The Town of Waterford Sanitary District No. 1 is currently undergoing a sanitary sewer lift station upgrade. Documents on the study and collection system assessment can be found HERE and are available at the office from 8 AM to 12 PM on weekdays.
Disclaimer: This is not an official posting site of the Town of Waterford Sanitary District #1. Public Hearings and Commissioners Meetings are listed in this newspaper: Waterford Post
Notice may also be listed in Racine’s: The Journal Times, and on bulletin boards at these locations:
| Town of Waterford and Waterford Sanitary District #1 Offices (outside wall facing the parking lot): | 415 N. Milwaukee Street Waterford, WI 53185 |
| Tichigan Lake Lions Club Civic Center (outside on the right as you enter their parking lot) | 6710 Big Bend Road (Highway 164) Waterford, WI 53185 |
| Ron’s Citgo (inside the store on the side of the beverage cooler) | 8226 Big Bend Road (Highway 164) Waterford, WI 53185 |
Fourth quarter invoices will be sent out at end of December and will be due by January 20, 2025. Emailed invoices are also being sent as a courtesy and paper billings will continue to be sent unless you opt to go paperless.
If mailing your payment, please allow extra time for delivery from USPS.
Payments may also be made in person in our office at the Town Hall building 415 N. Milwaukee Street, weekdays from 8-12. A drop box is located outside, behind the black mailbox, for your convenience.
Please understand that the town clerk cannot take Sanitary District payments. Please use the drop box after hours!!
CUSTOMERS MAY SIGN UP FOR AUTOPAY HERE. THE SERVICE IS FREE AND CONVENIENT*
You may pay by mail or drop in the payment box located on the exterior of the building behind the big, black mailbox, or you may also use your bank’s bill pay. We do not have online payment options on our website.
Email us at: wsd@tds.net or call us at (262) 534-4646 if you have any questions.
*Implementation of a credit card convenience fee
Due to the cost of credit card processing fees, we have implemented a convenience fee to all credit card payments including auto pay, in office and telephone payments. This went into effect 1/1/2020. This fee will not affect cash or check payments. The fee will be 4% of the total amount being paid by credit card. For example, for auto pay customers the total quarterly payment will be $ 163.60 + 6.55 = $170.15.
There is no charge for automatic withdrawal from CHECKING or SAVINGS accounts. To sign up, please submit the “AUTHORIZATION FOR AUTOMATIC
ACH WITHDRAWAL”, which can be found HERE
About the District:
The Waterford Sanitary District (WSD) is an independent governmental body that provides for the collection and transmittal of wastewater for the district residents in the Town of Waterford.
Sewer System:
The District’s sewer system became operational on August 1, 1988. At that time, we served approximately 1,100 customers. Today we serve over 1,925 homes and businesses. Several sewer extensions have been added over the years, primarily in new subdivisions. All of these extensions were added by developers or property owners at no cost to the District.
Sewer Rates:
Quarterly bills carry a rate of $54.54 per month for each single- family home. Each quarterly bill is $163.60 for each resident that includes those that have district owned grinder pumps. For our customers that have privately owned grinder pumps, the quarterly billing rate is $154.10 (51.37 per month) Commercial businesses can choose between multiple user fees or have a meter and pay according to actual usage.
The sewer charges are based on costs for operation and maintenance of the system, treatment costs paid to Western Racine County Sewerage District, and capital expenditures.
Billing Policy:
Our quarterly invoices come on a regular sized 8 1/2 x 11 inch sheet of paper. These bills come to you in the mail in a business sized envelope.
Bills are mailed at the end of each quarter, on or about the first of April, July, October, and January, and are due on the 20th of the respective month. Payments must be received or postmarked by the due date, or a 3% penalty will be added to the bill. In addition, any amount that is not paid in full by November 1st of any year, is subject to a 10% surcharge and, if not paid by November 15th of that year, the total amount is then placed on the property tax bill for collection.
IF YOU SELL YOUR HOME, PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE TO PROVIDE US WITH THE NEW OWNER’S NAME. THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE CONFUSION OF BILLS BEING FORWARDED AND THE NEW OWNER NOT RECEIVING THEM. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO KEEP THIS INFORMATION CURRENT! RACINE COUNTY DOES NOT NOTIFY OUR OFFICE OF ANY PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Our Municipal Building:
Since remodeling the Sanitary District owned municipal building in 2000, it has allowed all municipal departments the room to grow along with our community. The Sanitary District rents the portion of its building used by the town to the town for $1.00/year on a 99-year lease and extends the use of the meeting room to community-based organizations at no charge.
Disclaimer: This is not an official posting site of the Town of Waterford Sanitary District.
Just a reminder that this website is not updated every day. It is NOT an official posting site and is for information only. There may be times when the site is not updated. We make every attempt to do so when time allows. You can always contact the office with any questions you may have.