On your Cleveland Water bill, there is a line item titled LOCAL. This line has always been on your Sewer Bill. In the Local Area of Current Charges, we have an area specifically for other municipal service fees (i.e. administrative fees). This allows for Cleveland Water to be the billing agent for other services in our distribution network on behalf of the City or member municipalities.

The local charge does not depict any new fees established by the Division of Water. Prior to the changing of the billing format, if the premise was serviced by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, then a SAMPLE Cleveland bill would appear as such:

                                    Sewer Charge:             $52.84

                                    Local Charge:              $22.54

All other municipalities serviced by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District would generally have the same format, with their fees listed below the sewer charge. Certain communities such as Brunswick and Westlake are billed for water only; hence local and sewer charges are alleviated.  The new billing structure consists of more detail, with the local charges categorized under the third sub-section titled Local. For residents of Cleveland, the local charge is listed with Water Pollution Control (WPC).

The Division of Water Pollution Control (WPC) is responsible for managing the sanitary sewage and stormwater drainage collection systems in Cleveland.

The system is comprised of 1,200 miles of sewer lines with attendant catch basins and includes the maintenance of 18 pump stations. The sewer collection system transfers sanitary sewage and stormwater drainage from its point of origin to treatment facilities for processing and disposal.

In the event of street flooding, sewer blockage or water accumulation in your basement, notify WPC's Customer Service Unit at (216) 664-2513.