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Town of Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Sewer Rates

Adopted November 13, 2006

ORDERED, that the Cape Elizabeth Town Council, pursuant to Sec. 15-1-11 of the Town Ordinances, does hereby revise and adopt the following Sewer Service Charge and Schedule:

A. The following user charge shall be effective for the first bill issued after the indicated date for all buildings within the Town of Cape Elizabeth connected to the public sanitary sewers of the Town:

Effective July 1, 2006

$32.50 Up to 100 cubic feet of monthly measured water usage

$4.25 Each additional 100 cubic feet, or fraction thereof, of monthly measured usage

Effective July 1, 2007

$33.50 Up to 100 cubic feet of monthly measured water usage

$4.38 Each additional 100 cubic feet, or fraction thereof, of monthly measured usage

Effective January 1, 2007

$1.00 monthly surcharge for customers with submeters, to be paid through December 31, 2009

Said Sewer Service charge shall be applied directly for each water meter in place and for every structure attached to the municipal sewer.

B. Sewer Connection Fee

Effective May 1, 2006

Pursuant to Sec. 15-1-6 (b) and 15-1-6 (c) of the Town Ordinances, the connection fee, including inspection and start-up assessment, shall be as follows:

$3,500 for each unit to be served by the municipal sewer system with said fee to be paid prior to any connection to said system.

C. ORDERED, in accordance with Sec. 15-1-11 (c) of the Sewage Ordinance, interest for past-due sewage charges shall be assessed beginning twenty-five (25) days after date of billing at the same interest rate as is charged for past due taxes.

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