FEES AND DEPOSITS
Electric Water and Sewer
Residential and Commercial
 

Deposits for Utility Services
(Residential)

Electric

$125.00

Water

$25.00

Sewer

$45.00

Garbage

$5.00

               

Deposits for Utility Services
(Commercial)

Electric (Three Phase Current)

$300.00

Electric                                                                                               

$225.00

Water                                                                                      

$50.00

Sewer                                                                                     

$50.00

Garbage                                                                                 

$25.00

(Or no more than 2 times the monthly bill for this location or similar business)

 

T-pole (Saw Service)                                                                                      

$25.00

Temporary Utilities (Clean up or show)                                    (Non Refundable)                      

$25.00

(Not to exceed more than 10 days unless prior approval for longer time period)  

                                                           

Water

Water Tap

Irrigation Tap

3/4"

$500.00

3/4"

$500.00

1"

$750.00

1"

$750.00

2"

$1,250.00

2"

$1,250.00

Where extraordinary measures are necessary to accomplish a water tap, the cost to make the tap shall be based upon a time and materials basis, plus an administrative fee of 10% shall be applied in lieu of the base tap fee.

 

Sewer

Impact Fees for Residential Customers
(# of bedrooms x 120 gallons x $20.00)

1 Bedroom House

$2,400.00

2 Bedroom House

$4,800.00

3 Bedroom House

$7,200.00

Sewer Tap Fee

4" Residential

$750.00

6"Commercial

$1,050.00

Commercial Customers are to contact the Public Services Director @ (910) 457-7935  

Where extraordinary measures are necessary to accomplish a sewer tap, the cost to make the tap shall be based upon a time and materials basis, plus an administrative fee of 10% of the cost shall be applied in lieu of the base tap fee

 

Fees

Service Charge

((setting up utility account)

$25.00 (Non Refundable)

Returned Check

$25.00

Meter Tampering/Unauthorized Tap

$150.00

Reconnection of services that have been disconnected for non-payment will be Reconnected as follows:

8:30 a.m.  -  12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.



 

$25.00
$300.00***

Meter Testing

$25.00

Late Fee
(Utility Bill paid after the 15th)

$5.00

Delinquent Fee
(Utility Bill paid after the 25th)                         

$25.00
(With or Without a signed Extension Agreement)  

                                                                                                               Attachment "A"

                       

Water Rates

Base Rate For Water Inside City Limits

Base Rate Outside City Limits

3/4"

  

$15.00

3/4"

$30.00

1"

  

$25.00

1"

$50.00

1-1/4"

  

$28.00

1-1/4"

$56.00

1-1/2"

  

$42.00

1-1/2"

$84.00

2"

  

$58.00

2"

$116.00

4"

  

$160.00

4"

$320.00

6"

  

$300.00

6"

$600.00

  For Rates over 3,000 gallons see chart below

            

3,001-6,000 gals $3.10 per 1000 gals
6,001-10,000 gals $3.35 per 1000 gals
10,001-25,000 gals $3.60 per 1000 gals
25,001-50,000 gals $3.85 per 1000 gals
50,001-75,000 gals $4.10 per 1000 gals
75,001-100,000 gals $4.35 per 1000 gals
100,001-200,000 gals $4.60 per 1000 gals
200,001-300,000 gals $4.85 per 1000 gals
300,001-400,000 gals

$5.10 per 1000 gals

400,001-500,000 gals $5.35 per 1000 gals
Over 500,000 gals $5.60 per 1000 gals
   

        

             

Base Rate Includes 3,000 Gallons

   

                                                                                                         Attachment "C"

Sewer Rates

Base Rate For Sewer Inside & Outside City Limits

Variable Charge

3/4"

$9.81

$5.81 Per 1000 gallons based on water usage

1"

$16.78

1-1/4"

$22.70

1-1/2"

$32.57

2"

$52.29

4"

$164.72

6"

$328.52
     

                                                                                                              Attachment "B"

Water Impact Fees

Metered Tap Size

Capacity Factor

Impact Fees

¾"

1

$600

1"

2.5

$1,500

1 ½"

5

$3,000

2"

8

$4,800

3"

16.75

$10,050

4"

27.5

$16,500

6"

56.25

$33,750

8"

85

$51,000

10"

130

$78,000

 

Irrigation Impact Fees rigatIion Impact Fees IIrr

    
3/4"
$750.00
1"
$1,875.00

Area Light Rates

Monthly Rental Rate

$8.14

 

Property Tax Rate

$0.18 per $100 Valuation

 

Commercial Establishments Sewer Impact Fees

Type of Establishment

Daily Flow For Design

Airports, Railroad Stations, Bus Terminals (not including food services facilities)

5 gallons/passenger

Barber Shops

50 gallons/chair

Beauty Shops

125 gallons/booth or bowl

Bowling Alleys

50 gallons/lane

Camps
Construction or Work Camps
Summer Camps


60 gallons/person
60 gallons/person

Campgrounds
(without water & sewer hookup)
(with water & sewer hookup)



