Stormwater Utilities in Iowa
and Utility Rates

 

 

Ackley

City Clerk

(641) 847-3332

Ames

John Joiner

(515) 239-5165

Bettendorf

Wally Mook

(563) 344-4128

Boone

Glen Thompson

(515) 432-4211

Burlington

Doug Worden

(319) 753-8159

Cedar Rapids

Ken Dekeyser

(319) 286-5802

Carroll

(main number)

(712) 792-1000

Coralville

Dan Holderness

(319) 248-1720

Davenport

Carol Border

(563) 326-6150

Des Moines

Jesse Leckband

(515) 323-8171

De Witt

Larry Kloth

(563) 659-3811

Dubuque

Deron Muehring

(563) 589-4205

Forest City

(main number)

(641) 585-3574

Garner

Dept. of Public Works

(641) 923-2384

Hiawatha

Mark Powers

(319) 297-2929

Iowa City

Brian Boelk

(319) 356-5437

Sioux City

Aaron Kraft

(712) 279-6957

State Center

Craig Muench

(641) 483-2882

Waukee Jenny Corkrean (515) 987-4363

State Center

Craig Muench

(641) 483-2882

 

 

 

Stormwater Utility Rates

Map of Stormwater Utilities in Iowa

The following examples of stormwater utility rates show calculations by several different methods. These rates are current as of May 2006.

Note: Impervious area is measured in Equivalent Residential Units (ERU). The average impervious area (square feet or acres) for residential properties in the given city is represented by one ERU.

City

Residential Rates

All Other Properties Rates

Connection Charge (Residential)

Ames

$2.25/mo for single family; $1/unit for multi-structure

Commercial $2.25/mo base rate .75/ERU up to 3,129

none

Bettendorf

ERU=$1.5/mo for 2,500 sq ft imperv. Cap is 12,500 sp ft imperv.

ERU=$1.5/mo for 2,500 sq ft imperv. No limit on imperv.

none

Boone

ERU=$2/mo for up to 6,000 sq ft imperv.

ERU=$2/mo for 3,000 sq ft imperv.

none

Buffalo

$2/mo for all

$2/mo for all

none

Burlington

$2/mo

Commercial $10/25,000 sq. ft.

none

Carroll

$3/mo

School $25/mo; Church $10/mo; Commercial $3/mo (max $50)

none

Cedar Rapids

SEE BELOW    

Coralville

$2/mo/ERU flat rate

N/A

none

Davenport

$1.60/mo for single family;
$0.80/unit for duplex

Non-Residential $1.60/mo per ERU
1ERU = 2600 sq feet impervious

none (offers credits to non-res. and K-12 education)

Des Moines, IA

Please see separate table below.

 

 

DeWitt

$2.50/mo

Comm;Ed;Gov't;Religious $6/mo
Industrial $10/mo

none

Dubuque

$1.79 per SFU
(1 SFU=2,917 sq. ft. imperv.)

N/A

none

Forest City

$5.00/mo

$8.30/mo

none

Hiawatha

$1.00/mo

$1.50/mo

none

Iowa City

$2/mo for single family; $1/unit for multi-structure

Commercial: $2 base + ($0.75/ERU)/mo.
ERU = 3,129 sq. ft. of impervious area

none

Sioux City

Use Runoff Weighting Factor
RWF X sq. ft. X $.00028
(Residential RWF = 7.5)

Same formula -
RWFs vary from .06 (ag) to 18.75 (retail)

none

State Center

$3.00/mo

Comm;Ed;Gov't;Religious $6/mo
Industrial $10/mo

none

Waukee

$3.25/mo

$3.25/mo

none

Cedar Rapids Stormwater Utility Plan 

Des Moines - 1 ERU = 2,349 square feet of impervious area and one ERU is presently approximately $5.83.

Impervious Area

% of ERU Rate

1,400 sq ft or less

50%

1,401 to 4,900 sq ft

100%

4,901 sq ft or greater

150%

 

 

 

 

If you have any questions / comments please contact:

Pat Sauer, Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities (IAMU)

800-810-4268 or psauer@iamu.org