The annual storm water fee will be in the mail to Fishers residents in the next 30 days. That’s the word from City Controller Oscar Gutierrez as he spoke before the Fishers City Council Finance Committee.

This fee comes from either the City of Fishers or HSE Utilities, depending on which provides sewer service to your home.  However, this bill is not funding your sewers.  The Fishers city Web site says the annual storm water fee covers the following:

• Storm sewer maintenance and upgrades
• Drainage and flood control projects
• Street sweeping
• Water quality improvement projects
• Waterway clean-up efforts
• Community recycling days
• National Flood Insurance Program management

Bottom line, this fee is charged once a year to residential homeowners.  Commercial customers also pay the fee, but on a different schedule