Tucson Code § 15-36 Groundwater protection.
Sec. 15-36. Groundwater protection.
(A) The director shall charge a groundwater protection fee to customers that
(1) receive city potable water service, excluding those customers not connected to the central system, or
(2) receive city solid waste collection service and obtain water from a source other than city service.
(B) The fee shall be shown as a separate charge on the utility bill. The fee shall be charged for each connected meter, and shall be based upon the meter equivalency factors as determined by the superintendent of water or his or her successor. For locations lacking city water meters, the fee for the smallest meter size shall be charged.
(C) The fee shall be collected to administer, design, construct, operate and maintain groundwater remediation and landfill monitoring/compliance systems for the department, and a portion, based on seven cents ($0.07)/month (five-eighths [5/8]-inch meter) to customers within the city, shall be used to fund in part the operating expenses of the city storm water program.
(D) No penalty fees pursuant to section 15-31.6 shall be charged on groundwater protection fees.
The groundwater protection fee shall be assigned as follows.
GROUNDWATER PROTECTION FEE
Meter Size (inches) | Fee per Month per Meter Outside City | Fee per Month per Meter Inside City
5/8 | $1.06 | $1.13
¾ | $1.59 | $1.72
1 | $2.65 | $2.88
1-1/2 and larger | $5.30 | $5.83
(Ord. No. 10796, § 9, 5-25-10, eff. 7-1-10; Ord. No. 10895, § 8, 5-17-11, eff. 7-1-11; Ord. No. 10986, § 8, 5-22-12, eff. 7-1-12; Ord. No. 11377, § 6, 6-21-16, eff. 7-5-16)