UTILITY RATES AND REFUSE REMOVAL COLLECTION SCHEDULE

Chandler City Code pt. VIII, ch. 50, art. III

in effect

Chandler City Code § 50-11 Water rates.

50-11. - Water rates. A. The following rates shall apply to all individually metered water services: Meter Size (in inches) | Monthly Base Charge Inside City | Outside City ⅝ | $11.18 | $15.65 ¾ | $12.77 | $17.88 1 | $16.30 | $22.82 1½ | $25.65 | $35.91 2 | $36.11 | $50.56 3 | $76.12 | $106.57 4 | $107.39 | $150.35 6 | $203.92 | $285.49 8 | $308.95 | $432.53 10 | $526.39 | $736.95 12 | $743.85 | $1,041.40 B. In addition to the monthly base charge, all water metered shall be charged at the following rates by class per one thousand (1,000) gallons, plus the applicable proportionate part of any taxes or any governmental impositions, which are assessed on water sales: Year-Round Single-Family Inside City | Outside City First 10,000 gallons | $1.91 | $2.67 Next 10,000 gallons | $2.47 | $3.46 Next 40,000 gallons | $3.14 | $4.40 Over 60,000 gallons | $$3.90 | $5.46 Year-Round Multi-Family Inside City | Outside City First 10,000 gallons | $1.05 | $1.47 Next 10,000 gallons | $1.30 | $1.82 Next 20,000 gallons | $1.78 | $2.50 Over 40,000 gallons | $2.66 | $3.72 Year-Round Industrial Inside City | Outside City All Usage | $2.73 | $3.82 Year-Round Landscape Inside City | Outside City All Usage | $3.54 | $4.96 Year-Round All Other Non-Residential Inside City | Outside City All Usage | $2.73 | $3.82 (Ord. No. 669, § 2, 3-11-76; Ord. No. 707, § 2, 4-14-77; Ord. No. 859, § 1, 6-26-80; Ord. No. 1180, § 1, 4-25-83; Ord. No. 1397, § I, 9-27-84; Ord. No. 1496, § I, 7-25-85; Ord. No. 1677, § I, 8-28-86; Ord. No. 1821, § I, 4-23-87; Ord. No. 2027, § I, 11-17-88; Ord. No. 2047, § I, 2-9-89; Ord. No. 2101, § I, 11-16-89; Ord. No. 2186, § I, 11-29-90; Ord. No. 2266, § I, 2-27-92; Ord. No. 2330, § I, 1-14-93; Ord. No. 2407, § I, 9-23-93; Ord. No. 2473, § 1, 7-28-94; Ord. No. 2772, § 1, 1-8-98; Ord. No. 3058, § 2, 11-18-99; Ord. No. 3478, § 1, 10-23-03; Ord. No. 3943, § 1(H), 8-23-07; Ord. No. 4158, § 1A, 6-25-09; Ord. No. 4263, § 1A, 2-10-11; Ord. No. 4646, § 2C, 8-16-15; Ord. No. 4752, § 1C, 6-22-17; Ord. No. 5007, § 2(Exh.), 5-12-22; Ord. No. 5065, § 2(Exh.), 11-6-23; Ord. No. 5148, § 2(Exh.), 1-22-26)

Chandler City Code § 50-11.1 Reclaimed water service rates.

50-11.1. - Reclaimed water service rates. The following rates per one thousand (1,000) gallons shall apply to all individually metered reclaimed water services: Year-Round Rate Inside City | Outside City Reclaimed water | $0.94 | $1.32 (Ord. No. 3164, § 4, 8-24-00; Ord. No. 3943, § 1(H), 8-23-07; Ord. No. 4158, § 1A, 6-25-09; Ord. No. 4263, § 1A, 2-10-11; Ord. No. 4465, § 1(I), 8-15-13; Ord. No. 4646, § 2D, 8-16-15; Ord. No. 4752, § 1D, 6-22-17; Ord. No. 5007, § 2(Exh.), 5-12-22; Ord. No. 5065, § 2(Exh.), 11-6-23; Ord. No. 5148, § 2(Exh.), 1-22-26)

Chandler City Code § 50-12 Wastewater service rates.

