Are drainage costs justified? Calculation of floor area

2020-08-14 10:02:04

I had the same case myself, it was also about the fee due for connecting the house to the sewage treatment plant. This was based on the number of full floors. I was credited with two full floors. I then sent a drawing showing that the upper floor is not a full floor according to the state building code. The answer was that this did not matter, you could simply count all areas with a height over 1.40m flatly. Fortunately, in my case, it was only a low three-digit amount, of which I could have saved 1/3 if I had been able to "argue away" my upper floor. Therefore, I did not intervene further. But interesting how a "suitable" definition is suddenly dug up...

That is exactly what it was about for me.

2020-08-14 10:19:49

But apart from that, I also don't understand why you would have more wastewater with a basement than without...

You have less soil on your property that can serve as a "buffer storage" for rainwater and thus naturally contribute to more wastewater (due to runoff rainwater) entering the drainage system. This would be my attempt to explain it from the municipality's perspective...

2020-08-14 11:07:05

But interesting how suddenly a "suitable" definition is dug up...

That’s not true at all, the fee schedule applies and the OP did quote it and highlighted the definition.

But it is mediocre. The notice seems correct and the amount will have to be paid. One can only be reminded of the thread regarding incidental construction costs. Apparently, this item was simply forgotten.

2020-08-14 12:53:40

: the definition referred to my case, although there is certainly a document from the wastewater association somewhere that provides exactly this definition. I did not look for it myself. It was only about a few euros.

2020-08-15 11:03:21

The fee is known. We will have to pay additional charges sooner or later. However, since we have already paid partially at the time of purchase, we still have to pay for 70sqm. It will be somewhere around 1300€.

2020-08-15 13:16:45

Yes, the fee is known but not its calculation.

Are drainage costs justified? Calculation of floor area

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