Utilities Department - Drinking Water Supply
Wastewater Treatment and Stormwater Drainage Services
Department Overview
The City of Mount Clemens is a full service Water & Sewer Community that has owned and operated its own facilities since 1888! Our Water Filtration Plant is located on the shores of Lake St. Clair at the end of Crocker Avenue. The Wastewater Treatment Plant is located next to the Gibraltar Trade Center off of North River Road. A network of water main pipes and sanitary sewer pipes connect these facilities to your home. Also, networks of storm sewer pipes carry rainwater off your lot and street and direct the water to the Clinton River or to the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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Current Drinking Water Quality Report 2007
24-Hours Service!
If you have a water & sewer emergency during our regular business hours of 7:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday through Friday please call the Utilities Department at (586) 469-6892 Ext 502. Any other time day or night call the Sheriff Department at (586) 469-5151 and they will dispatch a Utilities Department Worker to your house.
Water/Sewer Rates for 2007/2008
Water Rates
Water rates are to be charged and collected monthly or quarterly in accordance with the following schedule:
Effective June 28, 2007
Service Charge: $6.97 (Monthly Billings), per inch of meter size (minimum 1 inch)
Service Charge: $20.91 (Quarterly Billings), per inch of meter size (minimum 1 inch)
Consumption Charge (Per 100 Cubic Feet): $2.44 (Residential)
Consumption Charge (Per 100 Cubic Feet): $2.52 (Non-Residential) See Cross Connection Fees.
**1 unit of water = 100 cubic feet or 748 gallons
Sewer Rates
On June 28, 2007 the following monthly wastewater disposal service charges shall become effective:
1) There shall be a minimum fee per customer of $6.67 per month per dwelling unit for all residential customers and of $6.67 per inch of meter setting size (minimum 1 inch) per month for non-residential customers, including residential and non-residential customers located in areas outside the corporate boundaries of the City. The minimum fee shall be due in (and) payable whether the building being supplied service is occupied or not.
2) In addition to the minimum fee, each customer, including customers located in areas outside the corporate boundaries of the City, shall pay $3.50 per each 100 cubic feet of water consumed (as recorded on the customer's water meter).
**1 unit of water = 100 cubic feet or 748 gallons
Outdoor Water Meter Use Option
The City of Mount Clemens, like most other cities, uses the water meter in your home to determine charges for sanitary sewers. The assumption is that most of the water used in your home eventually flows into the sanitary sewer (showers, clothes and dish washing, toilets, etc). Therefore your water and sewer bill has two rates, one for water and one for sewer. Both are based on the water that flows through your water meter. This assumption is appropriate in most instances. However, water that is used outside on sprinklers doesn’t end up in the sewers. Therefore it you use a lot of sprinkler water, you are paying sewer charges for water that doesn’t end up in sewers. With the popularity of sprinkler systems, this cost can be significant.
The City of Mount Clemens, in an effort to save you money, allows the installation of a second water meter that measures only water that goes outside of your house to the sprinklers. When your water and sewer bill comes, the sewer rate will only be charged on that water that is used in the house.
This program is optional for the property owner/building owner. A second or dual meter can be installed to meter water that is directed exclusively to a sprinkler system or outside spigot/connection such as to a swimming pool and will not enter a sanitary sewer. The installation of a dual meter in the home would allow the sewage rate to be billed only on that amount of water that enters the sewer system through the home. Sewage fees would not be charged on the water that flows through the second meter for outside use. An estimated cost for the second meter installation is currently $561. Although the cost for the permit and meter is fixed ($236), plumbing work in your home will also have to be completed. These plumbing costs will vary depending upon the complexity of the changes in piping required to install the second meter. For estimating purposes, we recommend using $325.
Any water and sewer customer can take advantage of this program. The customer, however, should evaluate individual circumstances based on use to calculate cost effectiveness.
Policy on Water Service Line Leaks
The City is responsible for the water service line from the tap on the water main up to and including the curb stop. The building owner is responsible for the water line from the connection to the curb stop into the building. The building owner is responsible for repair and or replacement on the building owners’ side of the curb stop (including the connection to the curb stop).
THIS IS HOW WE DETERMINE IF IT IS YOUR LEAK.
When the curb stop valve is shut the water stops leaking ---- indicates that the leak is in the homeowner/building owner pipe to house/building.
Stormwater Education from the Clinton River Watershed Council
The Clinton River Watershed Council is the City of Mount Clemens service agency for storm water education. Please click on the site and learn all about it!
Website: www.crwc.org
101 Main Street, Suite 100
Rochester, MI 48307
Phone: 248-601-0606
Fax: 248-601-1280
Policy on Sewer Back-ups (Public Act 222)
When sewer problems are experienced, the resident should first contact the Utilities Department (586) 469-6892 Ext. 502. We will check the main sewer and, if there is an available outdoor clean out at ground level we will also inspect that to determine if the stoppage is in the city sewer or the customer’s sewer. We will clear the blockage if it is in the main sewer in the street and we will attempt to clear a blockage in the building service sewer if there is available six inch clean out at the curb.
- PROPERTY OWNER’S RESPONSBIILITY
The owner of the property is responsible for keeping the building service sewer clear between the building and the main sewer. However, if the owner and/or a sewer cleaning company believe that the blockage is caused by a malfunction in the building service sewer located under the paved portion of the public street or road which abuts the property the procedure for repair under section 25.023 of the code of Ordinance (the orange sheet) must be followed.
Under section 25.023 of the code of ordinance the building owner may retain the services of a sewer repair contractor to use a sewer TV camera to inspect sewer service pipe or excavate and open the sewer service pipe between the sidewalk and the curb. The contractor or homeowner must contact the Utilities Department (586) 469-6892 Ext. 502 who will come out to inspect the sewer service pipe being TVed or opened and will determine the causation of the blockage and/or other malfunctions. If the City of Mt. Clemens determines that the cause of any blockage and/or other malfunction is in the City’s portion of the system, then the building owner can request reimbursement for the investigation cost.
- Under no circumstances is the City of Mt. Clemens responsible for replacement of the building owner’s portion of the building service sewer. If you authorize your contactor to repair or replace your service lead, you are responsible for the cost.
PUBLIC ACT 222
In compliance with Public Act 222 of 2001, if you experience an overflow or backup of a sewage disposal system, you must file a written claim with the City of Mt. Clemens within 45 days after the overflow or backup was discovered. Failure to do so will prevent the recovery of any damages that may be due to you under this provision of Act 222.
To receive a Notice of Claim form, contact Teresa Lucci at (586) 469-6818 ext 319.
