Calculation of the Assessment
Effective Jul 9, 2004M.G.L. c. 21A, § 18AMassachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
- (1) For metered end suppliers, the Assessment shall be calculated by multiplying the Withdrawal Amount by the Assessment Rate.
(2) For unmetered end suppliers the Assessment shall be calculated as follows:
- (a) for unmetered end suppliers which serve a population of 900 persons or more, by multiplying the Estimated Withdrawal Amount by the Assessment Rate;
(b) for unmetered end suppliers which serve a population of less than 900 persons, the Assessment shall equal a flat rate set by the Department, in consultation with the advisory committee, for the following categories based on the population served by the system.
- 1. Suppliers serving 25-100 persons
- 2. Suppliers serving 101-200 persons
- 3. Suppliers serving 201-899 persons
- (3) The Department shall encourage universal master metering in order to accurately quantify the amount of water which passes through each distribution system and to fairly apportion the assessment among users.