Council sets sewer service charge for FY 2025–26, to be collected on county tax roll

The Norwalk City Council adopted a resolution on June 16 establishing the city’s annual sewer service charge for fiscal year 2025–26 and ordering collection on the Los Angeles County tax roll.

An associate engineer from Francisco & Associates presented the annual sewer report and summarized capital improvements: a nearly complete supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) project, a completed lift station upgrade, Gridley Road lift station rehabilitation (50% complete), manhole reviews (50–60% complete), and phased sewer pipe repairs. The city last paused increases pending sewer master plan and sewer system management plan updates; staff told council those analyses are now advanced (master plan ~65% complete) and recommended adoption of the sewer report and charges.

Staff noted the monthly sewer service charge revenue impacts about $2.2 million; the final revenue number will be determined after applying water‑use data from all water companies serving the city and the county tax roll file. The council opened and closed a public hearing with no speakers and adopted Resolution No. 25‑29 by roll call vote.

Why this matters: The sewer service charge funds operation, maintenance and capital replacement of the city’s sewer system. The council acted after updates to the sewer master plan and ongoing capital projects justified continuing collection and setting the charge for the next fiscal year.

Next steps: Staff will finalize parcel‑level calculations once all water data and the county roll are applied and proceed with collection on the tax roll as authorized.