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Council rejects proposed septic‑hauler rate increase after heated public hearing; amendment removing out‑of‑county surcharge had passed
Summary
City utilities proposed raising hauled‑waste (septic) rates in a multi‑step increase to approach cost of treatment; the council approved an amendment removing a 50% out‑of‑county surcharge but ultimately voted down the ordinance as a whole after extended public comment from haulers, campground owners and residents citing affordability and holding‑tank impacts.
City of Bloomington Utilities (CBU) presented a proposal to revise Title 10 fees for hauled wastewater (domestic septage and grease waste) that would raise the hauler charge to a uniform 8¢ per gallon in a stepwise change and eliminate a long‑standing 50% surcharge for out‑of‑county loads.
CBU and consultant Crowe LLP said hauled septage has a far higher pollutant concentration than ordinary sewer flow and that treatment costs at the Dillman Road plant justify raising fees. Steven Stanford told the council that EPA figures show domestic septage is roughly 67 times more concentrated than ordinary sewage and that Crowe’s cost‑of‑treatment calculation was…
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