For information, please call EPW at 740-593-7636. The City Engineer and Director of Public Works sets the fees for the taps according to the Ohio EPA Flow guide. Residents that want to visit in person can bring a copy of their plans to EPW. Once the plans are reviewed, the fees will be calculated.
Tap Fee Explanation: Tap Fees are composed of “capacity fees” and “connection fees”. Capacity fees are a computation of potential new demand on the water and sewer (sanitary and storm) systems, based on the comparison of the facility to be built with the new demand placed on system by a single family home. The attached facilities benefit assessment shows the basis for these computations. The connection fee is the cost of city workers to make the actual tie in to the city mains. This cost is determined by actual time and materials used for such work (no overhead or profit since the city is a public entity) and is billed after the connection occurs. This cost is driven by the difficulty of the connection and material required to replace the street – it is difficult to estimate beforehand, but usually falls between $500 and $5000.
All capacity fees must be paid at Athens Utilities Billing Office prior to scheduling actual tap, which will occur in a 6-week window after capacity fees are paid. This capacity fee calculation is independent of other plan notes mentioned on the site plan review memo.
Please note – time and material by city personnel of the actual connection will be charged in addition to the capacity fees above after the connection is complete and require payment before account is activated.
City of Athens, Ohio
FACILITIES BENEFIT ASSESSMENT
based on EPA FLOW GUIDE
As required by O-123-10 and O-123-11
PLACE ESTIMATED GALLONS PER DAY
WATER SEWER
Single Family Homes 400 ($1,300) ($3,000)
Apartments/Condos (One Bedroom Units) 150 ($487.50) ($1,125)
Apartments/Condos (Two Bedroom Units) 250 ($812.50) ($1,875)
Apartments/Condos (Three Bedroom Units) 350 ($1,137.50) ($2,625)
Assembly Halls/Classrooms 2 per seat
Beauty Shops 200 per basin (work station)
Bowling Alleys (No Food Service) 75 per seat
Bowling Alleys (With Food Service) 100 per seat
Churches (No Kitchen) 4 per seat
Churches (With Kitchen) 6 per seat
Country Clubs 50 per member
Dance Halls 2 per seat
Factories (No Showers) 25 per employee
Factories (With Showers) 35 per employee
Food Service Operations:
Ordinary Restaurants (Not 24 Hour) 35 per seat
24-hour Restaurants 50 per seat
Banquet Rooms 5 per seat
Tavern 35 per seat
Curb Service/Drive-Thru window 50 per seat
Vending Machine Hall 100 per seat
Hospital (No Resident Personnel) 300 per bed
Institutions (Residents) 100 per person
Laboratories 0.2 per square foot
Laundries (Coin Operated) 400 per machine
Mobile Home Parks 300 per space
Motels 100 per unit
Rooming Homes/Houses (Not more than 100 per unit
13 residents)
Nursing and Rest Homes 150 per Patient + 100 per Resident Employee + 50 per Non-Resident Employee
Office Buildings 20 per Employee
Retail Store 20 per Employee
Schools (Elementary) 15 per pupil
Schools (High or Jr. High) 20 per pupil
Physical Fitness Centers, Gyms 20 per customer/member
Service Stations 1000 for first bay or pump island +
500 for each additional island
Shopping Centers (No Food Service) 0.2 per square foot
Shopping Centers (With Food Service) 0.3 per square foot
Vacation Cottage 100 per occupant
Dormitory (Over 13 Residents) 50 per day/resident
(No Food Service)
Club Houses/Recreational Facilities 5 per member/user +
(With Food Service and Showers) 35 per seat in food service area
Club Houses/Recreational Facilities 2 per member/user +
(With Food Service and No Showers) 35 per seat in food service area
Club Houses/Recreational Facilities 2 per member/user
(With No Food Service and No Showers)
STORM SEWERS $0.10 PER SQUARE FOOT OF INCREASE IN IMPERVIOUS SURFACE, FOR EVERY 2500 SQUARE FEET OR PART THEREOF.
OEPA 385-8501
divide all outcomes by 400 gal., single family equivalent