In 1994 , the City ’ s Utility served about 10,000 wastewater customers . The City was determined to expand the utility system because the continued construction of up to four septic systems per acre was jeopardizing the health of the environment and that of thousands of residents . The septic systems threatened to pollute the ground water supply and contaminate private shallow aquifer wells , the only source of residential water at that time . Today , the City serves about 66,300 wastewater customers .
Connections to Low-Pressure Sewer
From 2008 - 2018 including Conversion and New Installs
2,000 1,877
1,932
1,750
1,500
1,627
1,250 |
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1,000 |
841 |
830 |
1,034 |
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500
250
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362 |
369 |
275 |
321 328 |
460 |
0 |
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
The City provides all the materials and necessary labor to connect to the pipe network in the street .
A portion of the low-pressure sewer connection fee covers the reservation of capacity in the wastewater treatment facilities for each residence that is connecting to the City ’ s system . The remainder of the fee covers the cost of the grinder systems and the abandonment of the septic system .
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