Stormwater Utility

The City of Washington's stormwater utility manages the city-owned components of the public drainage system. On-going maintenance, improvements to the existing system, and new construction and/or modifications to meet new state and federal regulations regarding stormwater runoff into surface waters all are important parts of properly managing the public drainage system.

In July 2002, Washington joined several other North Carolina cities in implementing a Stormwater Service Charge to city residents, businesses, and institutions to help pay for improvements to the city-owned components of the public drainage system. This fee appears on city utility bills coded as SF.

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