BRUNSWICK

Sewer rates will increase $1 to $2 per month for the average household beginning in April, according to sewer district trustees.

A public meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Brunswick Sewer District’s office building at 10 Pine Tree Road, to answer residents’ questions and receive suggestions or concerns. 

Three separate categories of increase are proposed: Metered use, flat rate fixtures, roof drains, and catch basins are slated to go up by six percent. Septage will increase 3.45%, and fees for holding tank waste will jump by four percent.

For the average metered household water use of 2,000 cubic feet per month, the rate increase equals $5.30 per quarter, or $1.33 per month. 

Minimum-use customers can expect to pay $2.12 per quarter, or 71 cents, more per month.

The proposed rate for 100 cubic feet of water use is $4.69 (an increase of $0.27). One hundred cubic feet equals 748 gallons.

Based on the proposed rate, the district is collecting, transporting, and treating the municipal wastewater for a rate of $0.0062 per gallon.

Sewer district rates last increased by 5.2 percent in 2010, and by 5 percent in 2008. A complete list of proposed rate changes can be found online at www.brunswicksewer.org.