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Select Board sets sewer treatment charge at 2¢ per gallon
Summary
The Swansea Select Board voted to set the wastewater treatment charge at 2¢ per gallon for metered users and adopt a flat user fee for unmetered accounts; the motion passed by voice vote and board members directed staff to formalize an annual pricing procedure.
The Swansea Select Board voted unanimously to set the town's wastewater treatment price at 2¢ per gallon for all metered accounts and to calculate unmetered accounts as an annual flat user fee. The motion was read aloud by a board member and seconded; the board approved the change by voice vote.
Committee discussion before the motion stressed correcting a billing conversion error and moving toward per‑gallon billing for transparency. As one committee member put it during discussion, "I think my suggestion would be to keep keep it simple, to go to the 2¢ per gallon for all metered users and the standard user fee for unmetered users." Board members also asked staff to adopt a standard annual procedure to compute the price per gallon from prior‑year costs and total gallons produced so the rate can be recalculated year to year. The board directed staff to notify major metered users in advance and prepare customer outreach before the new bills arrive.
