City of Owatonna Sewer Rates

All rates effective 2/1/2010 unless otherwise noted.  No changes in 2012.

Default rate for new customers or Landlords – no water history or previous history             $7.00 per month
Multiple Charge                                                                                                                                            $3.00

Calculations:

Yearly in February, effective for March’s billing, we recalculate a sewer charge based on the average water consumption the customer used during the months of December, January and February.  For residential customers (sewer rate SW01) and commercial customers (SW02), we currently calculate the charge by multiplying the average usage X the sewer rate.  A base service charge is added to the calculated amount. If the customer’s water meter serves multiple services, (apartment buildings, duplexes, etc,) an additional base service charge for each additional service is added onto the charge. 
The resulting calculation is the charge the customer will be billed for sewer for the next 12 months.

Exceptions:

• New Customers – (not transferring from another OPU location) gets the default charge of $7.00 + extra multiple charges if they apply.
• Customers transferring from one OPU location to another OPU location. – default charge of 7.00

* Certain commercial customers have been granted by the city to have their charge based on their yearly water usage average (SW12).