Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund Surcharge Calculator
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The surcharge is $5.00 per month ($15 per quarter) per household for residential users. See Frequently Asked Questions about the Bay Restoration Fees .
Quarterly Fee (Based on House Bill 446 enacted during the 2012 Legislative Session)
Quarterly Surcharge Calculator (Commercial Users)
*Use Line 1 of Form BRF-1 (sent to billing authorities by State Comptroller) to make Quarterly deposits.
Examples of typical surcharge amounts
| Nonresidential Use |
Sewage Flow
(gallons/day) |
Current
Quarterly Surcharge |
| Restaurant/bar (100 seats) 1 |
1,400
|
$84
|
| Office Building (10,000 sq. ft.) 1 |
900
|
$54 |
| Department store (240,000 sq. ft.) |
12,000
|
$720 |
| Supermarket (80,000 sq. ft.) 1 |
16,000 |
$960 |
| Laundry - self serve 1 |
2,800 |
$168 |
| Hotel/motel (500 rooms) 1 |
15,000 |
$900 |
| Beverage bottler 2 |
104,500 |
$6,270 |
| Chemical manufacturer 2 |
169,000 |
$10,140 |
| Commercial laundry 2 |
53,000 |
$3,180 |
| Poultry processor 2 |
900,000 |
$30,000 |
| Hospital 2 |
68,500 |
$4,110 |
1 Sewage flows are estimated based on Design Guidelines for Sewerage Facilities.
2 Sewage flows are median of reported values for the category.
