§ 15.06.060. Rate adjustments and appeals.

A.

Any person receiving a billing statement for stormwater rates and charges and making a timely payment therefore may apply to the department of water and waste management for a rate adjustment if there is an alleged error in billing, such as basin location, acreage, impervious surface coverage, or land use classification.

B.

Applications for rate adjustments shall be made to the director. The burden of proof shall be on the applicant to show that the rate adjustment sought should be granted. The applicant may submit with the application any information which he or she considers relevant.

C.

To be effective for the current billing year, applications for rate adjustment must be made within thirty days of the billing date. Applications received after thirty days of the billing date shall only be effective for subsequent years. If the director determines that an adjustment shall be made that increases the charge due for the current year, the applicant shall submit the additional charge within forty-five days of the decision date.

D.

Decisions of the director on requests for rate adjustments may be appealed to the Thurston County superior court by writ of certiorari within thirty days of the decision date.

(Ord. 12829 § 4, 2002)