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Stormwater Engineering

Revenue Summary

Stormwater utility fees are based on the equivalent residential unit (ERU), which is the total impervious surface on the average single-family residential property. In Lawrence, this was determined to be 2,366 square feet.

The monthly charge per ERU has been established as follows:

Date effective Monthly charge per ERU
April 1997 $2
January 2001 $3
January 2003 $4

Actual revenue collected has been:

Year Revenue Collected
Apr-Dec 1997 $827,349
1998 $1,131,808
1999 $1,184,672
2000 $1,254,224
2001 $1,953,111
2002 $1,948,092
2003 $2,691,310
2004 $2,766,221
2005 $2,933,149