Utility Fee Schedule

The following are charges and fees you might find on your Moorhead Public Service billing:

  • Residential
    • $6.03/month
  • Rental Units
    • $6.03/month

  • Animal Control
    • $0.50
  • Right of Way Maintenance
    • $1.70
  • Mosquito Control
    • $1.06

Pest Control Total: $3.26/per month

  • Residential
    • $4.00/per month
  • Multiple Family
    • $4.00/per month
  • All Others
    • $4.00/per month

  • Residential Customer Charge
    • $25.54/per month
  • Residential Flow Charge
    • $3.21/per 100 cubic feet
    • $4.30/per 1,000 gallons

Volume charges are based on actual monthly water use. Volume charges are based on the lesser of actual monthly water use or a maximum of 1.5 times the average water use of November, December, January, February, March, and April, excluding months with no usage. Monthly water use is assumed to be 600 CF for new customers with no water use for some or all winter months, and customers without water service.

  • Multiple Family Tenant
    • $25.54/per month
  • Multiple Family Dwelling
    • $3.21/per 100 cubic feet
    • $4.30/per 1,000 gallons

Volume charges are based on actual monthly water use. Wastewater charges are not applied to (or credits may be issued for) separately metered, non-sewered water use.

  • Commercial Customer Charge
    • $25.54/per month
  • Commercial Flow Charge
    • $3.21/per 100 cubic feet
    • $4.30/per 1,000 gallons

Volume charges are based on actual monthly water use. Wastewater charges are not applied to (or credits may be issued for) separately metered, non-sewered water use.

  • Customer Charge
    • $25.54/per month
  • Flow Charge
    • $4,187.51/per million gallons
  • BOD Surcharge1
    • $934.81/per 1,000 lbs
  • BOD Surcharge2
    • $746.53/per 1,000 lbs
  • TSS Surcharge
    • $ - / per 1,000 lbs

1BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) and TSS (Total Suspended Solids) surcharges apply to loadings at concentrations of 300 - 1,000 mg/L.

2BOD surcharge applies to loadings at concentrations greater than 1,000 mg/L.

  • Residential
    • $10.51/per month
    • $10.21/per month
    • $10.51/per base unit
  • Multiple Family Tenant
  • Commercial/Industrial

Minimum of 2 base units ($21.02) and maximum of 27 base units ($283.77). A base unit is the average impervious surface area associated with a single family residential property.

  • Single Container
    • $12.19 (48 gallon tote)
    • $15.16 (64 gallon tote)
    • $21.43 (96 gallon tote)

For multiple totes, add monthly charges for each to determine total monthly charge

  • Apartments
    • $12.19

Solid Waste Tax of 9.75% will be added to the rates above

  • Recycling (Non-taxable fee)
    • $5.43
  • Recycling Multi-Family Residential (Non-taxable fee)
    • $5.43 per unit/month
  • Prepaid Yellow Bags
    • $30.00 Per 10 bags
  • Extra Garbage not in Prepaid Yellow Bags
    • $20.00 Minimum
  • Extra Garbage in Tote Above Rim of Container
    • $20.00 Minimum
  • Return to Pick Tote Not at Curb
    • $25.00
  • Tote Clean-up
    • $35.00
  • Tote Exchanges (Home Owner Picked Up at Sanitation)
    • $15.00
  • Tote Exchanges (Sanitation Delivers to Curb)
    • $25.00

  • One Cubic Yard
    • $50.58 (1x week)
    • $88.80 (2x week)
    • $127.01 (3x week)
    • $165.20 (4x week)
    • $203.43 (5x week)
    • $241.64 (6x week)
  • Two Cubic Yards
    • $63.66 (1x week)
    • $113.10 (2x week)
    • $162.54 (3x week)
    • $211.98 (4x week)
    • $261.42 (5x week)
    • $310.88 (6x week)
  • Three Cubic Yards
    • $80.11 (1x week)
    • $140.80 (2x week)
    • $201.50 (3x week)
    • $262.18 (4x week)
    • $322.86 (5x week)
    • $383.52 (6x week)
  • Four Cubic Yards
    • $95.72 (1x week)
    • $167.64 (2x week)
    • $239.54 (3x week)
    • $311.46 (4x week)
    • $383.37 (5x week)
    • $455.20 (6x week)
  • Six Cubic Yards
    • $125.73 (1x week)
    • $220.10 (2x week)
    • $314.50 (3x week)
    • $408.88 (4x week)
    • $503.25 (5x week)
    • $596.94 (6x week)
  • Eight Cubic Yards
    • $156.92 (1x week)
    • $273.77 (2x week)
    • $390.63 (3x week)
    • $507.47 (4x week)
    • $624.33 (5x week)
    • $741.16 (6x week)

All prices include a 17% MN Solid Waste Management Tax

For multiple containers, find the single container rate using the table above and multiply by the number of containers

  • Extra Container Dumps
    • 2 Yards: $22
    • 3 Yards: $33
    • 4 Yards: $44
    • 6 Yards: $66
  • Miscellaneous Commercial Charges
    • Small Business (96 gallon cart): $30
    • Container Drop Off (1- 8 Yards): $35
    • Container Exchange (1-8 Yards): $35
    • Container Cleaning: $35
    • Dumpster Return Trip Fee: $30
    • Dumpster Moving Fee (per tip to allow dumping): $15

Questions?

  • Email Wastewater or call 218.299.5386 (Stormwater)
  • Email Finance or call 218.299.5319 (Street Lights)
  • Email Public Works or call 218.299.5422 (Forestry, Pest Control, Garbage Collection)