100 gallons/campsite
120 gallons/campsite

Churches

3 gallons/member

Country Clubs
Resident Members
Non-Resident Members


60 gallons/person
20 gallons/person

Day Care Facilities

15 gallons/person

Factories (exclusive of industrial wastes) - per shift

25 gallons/person

Hospitals

300 gallons/bed

Laundries (Self-Service)

250 gallons/machine

Motels/Hotels
With Cooking Facilities in Room

120 gallons/room
175 gallons/room

Resort

200 gallons/room

Offices - Per Shift

25 gallons/person

Nursing/Rest Homes
With Laundry
Without Laundry


120 gallons/bed
60 gallons/bed

Residential Care Facilities

60 gallons/person

Restaurants

40 gallons/seat

Schools
Day Schools
Boarding Schools
Day Workers


15 gallons/student
60 gallons/student
25 gallons/student

Service Stations

250 gallons/water closet or urinal

Stores (Note - If food service is included, add 40 gallons/seat)

120 gallons/water closet or urinal

Swimming Pools & Bath Houses

10 gallons/person

Theaters
Auditoriums
Drive-In


3 gallons/seat
5 gallons/car space

Travel Trailer Parks

120 gallons/space

(Based upon # of gallons per unit/person/etc., X $10.00)
Plus Sewer Tap Fee

4" Residential

$750.00

6" Commercial

$1,050.00

Note:  Where extraordinary measures are necessary to accomplish a sewer tap, the cost to make the tap shall be based upon a time and materials basis, plus an administrative fee of 10% of the cost shall be applied in lieu of the base fee.

                          

New Electric Rates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

Commercial

Base

 

$2.52/mo

 

Base

$3.49/mo

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rate Code

 

$/KWH

 

Rate Code

$/KWH

R01

 

0.1289

 

C01

0.1271

R02

 

0.1209

 

C02

0.1215

R03

 

0.1186

 

C03

0.1193

R04

 

0.1082

 

C04

0.1149

R05

 

0.1128

 

C05

0.1136

R06

 

0.1060

 

C06

0.1091

R07

 

0.1073

 

C07

0.1070

R08

 

0.0999

 

C08

0.1044

R09

 

0.1005

 

C09

0.1013

R10

 

0.0889

 

C10

0.0966

R11

 

0.925

 

C11

0.0923

R12

 

0.0857

 

C12

0.0844

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Demand

Base

 

 

 

 

$7.03/month

Usage

 

 

 

 

0.0354 $/KWH

CP Demand

 

 

 

$35.35 per KWH

 Energy Cost  Adjustment

 

 

 

 

.00837 per KWH  

Large Commercial Demand

Base

 

 

 

 

$75.00/month

Usage

 

 

 

 

0.0380 $/KWH

CP Demand

 

 

 

$26.00 per KWH

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Area Light Rate

 

 

$8.14/month

 

 

Electric Rate Adjustment Increase

Adopted by Board of Aldermen on February 09, 2006

 

  1. Effective on January 01, 2006 the City of Southport received an increase of 9.7% on the price of energy purchased from the North Carolina Eastern Municipal Agency.

         a.  A decrease in Southport's electricial fund revenue of $398,904.00 per year is projected due to this increase.

         b. An average monthly decrease in revenue of $33,242.00 will be seen unless adjustments are changed.

       c.  This adjustment is largely due to the significant increase in the boost of natural gas and coal.

    2.  We are working on ways to reduce our electricial cost such as:

  

          a.  Automatic meter reading could increase the efficiency of our billing process.

          b.  Further increase emphasis on Load Management program and customer revenue collection.

          c.  Repairing undersized feeders and trimming trees will decrease line loss.

          d.  Educate customers on ways to reduce cost by conserving energy.

               Perform energy audits to help customers find ways to save.

    3.  The City of Southport's electricial distribution system requires upgrades.

                a. Our substation reached 95% capacity this past summer. There are National Electric Code concerns that     

                    need to be rectified.  Rebuilding this facility will cost approximately $1,000,000.00 dollars.

                b. Several feeders are undersized and need to be upgraded. Some of these feeders are being placed underground.

                    $240,000.00 was budgeted for this project for 2005/06.

   4.  The City of Southport absorbed 2% of the last rate adjustment and all of the previous two adjustments. A proposed

        energy  rider of 0.837 cent per KWH will be needed to offset the increased energy purchased cost.

                

                a. This adjustment will produce $398,904.00 per year.

                b. Average household adjustments will be $11.73 per month based on 1,400 kwh usage.

   5.  Board of Aldermen approved this Energy Cost Adjustment of 0.837 cents per KWH on February 09, 2006

        at their regular scheduled meeting.  

 

 

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