaluation and testing of a unique waste stream, special equipment to receive and process wastes, accommodations for large volumes, special off-hour deliveries that require additional staff support, or special treatment requirements. |
| (2) | Concentrated Fats, Oil and Grease are defined as any Fats, Oil and Grease waste that has undergone any process to remove water fraction from the material. |
| (3) | Based on treatment costs (residual solids dewatering and disposal), gas production, volumes and other costs or benefits to the District. |
SF Bay Commercial Pollution Prevention Fee
All non-residential customers in EBMUD's Wastewater System are billed a monthly SF Bay Commercial Pollution Prevention fee to fund the EBMUD Pollution Prevention Program. The monthly fee is $5.48. The separate fee is applicable to BCC 8800, BCC 6513, and BCC 6514, the residential BCCs, as noted below.
SF Bay Residential Pollution Prevention Fee
All residential customers in EBMUD's Wastewater System, including BCC 8800, BCC 6513 and BCC 6514, are billed a monthly SF Bay Residential Pollution Prevention fee to fund programs to reduce residential pollutant loadings to the treatment plant and San Francisco Bay. The monthly fee is $0.20/month per dwelling unit up to five dwelling units.
A capacity fee is assessed to each new customer or each existing customer who increases demand for treatment processing on or after July 1, 1984, measured in wastewater volume and strength.
The capacity fee is a one-time charge based on the maximum monthly wastewater volume and average strength calculated at the following rates. The Wastewater Capacity Fee for a Single Family residence (BCC 8800) is $1,125. The fees for 2-4 units (BCC 6514) are $1,125 times the number of dwelling units.
*1 flow unit = 1 Ccf = 100 cubic feet = 748 gallons
Flow (volume) $88.60/unit*/month CODF $16.10/pound/month TSS $35.80/pound/month
Estimate your capacity fee using our capacity fee calculator.
The Wet Weather Facilities charge is to help pay for the $240 million Wet Weather Program mandated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to improve the District's capacity to collect and treat all sewer flows during rainy weather.
The charge is not a tax
but is being collected on property tax bills to separate the special Wet Weather Facilities Charge from regular sewage treatment charges. For public agencies - who do not receive tax bills - the charge appears as an additional line item on their EBMUD water bill.| 1 Residential Unit | $ 61.00/year (2 installments of $30.50 each) |
| 2 Residential Units | $122.00/year (2 installments of $61.00 each) |
| 3 Residential Units | $183/year (2 installments of $91.50 each) |
| 4 Residential Units | $244.00/year (2 installments of $122.00 each) |
| 5 or more Residential Units | $305.00/year (2 installments of $152.50 each) |
| Industrial and Commercial | $ 91.50/year (2 installments of $45.75 each) |