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1. (a) The owner or occupant of each building, establishment, or other place in the District connected with any District sewer conducting sanitary sewage shall pay the sewer service charge authorized by this subchapter.
2. (b) If the sanitary sewer service charge imposed by this subchapter is based on a water charge any part of which is for a period beginning prior to the imposition of the sanitary sewer service charge and ending thereafter, the sanitary sewer service charge shall be prorated, on a monthly basis, on so much of such water charge as shall have accrued subsequent to August 1, 1954.
3. (c) In computing the charge for sanitary sewer service, if such charge is for a period beginning prior to a change in the established sanitary sewer service charge and ending thereafter, the charge shall be based on the rate in effect at the time the charge is rendered.
4. (d) The owner or occupant of each property in the District shall pay any impervious area charge that the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority establishes pursuant to § 34-2202.16(c-1).

History

May 18, 1954, 68 Stat. 107, ch. 218, title II, § 208

Mar. 2, 1962, 76 Stat. 18, Pub. L. 87-408, § 503

Jan. 5, 1971, 84 Stat. 1931, Pub. L. 91-650, title I, § 105(c)

Dec. 31, 2025, D.C. Law 26-74, § 2(b)

Prior Codifications

1973 Ed., § 43-1607.

1981 Ed., § 43-1608.

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(b) of CRIAC Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 (D.C. Act 25-602, Oct. 25, 2024, 71 DCR 13489).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(b) of CRIAC Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 (D.C. Act 25-668, Dec. 19, 2024, 71 DCR 16308).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(b) of CRIAC Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26-171, Oct. 23, 2025, 0 DCR 0).

Temporary Legislation

For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(b) of CRIAC Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2024 (D.C. Law 25-285, Mar. 7, 2025, 71 DCR 14108).

For temporary (225 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(b) of CRIAC Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2025 (D.C. Law 26-74, Dec. 31, 2025, 72 DCR 12869).

Applicability

Section 4 of D.C. Law 26-74 provided that the amendments made to this section by section 2(b) of D.C. Law 26-74 shall apply as of March 25, 2009.