50-12. - Wastewater service rates. A. The following wastewater service rates shall apply to all dwelling and commercial units where the property is connected to a City sewer main and the water account is active, unless the unit is outside the City limits and not connected to a City sewer main. In the event the active water account is for the sole purpose of providing fire flow, lawn, landscaping or other irrigation and sprinkling or other use approved by the City Engineer not requiring a sewer connection, the following service rates shall not apply. Type of Service | Water Metered | Inside City | Outside City Single-Family Dwelling Unit | Not Applicable | $31.80 | $50.88 Multi-Family Dwelling Unit | Not Applicable | $14.86 | $23.78 Non-Residential: Commercial, Commercial Processing & Manufacturing, Medical Institutions, Educational Institutions, and Large Volume Industrial | Monthly Base Charge | $11.02 | $17.63 Per 1,000 gallons | $5.03 | $8.05 B. Should a customer pay applicable wastewater service rates in accordance with [subsection] 50-12.A., but the customer is not physically connected to City wastewater service, the customer may request a credit of paid-to-date wastewater fees be applied to any system development fees due, to establish an active City wastewater service connection. The customer account must be active and in good standing for the credit to be calculated and applied, and only those fees paid by the current customer will be available as a credit. C. In the event there is a privately owned City approved sewer meter installed for commercial and industrial users, the wastewater metered volumes will be charged at the rates listed below. The installation costs of the sewer meter shall be borne by the customer and the meter placement shall allow access for reading by the City and satisfy City standards. The meter shall be calibrated annually City-required standards with a testing certification provided to the City. At any time should the meter begin to malfunction causing inaccurate reads, the sewer account owner shall correct the issue and provide a new testing certification to the City. Should the issue not be resolved within sixty (60) days, the customer's sewer charges will revert back to the water metered rates listed in [subsection] 50-12.A. until the meter is repaired. If metered quantity amounts are not available, the City may use estimated volumes to determine billing amounts. Type of Service | Inside City | Outside City Approved Non-Residential commercial or industrial wastewater meter: Monthly base charge | $11.02 | $17.63 Per 1,000 gallons | $5.03 | $8.05 (Ord. No. 669, § 2, 3-11-76; Ord. No. 707, § 2, 4-14-77; Ord. No. 807, § 1, 6-28-79; Ord. No. 859, § 1, 6-26-80; Ord. No. 1243, § 1, 9-19-83; Ord. No. 1259, § 1, 10-24-83; Ord. No. 1497, § I, 7- 25-85; Ord. No. 1678, § I, 8-28-86; Ord. No. 1833, § I, 6-11-87; Ord. No. 2028, § I, 11-17-88; Ord. No. 2102, § I, 11-16-89; Ord. No. 2187, § I, 11-29-90; Ord. No. 2267, § I, 2-27-92; Ord. No. 2331, § I, 1-14-93; Ord. No. 2473, § 3, 7-28-94; Ord. No. 2748, § 1, 8-28-97; Ord. No. 3058, § 2, 11-18-99; Ord. No. 3943, § 1(I), 8-23-07; Ord. No. 4158, § 1B, 6-25-09; Ord. No. 4263, § 1B, 2-10-11; Ord. No. 4465, § 1(J), 8-15-13; Ord. No. 4646, § 2E, 8-16-15; Ord. No. 4752, § 1E, 6-22-17; Ord. No. 4895, § 2(Exh., § I), 12-9-19; Ord. No. 5007, § 2(Exh.), 5-12-22; Ord. No. 5065, § 2(Exh.), 11-6-23; Ord. No. 5148, § 2(Exh.), 1-22-26)

Chandler City Code § 50-13 Wastewater pretreatment program cost recovery.

