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City staff propose new nonresidential stormwater fee structure and credit program; committee briefed on revenue and implementation plan
Summary
Public Works and Stantec presented a recommended switch to an ERU‑based stormwater fee for nonresidential parcels, a FY26 15% fee increase and a credit program that would rebate up to 50% for qualifying on‑site stormwater practices.
City Public Works staff and consultant Stantec briefed the Environmental Matters Committee on May 8 about a proposed change to the city’s stormwater fee structure and a complementary credit program.
Mike Rosberg, stormwater program manager, explained staff are proposing to convert nonresidential billing from the city’s current tiered categories to an Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) approach tied to measured impervious area. "What was presented to the finance committee last week was a 15% increase in the stormwater fees, and so that's what's being recommended," Rosberg said. Under the ERU model one ERU equals 2,100 square feet of impervious surface; the staff example showed a parcel with 21,000 square feet of impervious area would be billed as 10 ERUs.
Rosberg and Stantec projected that moving to ERU‑based…
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