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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
New Town of Leesburg Water and Sewer Fees and Charges
Took Effect August 3, 2012
Leesburg, VA (August 6, 2012) – Several new fees and charges for Town of Leesburg water and
sewer services went into effect on August 3, 2012. Following a public hearing held on July 10,
2012, Town Council adopted these new fees and charges, which are applicable to all Town
utility customers. The new fees and charges that went into effect on August 3, 2012 are as
follows:
• Service charge for new accounts: $30.00
• Resumption of water service after discontinuance for nonpayment: $30.00
• Tampering fee (customer activates or reactivates meter after discontinuance of water
and/or sewer service): $50.00
• Trip fee (trips to a service location by town staff subsequent to missed appointments):
• During normal town working hours: $30.00
• After normal town working hours: $50.00
• Customer-requested meter test, if meter is found to be accurate:
• $75.00 for meters up to 2”
• $250.00 for meters larger than 2”
• Customer-requested leak check:
• During normal town working hours: $30.00
• After normal town working hours: $50.00
• Services performed after normal town working hours: $70.00 per hour with 2 hour
minimum
• Service charge for water drawn at public fire hydrant with a town-issued hydrant meter:
$50.00 per quarter
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• Service charge for water drawn at K.B. Rollins Water Treatment Plant: $10.00 per day
per truck
Establishment of these new fees and charges required an amendment to the Leesburg Town
Code. Details of the Town Code amendment were advertised in a Public Notice in the Leesburg
Today newspaper and were posted on the Town’s website. A public hearing was held on July
10, 2012 before the Town Council and no comments were made by members of the public
during the hearing. Following the public hearing, the Town Council approved the Town Code
amendment.
For more information on all fees and charges related to Leesburg water and sewer accounts,
please visit the Town’s website at www.leesburgva.gov/index.aspx?page=182. For information
about utility fees and charges for developers and contractors, please visit
www.leesburgva.gov/index.aspx?page=1300.
Contact:
Amy Wyks, P.E.
Director of Utilities
awyks@leesburgva.gov
703-737-7119
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