My property is only on City sewer, but is not on City water. How does the Wastewater Division set my bill?

The industry average for residential water/sewer use is 120 CCF per year. The annual usage the City uses for statistical average is 100 CCF per year. Dividing this figure by 12 monthly billing periods, gives an average monthly usage of 8.333 CCF/month. The Wasterwater Division bills at the current monthly sewer rate, which results in the monthly billing rate which is assigned to sewer-only accounts.

Sewer-only customers have the option of installing a radio-read water meter on their water supply well (at the customer’s expense). If a sewer only customer installs a meter, the sewer billing for the account would be based on the meter reading, and would follow the sewer billing process. This would be advantageous to a sewer-only customer who believes that they use less than 8.333 CCF per month. Sewer-only customers seeking to pursue a meter installation, should contact the Fitchburg Water Department (Tel. No.: 978-345-9616) for information on the meter, and costing.

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1. What is an abatement?
2. What is a "billing unit" on my bill?
3. Why is my bill higher than before?
4. My property is only on City sewer, but is not on City water. How does the Wastewater Division set my bill?
5. What is the billing process, and is there a minimum charge?
6. There are sewer odors in my home. Should I call the City?
7. Who owns the sewer piping to my home?
8. Who do I call if there is a sewer service backup in my home or business, of if there is an observed sewer overflow in the street?