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Resolution establishing the 2026 Sanitary Sewer User Charge-MMSD Portion.
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WHEREAS, Section 1.07(4)(e) of the West Allis Municipal Code authorizes the Common Council to revise sanitary sewer user charges, as necessary, to ensure that the system generates adequate revenues to pay the cost of operation and maintenance, including replacement of the Sanitary Sewer Collection System; and,
WHEREAS, the City Sanitary Sewer Utility revenues consist of two quarterly user charges: (1) the City Sewer Charge which covers the operation and maintenance of the City’s sewer collection system, and (2) the MMSD Charge which covers the cost of sewage treatment by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) and conveyance to their treatment facilities; and,
WHEREAS, MMSD charges the City of West Allis for the use of its sanitary sewer collection system and sewage treatment facilities; and,
WHEREAS, the City of West Allis passes on these charges from MMSD, including the annual Household Hazardous Waste Charge, directly to all city users of the sanitary sewer collection system via a quarterly utility bill; and
WHEREAS, MMSD has increased its fees to the City of West Allis for service on and after January 1, 2026 as outlined in their 2026 Cost Recovery Procedures Manual.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of West Allis that the 2026 MMSD Sanitary Sewer User Charge is established as follows, with rates to be effective for service on and after January 1, 2026:
Residential-Single Family: $48.10 per quarter
Residential-Duplex: $79.60 per quarter
Commercial, Industrial, Gov’t $16.55 per connection, plus $2.36 per ccf of water used (ccf = hundred cubic feet)
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Utility Billing Staff are directed to notify each user of the Sanitary Sewer Collection System of the rate increase, as provided in Section 1.07(4)(f) of the Revised Municipal Code.
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Adopt