50-13. - Wastewater pretreatment program cost recovery. A. In order to provide for recovery of City costs associated with the City of Chandler wastewater pretreatment program, the following fee schedule is established: Industrial User permit application and renewal .....$480.00 Monthly metered water charge, per 1,000 gallons .....$0.183 Excess pollutant processing charge: Per excess lb. BOD* .....$0.415 Per excess lb. TSS** .....$0.083 Per excess lb. Ammonia .....$0.487 *BOD: Biochemical oxygen demand **TSS: Total Suspended solids The above fees shall be separate from all other fees chargeable by the City and apply to Industrial Users required to be permitted under the procedures contained in the City's approved Pretreatment Program. Industrial Users that certify no discharging of any process and/or process related wastewater regulated under Federal Pretreatment Categorical Standards shall be exempt from the monthly metered water charge in this section. The monthly metered water charge is measured at the Industrial User's water meter(s) or at the metered combined sewer outfall if approved by the City. These fees relate solely to the pretreatment program requirements and are structured to reimburse the following: 1. Costs of setting up and operating the City's wastewater pretreatment program; 2. Costs of monitoring, inspection and surveillance procedures; 3. Costs of reviewing accidental discharge procedures and construction; 4. Costs associated with processing permit applications and issuing permits; 5. Costs associated with filing appeals; 6. Costs incurred by City for consistent removal of pollutants otherwise subject to Federal pretreatment standards; 7. Other costs deemed necessary to carry out the requirements of the pretreatment program. Fees shall be reviewed annually each January by the Director of the Public Works and Utilities Department to assure they are equitable and sufficient to recover City costs associated with the program as defined above. B. If any provision, paragraph, word or section of this ordinance is invalidated by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions, paragraphs, words or sections shall not be affected and shall continue in full force and effect. C. All other ordinances and parts of other ordinances inconsistent or conflicting with any part of this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency of conflict. (Ord. No. 1013, § 1, 11-12-81; Ord. No. 1314, § 1, 3-8-84; Ord. No. 3058, § 2, 11-18-99; Ord. No. 3311, § 5, 9-27-01; Ord. No. 4465, § 1(K), 8-15-13; Ord. No. 4646, § 2F, 8-16-15; Ord. No. 4802, § 2(Exh., § 31), 4-26-18)

Chandler City Code § 50-14 [Reserved.]

Chandler City Code § 50-15 Fee for basic solid waste services.

50-15. - Fee for basic solid waste services. A. Basic solid waste services. A monthly disposal fee shall apply to all covered residences receiving basic solid waste services as set forth in Chapter 44 of this Code, and shall be set forth by City Council resolution. The City will bill the monthly disposal fee on the water account serving each covered residence. When the owner or occupant of a covered residence does not have an active water account to bill, a utility billing account will be established. A security deposit, as specified in section 50-3, shall be required from owners or occupants of covered residences without an active water account. An additional fee shall be applied to all covered residences utilizing alley-collection as set forth in Chapter 44 of this Code, and shall be set forth by City Council resolution. B. Unoccupied residences. Covered residences under construction, not occupied, with the water account in the name of the contractor, will not be assessed the monthly disposal fee. C. Common water account. When covered residences share a common water account, the aggregate of all of the monthly disposal fees applicable to each covered residence specified in this section will be charged to the common water account. (Ord. No. 669, § 2, 3-11-76; Ord. No. 2060, § 1, 5-11-89; Ord. No. 2135, § 1, 5-24-90; Ord. No. 2230, § I, 6-27-91; Ord. No. 2283, § I, 7-9-92; Ord. No. 2372, § I, 6-10-93; Ord. No. 2686, § 9, 12-16-96; Ord. No. 3058, § 2, 11-18-99; Ord. No. 3689, § 2, 6-23-05; Ord. No. 3739, § 3, 12-12-05; Ord. No. 3886, § 10, 5-10-07; Ord. No. 4646, § 2G, 8-16-15; Ord. No. 4752, § 1F, 6-22-17; Ord. No. 4895, § 2(Exh., § J), 12-9-19; Ord. No. 5007, § 2(Exh.), 5-12-22)

Chandler City Code § 50-16 Solid waste fees.

