The Storm Sewer System Charge (SSSC) is an annual service charge that pays for the operation and maintenance of the City’s storm sewer system. It also funds programs to improve the quality of storm water runoff as required by the City’s federal storm water permit and local watershed districts.
The City of Saint Paul has established the policy in accordance with Admin. Code Chap. 81: Storm Sewer System Charge.
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2024 Storm Sewer System Charge sample invoice
2025 Policy for Determination and Review of Storm Sewer System Charge
2025 Storm Sewer System Charge Rates
Each year in the fall, during a public hearing that property owners are welcome to attend, the City Council approves the sewer rates for various types of properties. The property types and approved rates for 2024 are:
| Use Class | Property Type | Rate | |
| A | Cemeteries, golf courses, parks, unimproved vacant land, and one- and two-family residential land in excess of 1/3 acre | $220.25 | per acre |
| B | Railroad right of way | $440.51 | per acre |
| C | Residential, one- and two-family homes (less than 1/3 acre) | $131.68 | per parcel |
| D | Condominiums and town houses | $88.57 | per unit |
| E | Public and private schools and community centers | $1,208.96 | per acre |
| F | Multiple dwellings, religious buildings, government buildings | $1,613.54 | per acre |
| G | Commercial and industrial properties, parking lots | $2,173.71 | per acre |
The amount charged to a specific property is either a fixed amount or is calculated by multiplying the rate-per-acre by the property acreage.
Green Infrastructure Stormwater Districts pay an additional surcharge that is utilized to operate the public storm sewer system specific to that district.
