The intent of the volume fee is to generate revenue to offset the costs of operating a sanitary sewer lagoon facility (Shelley Lagoon) that only accepts trucked waste, McIntosh wrote. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Council has requested staff to minimize financial impacts on City residents and businesses. Deferral of this fee will defer the costs for users requiring trucked waste disposal. Under the proposed fees, it would cost $202.50 to dump the contents of a typical 4.5 cubic metre (roughly 1,200 U.S. gallons) residential septic tank, McIntosh wrote. Home septic tanks typically need to be drained and cleaned once every two to three years.