Storm Water Services Fees
FY2025 Fees (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025)
The Storm Water Services fee is made up of three components:
A fee set by Mecklenburg County to address drainage improvements and surface water quality needs of named creeks and the regulated floodplain;
A fee set by each municipality to address drainage improvements and surface water quality needs of unnamed tributaries, channels, pipes, catch basins and culverts; and
An administrative bill processing fee.
Effective monthly fees shown below are based on a billing cycle of 30 days. The fee may change slightly if a particular billing cycle has more or fewer than 30 days. Please note some accounts are invoiced semiannually.
Residential customers who are not on municipal water and sewer service (residents who have a private well or septic tank rather than Charlotte Water utilities) are considered "Storm Water Services only" customers and are usually billed for Storm Water Services fees in January and July.
To inquire about your Storm Water Services fee/bill, call 311.
Explanation of Terms
Detached Single-Family Residential: fee applies to one individual, detached, single-family home on a parcel.
All Others: fee applies to commercial buildings, attached single-family homes such as duplexes, triplexes and apartments, and multiple single-family structures on one parcel.
Impervious Area: Hard surfaces that do not allow rainwater to absorb into the ground. Examples include concrete driveways and rooftops.
Tier: detached single-family homes are in one of four billing tiers based on the property’s total amount of impervious surface.
| Town of Cornelius | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached Single Family Residential Tier | County Fee + Municipal Fee + Bill Processing Fee | Total Monthly Fee | Change from FY24 |
| Tier 1: <2,000 square feet of impervious surface | $1.21 + $2.62 + $1.10 | $4.93 | +$0.46 |
| Tier 2: 2,000 to 2,999 square feet of impervious surface | $1.84 + $3.81 + $1.10 | $6.75 | +$0.67 |
| Tier 3: 3,000 to 4,999 square feet of impervious surface | $2.81 + $5.70 + $1.10 | $9.61 | +$1.02 |
| Tier 4: 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface | $5.23 + $10.54 + $1.10 | $16.87 | +$1.89 |
| All Others: per acre of impervious area | $32.32 + $67.08 + $1.10 | $100.50 | +$11.75 |
| Town of Davidson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached Single Family Residential Tier | County Fee + Municipal Fee + Bill Processing Fee | Total Monthly Fee | Change from FY24 |
| Tier 1: <2,000 square feet of impervious surface | $1.21 + $1.76 + $1.10 | $4.07 | +$0.09 |
| Tier 2: 2,000 to 2,999 square feet of impervious surface | $1.84 + $2.61 + $1.10 | $5.55 | +$0.13 |
| Tier 3: 3,000 to 4,999 square feet of impervious surface | $2.81 + $3.71 + $1.10 | $7.62 | +$0.21 |
| Tier 4: 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface | $5.23 + $7.32 + $1.10 | $13.65 | +$0.39 |
| All Others: per acre of impervious area | $32.32 + $43.50 + $1.10 | $76.92 | +$2.39 |
| Town of Huntersville | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached Single Family Residential Tier | County Fee + Municipal Fee + Bill Processing Fee | Total Monthly Fee | Change from FY24 |
| Tier 1: <2,000 square feet of impervious surface | $1.21 + $1.52 + $1.10 | $3.83 | +$0.09 |
| Tier 2: 2,000 to 2,999 square feet of impervious surface | $1.84 + $2.21 + $1.10 | $5.15 | +$0.13 |
| Tier 3: 3,000 to 4,999 square feet of impervious surface | $2.81 + $3.31 + $1.10 | $7.22 | +$0.21 |
| Tier 4: 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface | $5.23 + $6.12 + $1.10 | $12.45 | +$0.39 |
| All Others: per acre of impervious area | $32.32 + $39.20 + $1.10 | $72.62 | +$2.39 |
| Town of Matthews | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached Single Family Residential Tier | County Fee + Municipal Fee + Bill Processing Fee | Total Monthly Fee | Change from FY24 |
| Tier 1: <2,000 square feet of impervious surface | $1.21 + $1.67 + $1.10 | $3.98 | +$0.09 |
| Tier 2: 2,000 to 2,999 square feet of impervious surface | $1.84 + $2.58 + $1.10 | $5.52 | +$0.13 |
| Tier 3: 3,000 to 4,999 square feet of impervious surface | $2.81 + $3.64 + $1.10 | $7.55 | +$0.21 |
| Tier 4: 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface | $5.23 + $5.98 + $1.10 | $12.31 | +$0.39 |
| All Others: per acre of impervious area | $32.32 + $43.56 + $1.10 | $76.98 | +$2.39 |
| Town of Mint Hill | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached Single Family Residential Tier | County Fee + Municipal Fee + Bill Processing Fee | Total Monthly Fee | Change from FY24 |
| Tier 1: <2,000 square feet of impervious surface | $1.21 + $1.35 + $1.10 | $3.66 | +$0.09 |
| Tier 2: 2,000 to 2,999 square feet of impervious surface | $1.84 + $2 + $1.10 | $4.94 | +$0.13 |
| Tier 3: 3,000 to 4,999 square feet of impervious surface | $2.81 + $3.09 +$1.10 | $7.00 | +$0.21 |
| Tier 4: 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface | $5.23 + $5.20 + $1.10 | $11.53 | +$0.39 |
| All Others: per acre of impervious area | $32.32 + $46 + $1.10 | $79.42 | +$2.39 |
| Town of Pineville | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached Single Family Residential Tier | County Fee + Municipal Fee + Bill Processing Fee | Total Monthly Fee | Change from FY24 |
| Tier 1: <2,000 square feet of impervious surface | $1.21 + $1.41 + $1.10 | $3.72 | $+0.09 |
| Tier 2: 2,000 to 2,999 square feet of impervious surface | $1.84 + $2.04 + $1.10 | $4.98 | +$0.13 |
| Tier 3: 3,000 to 4,999 square feet of impervious surface | $2.81 + $2.91 + $1.10 | $6.82 | +$0.21 |
| Tier 4: 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface | $5.23 + $5.32 + $1.10 | $11.65 | +$0.39 |
| All Others: per acre of impervious area | $32.32 + $37.46 + $1.10 | $70.88 | +$2.39 |
| Unincorporated Mecklenburg County | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached Single Family Residential Tier | County Fee + Municipal Fee + Bill Processing Fee | Total Monthly Fee | Change from FY24 |
| Tier 1: <2,000 square feet of impervious surface | $1.21 + $1.32 + $1.10 | $3.63 | +$0.09 |
| Tier 2: 2,000 to 2,999 square feet of impervious surface | $1.84 + $1.92 + $1.10 | $4.86 | +$0.13 |
| Tier 3: 3,000 to 4,999 square feet of impervious surface | $2.81 + $2.87 + $1.10 | $6.78 | +$0.21 |
| Tier 4: 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface | $5.23 + $5.30 + $1.10 | $11.63 | +$0.39 |
| All Others: per acre of impervious area | $32.32 + $33.98 + $1.10 | $67.40 | +$2.39 |