A proposal to raise rates for septage treatment to recoup costs has drawn protest from septage hauling business owners that say the charging system is unfair and the increase is too sharp.Dwight Wicks, director of RWR, said the department had lost about $162,000 last year because of the difference in cost and the rates currently being charged. He also pointed out that vendors were coming in with septage collected from other counties because of Rockdale’s cheap rates and that treating septage was not a profitable venture and was a service that RWR provided to county and city
Planned hike in septage rates draws criticism
