Sewer Fees
Effective July 1, 2022; July 1, 2023; and July 1, 2024
Sewer Bill Payment
The Portland Water District bills water and sewer customers on a monthly basis. Payments are made directly to the District. However twice per year, December 1 and June 1, Portland Water District turns over past due sewer accounts to the Town for collection. Past due sewer accounts are collected in the same manner as past due real estate taxes. As with the tax collection process, the Town may also file a sewer lien on past due accounts. Ultimately, the Town may foreclose on property for unpaid sewer bills. [See Tax Collection FAQ]
Sewer Service Area and Map
Cape Elizabeth sewer service is divided into northern and southern areas.
Waste Water Treatment Facility
The Portland Water District owns and maintains a wastewater treatment facility on Spurwink Avenue in Cape Elizabeth to serve its southern Cape system. With 3,100 customers served, it is the third largest facility operated by the Portland Water District. It has an average flow rate of 520,000 gallons per day, with a peak rate of 1.7 million gallons.
It was built in 1987 and, along with 11 pump stations, serves the southern Cape Elizabeth neighborhoods as well as the Town Center. (Portland Water District website - see link to request a tour of this facility.)
Wastewater from the northern Cape system is carried for treatment to the City of South Portland facility.