What is Stormwater?

​Stormwater is rainwater and melted snow that runs off lawns, streets and other land surfaces. This runoff is supposed to be absorbed by plants and soils or make its way back to ponds and streams. However, more hard surfaces - such as pavement, parking lots, driveways, sidewalks and roofs - especially in urban areas, prevent this runoff from naturally soaking into the ground. Stormwater has several environmental impacts, including flooding and the erosion of rivers and streams.
Stormwater management programs help protect the environment, property and water quality. The City provides several services to manage our stormwater system, and has developed an approach to funding stormwater management programs that calculates the fee according to the amount of rainwater runoff customers contribute. The stormwater charge is not a new fee. Stormwater services have always been funded through property taxes and the wastewater fee. However the stormwater charge will appear as a separate item on the monthly utility bill beginning Jan. 1, 2017.
For more information, visit vaughan.ca/stormwater.

[@user-sg1dp2xo7p]

Which percentages do we use 111m

[@ysourt]

Just another way to gain more money. I bet you will not see property tax bill decrease!

[@corarusu8295]

First: What method of calculation will be used?
Second: If the tax will be paid once of year to Power Stream, that I should see a decrease in the property tax bill by the same amount?

[@onetier]

I'm wondering exactly the same thing!

[@thecityofvaughan]

The method of calculation involves categorizing similar properties, determining the total land area of each category and applying the “runoff coefficient.” Categories that have larger building footprints or paved areas generate more runoff. The more runoff a category produces, the larger the cost it imposes on the City’s stormwater system. Those costs for stormwater services are divided by the number of properties within a category to arrive at the flat rate per property. The average charge for residential customers living in detached homes is $50.
As a result of the stormwater charge being pulled out of property taxes and wastewater fees, the wastewater rate would have gone down and taxes also would have decreased by a nominal amount before the residential tax increase was applied for 2017. As a growing city, Vaughan has to be prepared to address challenges such as a rising population, increased and more intense weather-related events, and enhanced regulatory requirements. For more information, visit vaughan.ca/stormwater.

[@corarusu8295]

would have gone down? that is the problem. this is a bit of double dipping. what we see is increases.

[@Opinion221]

Great

[@eddyvideostar]

To VD: Nice moniker.

[@annv1169]

The city has these pathetic 12x12 drains. The drains need to be 5 feet by 2 feet !! They all block every time it rains!

[@thecityofvaughan]

The City of Vaughan follows the Ministry of Transportation’s Ontario Provincial Design Standards when it comes to designing and building the city’s drainage systems. A lot of the backflow you might experience is caused by drain (catch basin) grates being blocked by a pile up of debris, plant material and even garbage. You can report a blocked catch basin by calling Access Vaughan at 905-832-2281 or emailing [e-mail].

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[@lanorbessur2482]

Give me more money