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Sewer Service Charge Information

The Sewer Service Charge (SSC) is on your Department of Water and Power (DWP) bill, if you are currently billed for the service. Generally, the charge is based on metered water use and generates funds for constructing and maintaining wastewater facilities such as sewers and sewage treatment plants, and for treating the sewage that is discharged into the sewer system. The current SSC rate is $3.57 per 748 gallons or one (1) HCF (hundred cubic feet) of sewage volume. For this fiscal year, the DWCF is 0.87 and the RSRP was from October 4, 2011 to April 27, 2012. Please note that the low income surcharge (LIS) has dropped to 0.0077 of your SSC amount and for commercial customers, the default percentage discharge has changed to 93%. Click to see the latest SSC Brochure.
See the SSC Hearing Notice page on the recently adopted rate schedule. The public hearing was held on January 27, 2012, at 10:00 a. m. in the John Ferraro Council Chamber, Room 340, City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, California 90012.

For more information on the SSC, click on the links below.

English/Spanish Glossary Translate page: Use Google Toolbars: Yahoo!	Adjustment Information: Residential Commercial ^PDF Brochure: '12, ^{'11, '10, '09, '08, '07, '06, '05} Spanish: '07, ^{'06, '05} Clean Water (Wastewater) Program Status Report (2011) Fact Sheet SSC Presentation Comparative Costs: '11, ^{'07, '06, '05, '04} State-wide info: 06/07, 05/06 FAQs, Myths & Facts DWP Site - Customer Services Public Works FAQs, Literature / Literatura General SSC Information Hotline - SSC - 1 800 540-0952 or 213 473-4181 LAMC Definition of terms Low Income Discount & other programs Low-Strength Discharge Information Definition Rate Odors & Spills from sewers - Online form	Private Sewers & Septic Systems Guides to septic systems: City of LA - EPA What homeowners must know! Private Water Sub-meter Cost & Installation Summary Residential or Commercial Reading Your Water Meter Prohibited Water Uses - Version 2 Rainy Season Review Period Rate Hearings: QSF/LS-SSC, SSC Scam Alerts Sewer Surcharge Penalty/Ordinance Surcharge Call DWP at 1 888 284-6130. The DWP Certificate of Compliance Hotline investigates these fees. SSC Rate = $3.57/hcf ($2.477/hcf for Low-Strength) SSC Rate Chart Water Conservation / SSC Reduction Tips Winter Water Use Reading Your DWP Bill Residential Customer Services Save Money Commercial Customer Services Zero-Based Quality Surcharge & Billing Industrial Waste Control Ordinance
	REQUESTS FOR ADJUSTMENTS must be submitted in writing to the Bureau of Sanitation, Attention: Residential SSC, PO Box 79083, Los Angeles, CA 90079-0083 or Commercial SSC, PO Box 79112, Los Angeles, CA 90079-0112.

SSC Rates per Ord. 182,076

Effective Date	Prior rate	4/6/12	7/1/12	7/1/13	7/1/14	7/1/15	7/1/16	7/1/17	7/1/18	7/1/19	7/1/20
New Rate ($/HCF)	3.27	3.42	3.57	3.73	3.97	4.23	4.51	4.80	5.11	5.44	5.80
Supl. SSC ($/hcf)		0.15	0.30	0.46	0.70	0.96	1.24	1.53	1.84	2.17	2.53
% Increase	--	4.5	4.5	4.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5
Increase ($/HCF)	--	0.15	0.15	0.16	0.24	0.26	0.28	0.29	0.31	0.33	0.36
Typical Monthly Single Family Residential SSC ($)	29.88	31.22	32.63	34.10	36.31	38.67	41.19	43.87	46.72	49.75	52.99