San Angelo enacts 5% stormwater fee increase
San Angelo Water Utilities Department, Texas · Meeting date: November 3, 2026 · Published: November 4, 2026
San Angelo City Council has approved revised municipal drainage utility rates, effective November 3, 2026. The increase is intended to offset higher operation and maintenance costs in the stormwater fund while limiting the impact on customers.
Key points
- Council approved the drainage-fee ordinance as part of a consent agenda passed 7-0.
- The 5% increase had previously been included in the FY2026-27 enterprise budget approved in September.
- Charges remain based on impervious area and are collected through city water-utility bills.
- Residential monthly fees now range from $2.18 to $5.46; non-residential charges range from $8.19 to $546.
Full report
San Angelo City Council has formalised a 5% increase in municipal drainage utility fees, raising stormwater charges on water-utility accounts from November 3 as the city seeks to cover higher operations and maintenance costs in its stormwater fund.
The ordinance, approved within a consent agenda passed unanimously, replaces the city’s municipal drainage utility fee schedule. Staff said the 5% increase was selected during FY2026-27 enterprise budget discussions as a way to achieve a necessary rate increase with the least possible effect on customers. The increase had been approved in September through the FY2027 budget ordinance process.
Fees are assessed monthly according to a property’s estimated contribution to the public stormwater drainage system, measured by impervious area. For residential customers, the revised monthly charges are $2.18 for up to 1,000 square feet of impervious area; $3.28 for 1,001-2,000 square feet; $4.37 for 2,001-3,000 square feet; and $5.46 above 3,000 square feet.
Non-residential properties will pay $8.19 monthly for up to 5,000 square feet, rising through six tiers to $546 for sites exceeding 500,001 square feet. A minimum charge equivalent to the first non-residential tier applies to each non-exempt developed property.
The charges will continue to be collected through water-utility bills. The ordinance retains exemptions for undeveloped property held in its natural state, unsubdivided lots until structures receive certificates of occupancy, properties with wholly sufficient privately owned drainage systems, state property exempt under state law, and higher-education institutions.
Property owners may also petition for fee reductions where on-site stormwater controls reduce a site’s impact on the municipal drainage network. Such applications will be evaluated by the city engineer or a designated representative.
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Source: City Council Meeting, San Angelo Water Utilities Department