For the City of Portland, Oregon (USA) we use an impervious area charge. We
assume all single family residences have an impervious area of 1400 ft2, so
they have a similar charge. We use aerials for commercial/industry. The
fees go directly to meet budget needs to address stormwater issues. The
rate is slightly higher for non-residential properties because we have some
specific programs directed towards them.

Michael J. Pronold
City of Portland
6543 N Burlington Ave
Portland, OR 97203
503-823-7584
503-823-5559 (fax)
michaelp@...
interoffice B217


-----Original Message-----
From: Caroline Boot [mailto:caroline.boot@...]
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 6:45 PM
To: sweditor@...; stormwaterpro@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [StormwaterPro] STORMWATER article titled Designing Stormwater
user Fees


Hi

I am looking for some information about stormwater user charges, and hope
you may be able to help me.

Specifically, I am after any information on:

* Where in the world do councils use a concrete tax to gather revenue
specifically to address stormwater issues
* How is that tax set - is it based on the area of impervious surface
on each rateable property
* How long have they been gathering rates for this - did the elected
officials take a bit of convincing before it was implemented
* Are the funds specifically targeted to stormwater or does the money
go into a general pool for council spending

I'd be grateful for some leads!

Many thanks
Caroline Boot
Plan A Ltd

Phone 021 722 005
0800 PLAN AA (752 622)

PO Box 109 422
Newmarket
Auckland
New Zealand

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