Stormwater Utility Fees

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In 2002, Dorchester County Council instituted a Stormwater Utility and Management Program. These fees are used for supporting the annual cost of the Program.

The program utilizes the generated funds to address the below issues associated with stormwater runoff:

maintenance
structural
flooding
water quantity
water quality

The program calls for a steady expenditure of funds that will result in widespread improvements throughout the County over several years. When possible, County Stormwater crews are utilized to install public drainage systems and to perform the repairs and replacements needed on older systems. This may take more time than hiring contractors, but it does keep costs lower.

Stormwater Fees

Single- Family Residential	$60 annually
Multi-Family residential Units	$60 per ERU, annually
Mobile Home Parks	$60 per mobile home, annually
NON-RESIDENTIAL	$60 per ERU, annually

Multi-Family: Apartments, Condominiums, Duplexes, Townhouses or other Multi-Family residential structures.

Family Non-Residential Property: includes but is not limited to, parcels of land being used for commercial or industrial purposes.

Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) is defined as 3,000 square feet of impervious surface.

Impervious Surface: includes but is not limited to, building footprint, sidewalks/concrete, driveways and parking areas/asphalt.

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