Rate schedules.
Columbus City Codes § 1147.11
in effect1147.11 - Rate schedules.
(a) Charges Within Corporate Limits. For the purpose stated in Sections 1147.02 and 1147.12 there is hereby charged to each user situated within the corporate limits of the city, having any active sewer connection with the sewerage system of such city or otherwise discharging sewerage, industrial wastewater, water or other liquids, either directly or indirectly into the city's sewerage system, sewer charges as hereinbefore provided, and in the amount determinable as follows:
(1) For any such lot, parcel of land, building or premises having any connection with the city's sewerage system or otherwise discharging sanitary sewerage, industrial wastewater, water or other liquids, either directly or indirectly into the city's sewerage system, such charge shall be based upon the quantity of water used therein as the same is measured by a water meter or meters there in use, as hereinafter described, and there shall be charged:
The charges as prescribed in the rate schedule as follows:
Rate Component | Units | 2026
Standard Strength User | Standard Strength Industrial User | Extra Strength Industrial User
INSIDE CITY
Billing Charge
Monthly
Meter Size
5/8" | $/Month | $6.27 | $6.27 | $6.27
5/8x3/4" | $/Month | $6.27 | $6.27 | $6.27
3/4" | $/Month | $6.65 | $6.65 | $6.65
1" | $/Month | $7.41 | $7.41 | $7.41
1-1/2" (Spud) | $/Month | $9.30 | $9.30 | $9.30
1-1/2" (Flange) | $/Month | $9.30 | $9.30 | $9.30
2" | $/Month | $11.57 | $11.57 | $11.57
3" | $/Month | $17.61 | $17.61 | $17.61
4" | $/Month | $24.42 | $24.42 | $24.42
6" | $/Month | $43.32 | $43.32 | $43.32
8" | $/Month | $66.00 | $66.00 | $66.00
10" | $/Month | $164.28 | $164.28 | $164.28
10x12" | $/Month | $164.28 | $164.28 | $164.28
12" | $/Month | $205.86 | $205.86 | $205.86
16" | $/Month | $213.42 | $213.42 | $213.42
Commodity Charge
Operation & Maintenance Charge | $/CCF | $2.49 | $2.49 | $2.49
Capital Charge | $/CCF | $2.85 | $2.85 | $2.85
Sewer Maintenance Charge | $/CCF | $0.79 | $0.79 | $0.79
Industry Specific Charge | $/CCF | $0.00 | $0.48 | $0.48
Total Commodity Charge | $/CCF | $6.13 | $6.61 | $6.61
Wet Weather Charge | $/ERU/Month | $5.04 | $5.04 | $5.04
Extra Strength Surcharge
Extra Strength BOD or COD or TOC | $/lb | $0.542
Extra Strength SS | $/lb | $0.371
Extra Strength TKN | $/lb | $0.530
(b) Charges Outside Corporate Limits. For the purpose stated in Sections 1147.02 and 1147.12, there is hereby charged to each user situated outside the corporate limits of the city, having any active sewer connection with the sewerage system of such city or otherwise discharging sewage, industrial wastewater, other liquids, either directly or indirectly into the city's sewerage system, sewer charges as hereinbefore provided, and in the amount determinable as follows:
(1) For any such lot, parcel of land, building or premises having any connection with the city's sewerage system or otherwise discharging sanitary sewage, industrial wastewater, water or other liquids, either directly or indirectly into the city's sewerage system, such charge shall be based upon the quantity of water used thereon or therein as the same is measured by a water meter or meters there in use, as hereinafter described, and there shall be charged:
The charges as prescribed in the rate schedule as follows:
Rate Component | Units | 2026
Standard Strength User | Standard Strength Industrial User | Extra Strength Industrial User
OUTSIDE CITY
Billing Charge
Monthly
Meter Size
5/8" | $/Month | $6.27 | $6.27 | $6.27
5/8x3/4" | $/Month | $6.27 | $6.27 | $6.27
3/4" | $/Month | $6.65 | $6.65 | $6.65
1" | $/Month | $7.41 | $7.41 | $7.41
1-1/2" (Spud) | $/Month | $9.30 | $9.30 | $9.30
1-1/2" (Flange) | $/Month | $9.30 | $9.30 | $9.30
2" | $/Month | $11.57 | $11.57 | $11.57
3" | $/Month | $17.61 | $17.61 | $17.61
4" | $/Month | $24.42 | $24.42 | $24.42
6" | $/Month | $43.32 | $43.32 | $43.32
8" | $/Month | $66.00 | $66.00 | $66.00
10" | $/Month | $164.28 | $164.28 | $164.28
10x12" | $/Month | $164.28 | $164.28 | $164.28
12" | $/Month | $205.86 | $205.86 | $205.86
16" | $/Month | $213.42 | $213.42 | $213.42
Commodity Charge
Operation & Maintenance Charge | $/CCF | $2.49 | $2.49 | $2.49
Capital Charge | $/CCF | $3.82 | $3.82 | $3.82
Sewer Maintenance Charge | $/CCF | $0.38 | $0.38 | $0.38
Industry Specific Charge | $/CCF | $0.00 | $0.48 | $0.48
Total Commodity Charge | $/CCF | $6.69 | $7.17 | $7.17
Wet Weather Charge | $/ERU/Month | $3.22 | $3.22 | $3.22
Extra Strength Surcharge
Extra Strength BOD or COD or TOC | $/lb | $0.614
Extra Strength SS | $/lb | $0.418
Extra Strength TKN | $/lb | $0.567
(c) In addition to the charges listed above, the following charge shall apply to the industrial user classes established in C.C. 1147.08:
Subgroup A1 | $ 19.68/Mo.
