Stormwater utility fees provide a comprehensive stormwater management program,
a capital improvement project program to address neighborhood and street flooding
problems, maintenance of existing stormwater infrastructure and programs to ensure
compliance with Ohio EPA regulations to protect water quality. The city of Gahanna
works closely with Franklin County Department of Health in order to comply with
the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System requirements, for more
information on NPDES and Franklin County Board of Health please go to:
http://www.franklincountyohio.gov/board_of_health/npdes2004.pdf
The rates are based on a property's contribution to stormwater runoff and are categorized
according to single-family residential and non-residential land use. Customers are charged
based on the impervious (non-penetrable) area a property is known to have, such as pavement
and rooftops. A billing unit, called an Equivalent Residential Unit (or ERU).
In the city of Gahanna, the average impervious area of a residential unit was
found to be approximately 3,064 square feet. Therefore, 3,064 square feet
represents the impervious area of one ERU.
Single-family residential customers
All single-family residential properties are calculated at 1 ERU and are billed the same quarterly rate.
For 2005, the quarterly charge for one ERU is approximately $8.13. Since the reality is that residents
are already paying for a small portion of stormwater maintenance via income taxes currently paid to
the City, a credit of $1.18 per quarter is given to each residential customer, bringing their cost
to $6.95 per quarter (approximately $2.32 per month).
Non-residential properties
Non-residential properties are calculated by how much impervious area the property is known to have,
which was compiled from the city's
Geographic Information System (GIS) and other records.
Non-Residential customers will pay $8.13 times the number of ERU's related to their property.
For example a 10,000 square foot piece of impervious property will be charged for 3 ERU as follows:
10,000sf / 3064sf = 3.21 ERU
$8.13 x 3 ERU = $24.39 per quarter.
For questions about the square footage calculated for your non-single-family residential property, call (614) 645-1769.
Yes. Discounts are available for non-residential property customers who perform certain qualifying
improvements to reduce the stormwater runoff or the city's cost of providing stormwater management.
Call (614) 342-4005 for more information or to review the Stormwater Credit Manual and Application
online look under the download forms box on the right.
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Service Dept.
200 South Hamilton
Gahanna, OH 43230
(614) 342-4005
(614) 342-4100 Fax
Hours of Operation
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM M-F
Contact Service
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