Article II — Monthly Unit Sewer Service Charge

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a monthly unit sewer service charge shall be paid by each user connected to the city-owned public sewer. The monthly unit sewer service charge on billings shall be:

• A. The monthly sewer charge shall be $55.13 per sewer unit, effective on billings as of July 4, 2025, and $57.34 per sewer unit, effective on billings as of July 1, 2026.

• B. Commercial customers without a sewer meter that are not subject to a flat rate per Section 14.16.220 and are associated to their potable water usage (metered consumption) shall have a monthly per sewer unit charge (the same as in subsection A) and a quantity rate as follows:

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Effective 7/4/2025 Effective 7/1/2026
Monthly per sewer unit charge $55.13 $57.34
Associated sewer consumption charge $0.05288 per cubic foot $0.05500 per cubic foot
above 560 cubic feet of potable water
usage

• C. Commercial customers with a cubic-foot sewer meter shall have a monthly per sewer unit charge (the same as in subsection A) and a quantity rate as follows:

Text read from an image; its layout may differ:
Effective 7/4/2025 Effective 7/1/2026
Monthly per sewer unit charge $55.13 $57.34
Sewer consumption charge above 560 $0.05288 per cubic foot $0.05500 per cubic foot
cubic feet

• D. For commercial customers with a gallon sewer meter, the consumption rate will be based on the per cubic foot rate in subsection B and converted to a per gallon rate as follows:

Effective 7/4/2025: $0.05288/7.48 = $0.0070695 per gallon.

Effective 7/1/2026: $0.05500/7.48 = $0.0073529 per gallon.

Some commercial and industrial customers may require an additional surcharge per Section 14.16.220.

(Ord. 1744 § 1, 1983; Ord. 2709 § 1, 1993; Ord. 2802 § 1, 1994; Ord. 3688 § 1, 2001; Ord. 3964 § 2, 2003; Ord. 4263 § 2, 2005; Ord. 4508 § 2, 2007; Ord. 4724 § 4, 2009; Ord. 5174 § 3, 2013; Ord. 5495 § 2, 2015; Ord. 5837 § 5, 2017; Ord. 6100 § 8, 2019; Ord. 6367 § 4, 2021; Ord. 6660 § 3, 2023; Ord. 6953, 6/4/2025)

The City of Roseville acts as the billing agent for commercial customers who are located in the

City of Roseville but receive sewer services from the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District (Regional San). These customers pay the Regional San rates to the City of Roseville who then passes those payments on to Regional San.

(Ord. 3747 § 1, 2001; Ord. 4124 § 1, 2004; Ord. 4508 § 2, 2007; Ord. 4724 § 4, 2009; Ord. 4957 § 2, 2011; Ord. 5837 § 6, 2017; Ord. 6100 § 9, 2019; Ord. 6367 § 5, 2021)

For purposes of this article, residential monthly sewer units shall be determined in accordance with Section 14.16.100.

(Ord. 1744 § 1, 1983)

For purposes of this article, low strength commercial or industrial users monthly sewer units shall be one sewer unit per 560 cubic feet of discharge. Users such as schools with a widely varying use pattern due to water use not related to sewer use may be charged in accordance with a study by the environmental utilities director in his or her discretion.

(Ord. 1744 § 1, 1983; Ord. 3798 § 6, 2002; Ord. 6367 § 6, 2021)

For purposes of this article, monthly sewer units for high-strength metered commercial or industrial users shall be determined as follows:

Sewer units = (monthly discharge volume c.f./1000) x (0.34 + (BOD/200) x 0.33 + (TSS/ 200) x 0.33)

In addition, special treatment and/or handling costs may be added as determined by the environmental utilities director.

(Ord. 1744 § 1, 1983; Ord. 2360 § 2, 1990; Ord. 3798 § 6, 2002; Ord. 5837 § 7, 2017; Ord. 6367 § 7, 2021)

• A. For purposes of this article, monthly sewer units for nonmetered commercial or industrial users shall be as follows:

  1. Low-density users, one-sixth per 1,000 square feet of floor area:

     • a. Parking garages,

     • b. Warehouses,

     • c. Churches,

     • d. Low usage retail stores,

     • e. Banks, financial offices;

  2. Medium-density users, one-third per 1,000 square feet of floor area:

     • a. Barber/beauty shops,

     • b. Theaters,

     • c. Offices,

     • d. Halls, lodges, auditoriums,

     • e. Other retail.

• B. General Regulations.

  1. Not less than one unit per user;

  2. Special provisions may be made within each category in the discretion of the environmental utilities director where application of this section produces inequities or irregularities;

  3. Low/medium-density shall be determined in the discretion of the environmental utilities director based upon number of employees, customers, plumbing fixtures and patterns of usage.

• (Ord. 1744 § 1, 1983.; Ord. 3798 § 6, 2002)