FAQ
There are many questions that numerous people in the community often ask. We have tried to list some of the most common ones and their answers. If you don't find your question listed here, please contact the clerk's office for the answer. You can phone, fax, e-mail, write a letter, or do it the old fashion way and just stop by the office. We'd be glad to help!
Q: How do I get a burning permit?
Q: Do I need a building permit and how much does it cost?
Q: When is my water bill and meter reading due?
Q: How can I get my payment or reading to the clerk's office?
Q: What can I take to the yard waste site?
BURNING PERMITS
The Linn County Department Of Public Health issues open burning permits. The permits are $5.00 for 30 days or $15.00 for 60 days. To obtain a permit by phone call 892-6000. You must provide some information, including your address, what materials you will be burning, and who will be the responsible person.
Permits can easily be renewed by calling Public Health at (319) 892-6000, or you may renew on the internet at www.linncleanair.org - click on the *Open Burning* button.
Be sure to call in a few days before your burn project. Public Health mails the permit to the local fire department for a signature and then the fire department mails the permit to you.
UTILITY BILLING
The clerk's office mails out all water/sewer/recycling bills on the last business day of each month. The bills are due by the 15th of the next month. You must read your meter, write the reading on the back of the postcard, and return the smaller portion of the postcard to the clerk's office.
If you pay your bill and turn your reading in together by the 15th each month, you will never have a late charge. Any residents submitting their meter readings after the 15th of the month will be service charged $15.00 on their next bill.
Any account with payments not made by the morning of the last business day of the month will have a 1.5% late fee added to the next bill. Any account that has a past due amount still outstanding at 1:00pm on the 15th of the following month will have the service disconnected. In order to have service reconnected, the past due amount must be paid in full plus a $50.00 reconnect fee for service during business hours or a $150.00 reconnect fee for service after business hours.
Water Bill Payment
The clerk's office is open M-F, 8:00am-Noon and 1-5:00pm. The office is located at 304 Broadway, in Springville. There is a locked drop box in the clerk's office door for after hours payments.
You can mail your meter reading and payment to: The City of Springville, PO Box 347, Springville, IA 52336.
There is an answer machine on all the time at 319-854-6428, a fax machine on all the time at 319-854-6443, or you can e-mail us at cityofsp@netins.net with meter readings and messages.
RECYCLING
The City of Springville has a mandatory curb-side recycling program and mandatory yardwaste fee program for all single family residences. Rudd Sanitation picks up recyclable material every Wednesday. You must obtain a blue recycling tub from Rudd Sanitation to use for the recycling program. Getting this tub requires a one time $14.00 fee paid to Rudd Sanitation. The recyclable items accepted are those accepted at the Linn County Transfer Station. Bill payments and collections are the same as for the water and sewer billing system. No partial payments will be accepted.
Commercial-Participation in the recycling program is not mandatory for commercial or multiple dwellings, but is encouraged. Billing is handled directly through the hauler, Rudd Sanitation.
RECYCLING INFORMATION
RUDD SANITATION
1-888-438-6563 (TOLL FREE)
Recyclables should be set at the curb by 7:00 a.m. every Wednesday. These are the recyclable products accepted;
NEWSPAPER - Newspapers and inserts from the C. R. Gazette. These should be in a paper sack in the center of the tub.
MAGAZINES - All magazines, tied in bundles with string. If raining, place in plastic bag if they won't fit in the tub.
GLASS - Clear and colored will be accepted. Food and beverage containers, washed with the lids and labels off. This does not include drinking glass, light bulbs, or window glass.
TIN CANS - Washed with the ends cut out, labels removed, and smashed flat.
ALUMINUM CANS - Washed and left as they are.
ALUMINUM FOIL - Clean only.
PLASTIC - All plastics with the recycling triangle #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 on them, except motor oil and anti-freeze containers. Lids are not accepted unless they are also marked with the recycling triangle. White milk jugs are also accepted. All plastics must be washed clean and please remove labels when possible. Styrofoam is not considered plastic.
CHIPBOARD - This is the cardboard that cereal boxes are made from. The inside bag or packing must be removed. The boxes must be emptied, flattened, and tied in bundle with string. Be sure to keep them dry. This does NOT include any food boxes made for the freezer or refrigerator.
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD - Tied in bundles with string and put in plastic if raining. No pizza boxes.
DRY CELL BATTERIES - Just put in tub.
CAR BATTERIES - Set along the outside of the tub.
MOTOR OIL - Put in a clean container with a lid, such as a milk jug.
All of the items above will be put in or next to a recycling tub for pickup. The tubs may be purchased for a $14 fee. Only one tub will be necessary to hold all items listed above. Contact the clerk's office or Rudd Sanitation about where to obtain a tub. Rudd Sanitation tubs will be the only tubs recognized as recycling tubs for this collection.
Put newspapers in a paper sack and stand in the middle of the tub. Put cans on one side of newspapers and glass on the other side. Lay plastic jugs on top on either side. Lay batteries on either side. Tie the cardboard, chipboard, and magazines in bundles with string and put in a plastic sack if it is raining and stand along the outside of the tub.
If something is left in your tub, there is one of two reasons why. The item was not clean or it was not on the above list of recyclables.
Rudd Sanitation Inc.
YARD WASTE
Yard waste can be taken to the yard waste site at the end of JR Barnes Parkway. Grass, weeds, sticks, and brush are accepted. Please observe the posted signs for size limitations and separation instructions.