Darmstadt Sewer Utility

Darmstadt owns and maintains it’s own gravity and pressurized sewer system. About 99% of the homes and businesses in Darmstadt are served and maintained by this system. This system was installed in the 80’s in a required Federal compliance with the Federal Clean Water Act.

Growing public awareness and concern for controlling water pollution led to enactment of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972. As amended in 1977, this law became commonly known as the Clean Water Act. The Act established the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States. It gave EPA the authority to implement pollution control programs such as setting wastewater standards for industry.

SEWER PAYMENTS
Mailing address for Sewer Payments:
TOWN OF DARMSTADT
PO BOX 20
DARMSTADT, IN 47618
TOWN HALL & MAINTENANCE
Mailing address for Town Hall & Maintenance:
TOWN OF DARMSTADT
559 HOING RD
DARMSTADT, IN 47725

How the System Works

Our liquid sewage flows from our homes to our septic tanks. Each homeowner’s septic tank holds the solids and then the ‘gray water’ continues to flow out the sewer pipes to your sewer pump (usually where the gray electrical box with lights are) which may be located on your property or an adjacent property.

The sewer pump then pumps the liquids thru the town system and out of Darmstadt through two large flow meters that are located on each side of the 4H center in town. These two flow meters measure the amount of sewage in millions of gallons as it flows south to the Evansville Water & Sewer Department where it is treated.

The Town of Darmstadt is then billed by Evansville Water & Sewer Department monthly based on the millions of gallons that flows through the 2 main town sewage meters on each side of the 4H center. This is why it is very important that town residents do not connect gutters or sump pumps to the town sewer system, because Evansville charges us for every gallon and of course that charge is passed on to our Darmstadt residents on our sewer bills.

Sewer Maintenance

We have two full-time employees who do their best to maintain our sewer system and make sure it is operating effectively & efficiently at all times. Our sewer maintenance crew is on call 24/7 for sewer emergencies. Call 867-1413 anytime you experience sewer problems, lights on your sewer pump box or backups in your home.

Contact Numbers

Evansville Water Department
812-436-7846

German Township Water
812-963-6403

Darmstadt Town Clerk
812-963-6760

Darmstadt Sewer & Road Maintenance
812-867-1413

Current Sewer Rates

Sewage Rate for metered customers (on Evansville or German Township Water) is based per every 100 gallons.

Electric Charge (to run your sewer pump) is a flat fee *Please note, some sewer pumps are directly connected to homeowner’s home electric and therefore is not charged separately on sewer billing.

Administration Charge for metered customers is a flat fee

DARMSTADT SEWER RATES

		AUG 2020	APR 2025
FLAT RATES- ALL CUSTOMERS	Admin Flat Rate	$7.45	$7.45
	Sewer Pump Electric Flat Rate (if not wired directly to home)	$14.74	$17.69
METERED RATE (city water meter)	Per 100 gallons (EWSU water meters & German Twp water meters)	$2.562	$2.562

UNMETERED RATE (well)	Regular Well User Flat Rate (based on 5,000 gallons)	$128.10	$128.10
	Discounted Well User Flat Rate (based on 3,000 gallons) Must be 2 or less occupants & submit signed affidavit	$76.86	$76.86

Ways to Pay your Bill

Sewer bill payments can be mailed to PO Box 20, Darmstadt, In 47618, paid by our online autopay service, paid online through your bank’s bill pay service or paid in-person at the Old National Bank Darmstadt Branch at 544 E. Boonville-New Harmony Rd in front of Schnucks. For safety and internal controls compliance, in-person payments are only accepted at Old National Bank Darmstadt Branch during their normal business hours. Prepays are accepted and encouraged or autopay, if leaving town for any lengthy time and/or seasonal residents.

Leak Adjustments

If you notice that your water bill is higher than normal and you suspect a leak or misread water meter, you need to contact your water company immediately to have the issue resolved before it is reported & calculated the following month on your sewer bill. IF YOU HAVE A LEAK THAT DIDN’T GO DOWN THE SEWER AND WANT TO REQUEST A LEAK ADJUSTMENT ON YOUR BILL YOU MUST Contact the Darmstadt Sewer Superintendent.

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Aaron Enlow
Sewer Maintenance Superintendent
812-867-1413

How Your Sewer Bill is Calculated

Evansville Water Customers: You are billed for sewage directly based on the water consumption reported to us from the Evansville Water Department each month when they read your water meter. You receive your water bill from Evansville Water Department about a month before you receive your sewer bill from the Town of Darmstadt. You can find your water usage amount, recorded in 100’s of gallons on your water bill, this is the same number we use to calculate your sewer usage. We round to the nearest 100 gallons. ( Evansville recently changed from measuring in 1,000’s to 100’s end of 2020) If you keep track of your water bills, you can calculate what your sewer bill will be for the following month using our current town rates.*

German Township Water Customers: You are billed for sewage directly based on the water consumption reported to us from German Township Water each month. You receive your water bill from German Township Water Department about the same time you receive your sewer bill from the Town of Darmstadt. Your water usage amount is recorded on your water bill, this is the number we use to calculate your sewer usage. We round to the nearest 100 gallons. If you keep track of your water bills, you can calculate what your sewer bill will be using our current town rates.*

Well Water Users: Your sewage charge is a flat rate. 3 or more people living in home are charged regular rate or 2 or less people living in home are charged discounted rate IF YOU HAVE NOTIFIED US AND SUBMITTED A COMPLETED AFFIDAVIT. It is not the responsibility of the town to guess how many people are living in your home.

A Notarized affidavit is required to receive the discounted rate for 2 or less people living in home.
Here is the WELL USER AFFIDAVIT. You can have these notarized for free at the local Old National Bank.

*Note, this is a good way to catch any leaks or misread meters before it is reported to the Darmstadt Sewer Department.

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