There are three different sewer rate classification schedules – Sewer Rate 10, Sewer Rate 11, and Sewer Rate 12 – depending on where your property is located and, in
the case of customers located inside the city, on the size of the water meter. (Note: 1-1/4" meters are not available for installation.) All rate classifications apply
equally to both residential and business customers. Rates consist of both a monthly meter charge and a per-unit usage charge. The minimum monthly bill for each sewer customer,
regardless of rate classification, will be equal to the monthly meter charge.
Sewer rates and monthly customer charges are based on the amount of funding that has been determined necessary for the Sangamon County Water Reclamation District and the Springfield
Public Works Department to install, upgrade and maintain an adequate sewer and sanitary system for residents of the Springfield metropolitan area. All of the sewer/sanitary-related
charges paid by CWLP water customers who are located outside of the Springfield city limits go to the Sangamon County Water Reclamation District. Sewer/sanitary-related charges paid by water
customers located inside the Springfield city limits are split between the Reclamation District and the City's Office of Public Works Sewer Fund. The table in the blue expandable Sewer
Rate 10 panel below shows how charges paid by Rate 10 water customers (those living inside the city limits) are split between these two governmental entities. For more information about
sewer charges, how they are set, and how the collected revenues are used, contact the Springfield Office of Public Works 217.789.2255 or the Sangamon County Water Reclamation District 217.528.0491.
The sewer rates listed below are effective May 1, 2023.
The Reclamation District charges listed below are effective May 1 2023.