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Stormwater fee increase credit information
Some developments are eligible for credit from the county's stormwater fee

Fee credit application form (pdf format)
Stormwater fee increase information

With the stormwater fee levied by Volusia County on developed unincorporated properties scheduled to increase this fall, County officials want to remind property owners they may qualify for a credit.

“We’re doing everything we can to get the word out that some properties may qualify for a credit,” said Gary Cook, Stormwater Utility Engineer.

Unincorporated Volusia property owners may get a credit if their developed property has a stormwater management facility that is operated and maintained properly.  Stormwater facilities which reduce pollutant discharge, flood impacts, or both may qualify.

The Volusia County Council has approved a stormwater fee increase from $30 to $72 annually per Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU), effective on this fall’s property tax bills. The fee is calculated on a formula that defines an ERU as 2,775 square feet of impervious surface. As an example, a nonresidential developed property that has 27,750 square feet of impervious surface would equal 10 ERUs multiplied times $72.  The County uses the annual property tax bill as a method to collect the nonproperty tax assessment.

Cook said property owners seeking a credit must submit all required information no later than August 1 to be eligible for credit on the property tax bill to be mailed in November. However, stormwater credit applications may be submitted until November 1 and be eligible for the credit. Those credits will not be shown on the property tax bill, but will be made as check issued to the owner or property association.

Forms can be obtained on-line here or can be picked up at the Volusia County Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center, 123 W. Indiana Ave., DeLand. Persons with questions can call (386) 943-7027.

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