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 |
2021 to 2022 Total Monthly Charge
(Base + Rehab Fee) |
2022-23 Base Monthly Charge |
2022-23 Monthly Rehab Fee |
2022-23 Total Monthly Charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential users using 3,000 gallons or less per month | $6.97 |
$5.76 |
$1.40 |
$7.16 |
| Residential users using more than 3,000 gallons per month | $15.12 |
$12.70 |
$2.85 |
$15.55 |
| Commercial - 5/8 inches to 3/4 inches |
$25.21 |
$23.14 |
$2.85 |
$25.99 |
| Commercial - 1 inch |
$64.27 |
$61.60 |
$4.75 |
$66.35 |
| Commercial - 1.5 inches |
$120.87 |
$115.32 |
$9.45 |
$124.77 |
| Commercial - 2 inches |
$312.14 |
$307.44 |
$15.10 |
$322.54 |
| Commercial - 3 inches |
$399.60 |
$384.24 |
$28.35 |
$412.59 |
| Commercial - 4 inches |
$789.80 |
$768.54 |
$47.25 |
$815.79 |
| Commercial - 6 inches |
$1,209.24 |
$1,153.70 |
$94.55 |
$1,248.25 |
| Commercial - 8 inches |
$1,636.26 |
$1,536.99 |
$151.25 |
$1,688.24 |
The Wastewater base rate includes a 3.5% increase over the prior year with no change to 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 |