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Weslaco staff propose raising septic discharge fee from $35 flat to $60 per 1,000 gallons
Summary
City utilities staff proposed replacing a flat $35 per-load septic discharge fee (in effect since 1994) with a volume-based $60 per 1,000-gallon rate and offered a six-month pilot that would add hauler registration, manifest tracking and occasional waste-quality testing.
Rosie, a city utilities staff member, told the Weslaco City Commission on June 17 that the current flat septic-tank discharge fee — $35 per load since March 1994 — "no longer reflects the true cost of receiving and treating high-strength waste." She recommended a volume-based rate of $60 per 1,000 gallons.
Rosie said high-strength septic waste can be up to 10 times more concentrated than typical…
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