50-16. - Solid waste fees. All solid waste fees referenced in Chapter 44 of this Code, shall be set forth by City Council resolution. Any miscellaneous solid waste fees may be billed with the monthly disposal fee when charged to a covered residence. (Ord. No. 669, § 2, 3-11-76; Ord. No. 807, § 1, 6-28-79; Ord. No. 815, § 3, 8-9-79; Ord. No. 871, § 1, 8-14-80; Ord. No. 1099, § 1, 12-22-82; Ord. No. 1133, § 1, 1-13-83; Ord. No. 1213, § 1, 6-20-82; Ord. No. 1376, § I, 7-9-84; Ord. No. 1641, § I, 6-12-86; Ord. No. 1853, § I, 8-20-87; Ord. No. 1970, § I, 5-26-88; Ord. No. 2060, § 1, 5-11-89; Ord. No. 2230, § I, 6-27-91; Ord. No. 2244, § I, 8-22-91; Ord. No. 2283, § I, 7-9-92; Ord. No. 2372, § I, 6-10-93; Ord. No. 2686, § 9, 12-16-96; Ord. No. 3058, § 2, 11-18-99; Ord. No. 3311, § 6, 9-27-01; Ord. No. 3689, § 3, 6-23-05; Ord. No. 3739, § 3, 12-12-05; Ord. No. 3886, § 11, 5-10-07; Ord. No. 4895, § 2(Exh., § K), 12-9-19)

Chandler City Code § 50-17 [Reserved.]

Chandler City Code § 50-18 Water meter testing fee.

50-18. - Water meter testing fee. 50-18.1. When a customer requests an accuracy test be conducted on a water meter, a fee shall be charged in accordance with the following schedule: Meter Size (in inches) 2-inch or smaller | $35.00 3-inch or larger | Actual cost of materials and labor, including administrative costs 50-18.2. All tests shall conform with requirements set forth by the American Water Works Association. 50-18.3. If the meter's performance is found to be outside the acceptable standard as set forth by the American Water Works Association, the test fee shall be waived. (Ord. No. 3164, § 5, 8-24-00; Ord. No. 3943, § 1(J), 8-23-07)

Chandler City Code § 50-19 Construction water fees.

50-19. - Construction water fees. 50-19.1. When requesting a hydrant meter for construction water, customers shall deposit an amount set forth in the City-wide fee schedule adopted by the City Council for the hydrant meter, fittings, and required backflow device. The deposit, less charges for any repair, replacement, labor or balance due, shall be refunded upon termination of the customer's use of the hydrant meter. Charges for any repair, replacement, and labor may be direct charged to the customer. 50-19.2. The customer shall pay a monthly water base charge in the amount of eighty-one dollars and thirty-four cents ($81.34) for all hydrant meters. 50-19.3. In addition to the monthly water base charge, the customer shall pay for all water metered at the rates set forth in section 50-11 of this chapter. 50-19.4. The customer shall pay a fee of forty-six dollars ($46.00) for each requested hydrant meter installation, repair, or relocation. (Ord. No. 3164, § 5, 8-24-00; Ord. No. 3943, § 1(K), 8-23-07; Ord. No. 4465, § 1(L), 8-15-13; Ord. No. 4646, § 2H, 8-16-15; Ord. No. 5148, § 2(Exh.), 1-22-26)

Source: City of Chandler, Arizona, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/az/chandler/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTVIIIUT_CH50SAUT_ARTIIIUTRARERECOSCFetched: 11/1/2026