Midwest City, OK Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum charge
- $2.42 per month per ESU
- 1 ESU equals
- 2,860 sq ft impervious surface
- Exempt
- roads, city parks, undeveloped parcels
- Rate adjustment
- annual CPI increase each May 1
- Administered by
- city utilities superintendent
Summary
Midwest City bills every developed property a monthly stormwater charge, at least $2.42 per equivalent service unit, to fund drainage system operations, NPDES compliance, and flood-control projects citywide.
There shall be and there is hereby established a stormwater charge which shall be billed monthly with the other city utilities. The stormwater charge shall be a minimum of two dollars and forty-two cents ($2.42) per month per account. ... One (1) ESU shall be defined as two thousand eight hundred sixty square feet (2,860 ft²) of impervious area.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 21).
Full Breakdown
The stormwater charge under Code § 43-404 is billed monthly with water and sewer, at a minimum of $2.42 per equivalent service unit (one ESU equals 2,860 square feet of impervious surface). Residential parcels of three or fewer units are assigned one ESU; other developed parcels are billed per measured impervious area. City, state and federal roads and rights-of-way, city parks and buildings, and undeveloped parcels are exempt. Rates adjust annually each May 1 by the Consumer Price Index for water/sewer/trash. Revenue funds the city's stormwater drainage system, engineering, and NPDES permit compliance program administered by the utilities superintendent.
Violations & Fines
Nonpayment is treated like any other city utility bill: the same deposit, late-charge, and penalty provisions that apply to water and sewer service apply to the stormwater charge (§ 43-404).
Frequently Asked Questions
Does every Midwest City resident pay a stormwater fee?
Is undeveloped land charged the stormwater fee?
What does the stormwater charge pay for?
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