Fees

Monthly Wastewater Fee

City residents that are connected to the City's wastewater system are billed for this service via a City "sewer charge" that appears on Greenville Water's consolidated billing statement. 

Beginning in Fiscal Year 2017 to 2018, City residents' monthly bill will reflect two Wastewater Fee components: a "Base Monthly Charge" and a "Monthly Rehabilitation Fee." These combined components appear as a single "sewer charge" on Greenville Water's billing statement. The Base Monthly Charge covers the cost of normal operations and maintenance of the City's wastewater collection system, as well as paying for debt issued prior to July 2016 in connection with major wastewater rehabilitation costs. The Monthly Rehabilitation Fee covers the repayment of newly incurred debt related to a system-wide wastewater rehabilitation plan that will occur over the next ten years, beginning in Fiscal Year 2017 to 2018.

Water Meter Size
2022 to 2023 Total Monthly Charge
(Base + Rehab Fee)
2023-24 Base Monthly Charge
2023-24 Monthly Rehab Fee
 2023-24 Total Monthly Charge
Residential users using 3,000 gallons or less per month
$7.16
$5.96
$1.68
$7.64
Residential users using more than 3,000 gallons per month
$15.55
$13.14
$3.42
$16.56
Commercial - 5/8 inches to 3/4 inches
$25.99
$23.95
$3.42
$27.37
Commercial - 1 inch
$66.35
$63.76
$5.70
$69.46
Commercial - 1.5 inches
$124.77
$119.36
$11.34
$130.70
Commercial - 2 inches
$322.54
$318.20
$18.12
$336.32
Commercial - 3 inches
$412.59
$397.69
$34.02
$431.71
Commercial - 4 inches
$815.79
$795.44
$56.70
$852.14
Commercial - 6 inches
$1,248.25
$1,194.08
$113.46
$1,307.54
Commercial - 8 inches
$1,688.24
$1,590.78
$181.50
$1,772.28

The Wastewater base rate includes a 3.5% increase over the prior year and an additional year of the monthly rehab fee.

Wastewater Collection Systems

The city of Greenville is a South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) approved participant in the Delegated Review Program (DRP). The fee for review of plans and inspection of wastewater collection system sewer lines 16 inches in diameter or smaller is shown in a table. This allows the City to review the construction permit application package and to perform the technical plan review for a wastewater main extension.

Linear Feet of Line
Application Fee

Review Fee

Inspection Fee

Total Cost

1 to 300 feet
$20
$12.50
$96
$128.50
301 to 1,000 feet
$20
$25
$216
$261
More than 1,000 feet
$20
$37.50
$336
$393.50