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Riverside details stormwater utility billing, credits and Rumpke rollout; city to seek contractor authorizations Aug. 18
Summary
City staff briefed council on the stormwater utility design (ERU = 2,923 sq ft), residential rate tiers, credit options (max 25%) and implementation timeline; staff recommended InvoiceCloud and Peregrine for payment and bill‑printing services and said Rumpke will begin solid‑waste service Jan. 1 with container distribution Dec. 15.
City staff presented a detailed implementation plan on Aug. 4 for Riverside’s newly adopted stormwater utility and for the upcoming solid‑waste service change. "That 1 ERU is 2,923 square feet," a staff member said when explaining how the utility will measure impervious surface to set bills. The city’s billing unit (one equivalent residential unit) is 2,923 square feet of impervious area. Residential bills will be tiered by impervious area. Under the proposal shown to council, Tier 1 properties (0–2,200 sq. ft. impervious) pay $7 per month (about $21 per quarter); Tier 2 properties (2,201–3,600 sq. ft.)—the average house—pay $12 per month (about $36 per quarter); Tier 3 properties (over 3,600 sq. ft.) pay a higher rate according to the measured impervious area. Nonresidential…
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