Ann Arbor, Michigan has instituted a smart tiered method of taxing residential and commercial properties for storm water costs – the more impervious surface you have on your property, the more storm water abatement tax you pay. Check it out Here [1]
We need to do the same in every town in the North East Ohio Sewer District [2]. Why are we waiting?
Links:
[1] http://www.a2gov.org/government/publicservices/systems_planning/waterresources/Stormwater/Pages/StormWaterRates.aspx
[2] http://www.neorsd.org/