Surcharge rates.
Reno Administrative Code § 12.16.200
in effectSec. 12.16.200. - Surcharge rates.
Surcharge commercial/industrial user class rates are included in the actual billed rate for nonresidential user fee rates. The wastewater fees of commercial/industrial dischargers are based upon the following applicable equation (in accordance with the findings and methodology of the Sewer Equity Study by Brown and Caldwell dated June 1995 and the Wastewater Rate Study Report by Red Oak Consultants dated June 2005) or are predefined in Table I of section 12.16.130 for commercial/industrial user class rates.
Commercial/Industrial User Class Rates are based upon the following:
Commercial/Industrial User Class Surcharge Calculations
Effective Date | Commercial/Industrial User Class Surcharge Calculations
Effective July 1, 2026 | 9.79 + (BOD5 - 174) × (0.00554565) + (SS - 150) × (0.00680007) + (P - 7) ×(0.12750283) + (N - 20.2) × (0.05351936)
Effective July 1, 2027 | 10.26 + (BOD5 - 174) × (0.00581074) + (SS - 150) × (0.00712511) + (P - 7) × (0.13359746) + (N - 20.2) × (0.05607758)
Effective July 1, 2028 | 10.72 + (BOD5 - 174) × (0.00607571) + (SS - 150) × (0.00745001) + (P - 7) × (0.13968951) + (N - 20.2) × (0.05863472)
BOD = Commercial/industrial customer's BOD concentrations, mg/l
SS = Commercial/industrial customer's SS concentration, mg/l
P = Commercial/industrial customer's P concentration, mg/l (Total Phosphorus)
N = Commercial/industrial customer's N concentration, mg/l (Total Nitrogen)
A commercial/industrial customer class not assignable in Table I of section 12.16.130 shall have a user fee rate established by the above equation and the methodology of the Sewer Equity Study dated June 1995.
Effective July 1, 2026, shall be subject to an automatic increase by an amount equal to the increase of the Consumer Price Index-All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the west urban area, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The measurement period shall end with the published index for December of each year and the resulting increases shall be implemented with the July billings which will be reflected in the fee resolution adopted by city council and kept on file in the office of the clerk and the finance department.
(Ord. No. 2899, § 1, (7.20.044), 8-25-80; Ord. No. 2991, § 1, 6-28-82; Ord. No. 3924, § 5, 2-27-90; Ord. No. 4560, § 1, 9-26-95; Ord. No. 5102, § 3, 12-14-99; Ord. No. 5717, § 1, 7-6-05; Ord. No. 6305, § 1, 8-28-13; Ord. No. 6356, § 1, 12-10-14; Ord. No. 6438, § 4, 9-27-17; Ord. No. 6740, § 1, 5-6-26)
Source: City of Reno, Nevada, Administrative Code, City Charter and Annexation and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/reno/codes/administrative_code?nodeId=PT2READCO_TIT12PUWOUT_CH12.16SESE_ARTIISESECHRE_DIV3WASU_S12.16.200SURAFetched: 11/1/2026