Pittsburgh Stormwater Fee

The Pittsburgh stormwater fee is based on a property’s hard or impervious surfaces. In Pittsburgh, the average amount of impervious surface on a residential property is approximately 1,650 square feet. This is equal to one equivalent residential unit (ERU) of impervious surface, which is the unit of measure for calculating the stormwater fee and is accepted as the industry standard for determining a stormwater fee. The stormwater fee is applied to all residential and non-residential properties in Pittsburgh according to a tiered rate structure.