Grand Mound Connection Fees --
Commercial & Subdivision
Before
connecting to the Grand Mound Water and Sewer System, property owners must
first submit plans and pay plan check and inspection fees.
Connection
Fees and ERUs
Connection fees for commercial properties
(and subdivisions) are
based on the equivalent household-worth of water a given business is
estimated to use (called an ERU). For connecting a property to the
water-sewer system, an ERU is the amount an average household of 2.5 people uses per
month. Thus, in Grand Mound, one residential household is assigned one ERU
when calculating the connection charge. The following table shows the ERUs Thurston County assigned to
various enterprises for initially connecting a property to the
Grand Mound system.
For subdivisions,
each residence counts as 1 ERU.
|
Establishment |
ERUs per 1,000
square feet |
|
|
| Restaurants |
3.0 |
| Pub/tavern |
2.2 |
| General office, church |
.40 |
| Medical/dental, auto
sales, bank |
.30 |
| Hair salon, auto repair
shop, auto mini mart |
.50 |
| Auto service gas plaza |
1.8 |
| Laundry |
5.0 |
| Storage unit/warehouse |
.10 |
| Hotel/motel |
2.0 |
| Car wash, automatic |
20 per bay |
| Car wash, hand |
2 per bay |
| Grocery store |
1.0 |
| Retail store, elementary
school |
.2 |
| Nursing/rest home |
1.3 |
| Retirement apartments,
assisted care |
0.9 |
| Warehouse or manufacturing
(without production flows) |
.10 |
|
Church |
.40 |
Connection Fees for the Grand Mound Water and Sewer System (2011)
All commercial
and subdevelopment property owners who apply to connect to the Grand Mound
Water-Sewer System, pay the following connection fees.
- Water connection
(per ERU): $2,089
- Sewer connection
(per ERU): $2,404
Additional Fees for Properties That Lie Outside the Utility Local
Improvement District Boundaries (2011)
Water and
sewer service is also available to properties located outside the
ULID boundaries, but within the broader Urban Growth Area
boundaries. These properties are charged the connection fees
above, as well as additional charges to account for their share of
financing the water and sewer system. (Property owners within the
ULID have already paid assessments to build the system.)
-
Charge
for additional water capacity needed to support the property: $327 per ERU
-
Charge
for additional sewer capacity needed to support the property: $1,142 per ERU
-
Water and
sewer extension charges. (These charges are based on the potential value of the property
once water and sewer service are provided, and on the property's
square footage. Call Denise Velthuysen at 709-3077 to check on
your specific parcel, or e-mail velthud@co.thurston.wa.us.)
-
Water rights:
For properties outside the ULID boundaries, the developer must
provide valid water rights to support the planned development.
This can be accomplished by transferring valid water rights to
the county, paying a water-rights acquisition fee to the county
($500 per ERU),
or a combination of both.
Limited
Services Available to
Properties That Lie Outside the Utility Local
Improvement District Boundaries AND Outside the Urban Growth Area
- 2011
Commercial properties located
beyond the Urban Growth Area boundaries may connect to water service,
provided the property is within a defined "retail service area." (At this time, sewer service remains unavailable
outside the Urban Growth Area.) These properties pay a $690 water
system modeling fee in addition to the fees described above.
How
to Apply for Grand Mound Water and Sewer Service
For more information about Thurston
County's Grand Mound Utility, or to apply for service, please call Denise
Velthuysen at (360) 709-3077 or e-mail
velthusd@co.thurston.wa.us.
Questions? Call
Denise Velthuysen at 709-3077 or route an e-mail message through Roadsweb@co.thurston.wa.us
Last updated:
01/14/11 10:10 AM