Subgroup A2 | 29.52/Mo.
Subgroup A3 | 98.40/Mo.
Subgroup A4 | 197.90/Mo.
Subgroup A5 | 393.58/Mo.
Subgroup A6 | 590.36/Mo.
Subgroup A7 | 197.90/Mo.
Subgroup A8a | 197.90/Mo.
Subgroup A8b | 2,459.87/Mo.
Subgroup B1 | 19.68/Mo.
Subgroup B2 | 98.40/Mo.
Subgroup B3 | 98.40/Mo.
Subgroup B4a | 197.90/Mo.
Subgroup B4b | 98.40/Mo.
Subgroup B5a | 245.99/Mo.
Subgroup B5b | 147.59/Mo.
Subgroup B5c | 49.20/Mo.
Subgroup B6 | 49.20/Mo.
(d) Septic Tanks and Scavenger Waste Haulers. Fees and charges for treatment of normal scavenger wastes shall be based on the costs of providing such services and on the expected overall average characteristics of such discharges, which shall be designated as 3,902 mg/l BOD, 17,934 mg/l S.S. and 1,301 mg/l TKN for septic tank wastes, 311 mg/l BOD, 596 mg/l S.S. and 104 mg/l TKN for sewage holding tank wastes, 7,407 mg/l BOD, 8,895 mg/l S.S. and 2,469 mg/l TKN for portable toilet wastes, and 27,142 mg/l BOD, 26,345 mg/l S.S. and 9,047 mg/l TKN for grit waste. With prior approval of the Director (or designee), when available treatment capacity allows, high-strength trucked wastes that have total solids between thirteen and thirty (13-30) percent of which eighty to one hundred (80-100) percent are volatile solids and which originate from food packaging or processing or similar facilities may be accepted for special disposal at designated location(s) within the water reclamation plant(s). The Director may designate characteristics on which to base charges in special situations on submission of proof that waste discharges have other than expected overall average concentrations and with provisions of positive identification procedures. Charges may be billed at monthly intervals or at the discretion of the Director, and shall be considered delinquent if not paid within thirty (30) days of billing date. Delinquency in payment shall be basis for revocation of permit.
For each one hundred (100) gallons, or portion thereof, of either truck capacity or actual measured discharge, the fee shall be as follows:
Waste Hauler Rates | Per 100 Gallons
Septic Tank Waste | $8.73
Sewage Holding Tank Waste | $0.46
Portable Toilet Waste | $7.89
Grease Interceptors | $26.62
In addition, a service fee of five dollars and fifty cents ($5.50) shall be charged for each load discharged into the Columbus sewerage system. Persons wishing to discharge sanitary wastes from recreational vehicle holding tanks into the Columbus sewerage system shall be charged a fee of six dollars ($6.00) for each load discharged into the system.
(Ord. 2894-90; Ord. 2747-93; Ord. 2640-99 § 1; Ord. 1717-02 § 1: Ord. 2359-03 § 1: 1899-04 § 1; Ord. 1904-05 § 1; Ord. 309-06 § 2; Ord. 1741-2006 § 1: Ord. 1742-2007 § 1; Ord. 1708 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 1439-2009, § 1, 11-23-2009, eff. 1-1-2010; Ord. No. 1595-2009, §§ 3, 4, 2-1-2010; Ord. No. 1540-2010, § 1, 11-15-2010, eff. 1-1-2011; Ord. No. 1882-2011, § 1, 11-21-2011, eff. 1-1-2012; Ord. No. 2358-2012, § 1, 11-19-2012, eff. 1-1-2013; Ord. No. 2499-2013, § 1, 11-18-2013; Ord. No. 2475-2014, § 1, 11-17-2014; Ord. No. 2698-2015, §§ 1—3, 11-23-2015; Ord. No. 2643-2016, § 1(Att.), 11-21-2016, eff. 1-1-2017; Ord. No. 2768-2017, § 1(Att.), 11-20-2017; Ord. No. 2938-2018, § 1(Att.), 11-19-2018, eff. 1-1-2019; Ord. No. 2983-2019, § 1, 11-25-2019, eff. 1-1-2020; Ord. No. 2419-2020, § 1, 11-19-2020, eff. 1-1-2021; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021; Ord. No. 2724-2021, § 1, 11-22-2021; Ord. No. 3037-2022, § 3, 11-21-2022; Ord. No. 1945-2023, § 3, 9-11-2023; Ord. No. 3142-2023, § 1, 11-20-2023; Ord. No. 1730-2024, § 2, 7-1-2024; Ord. No. 2837-2024, § 3, 11-25-2024; Ord. No. 3083-2025, § 1, 11-24-2025)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT11WASEELCO_CH1147SECH_1147.11RASCFetched: 10/27/2026