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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>353915</law_id><section_number>21-181</section_number><catch_line>Uniformity and basis</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="58" identifier="21">Drainage, Soil Conservation, Sanitation and Public Facilities Districts</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="3" identifier="3">Sanitation Districts Law of 1938 -- Tidal Waters</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="4" identifier="4">Fees, Rents and Charges</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Such fees, rents and charges being in the nature of use or service charges, shall as nearly as the commission shall deem practicable and <span class="dictionary">equitable</span>, be uniform throughout the <span class="dictionary">district</span> for the same type, class and amount of use or service of the <span class="dictionary">sewage disposal system</span>, and may be based or computed either on the consumption of water on or in connection with the real estate, making due allowance for commercial use of water, or on the number and kind of water outlets on or in connection with the real estate or on the number and kind of plumbing or sewage fixtures or facilities on or in connection with the real estate, or on the number or average number of <span class="dictionary">persons</span> residing or working on or otherwise connected or identified with the real estate or on any other factors determining the type, class and amount of use or service of the <span class="dictionary">sewage disposal system</span>, or on any combination of such factors.</p></section></text><history>1938, p. 517; 1940, p. 622; Michie Code 1942, &#xA7; 1560nn.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
