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Refer to subsection 1-3-1
A of this code for a schedule of fines applicable to specifically identified offenses. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter that is not listed on the schedule set forth in subsection 1-3-1
A of this code may be fined pursuant to the general penalty set forth in section 1-3-1
of this code. Each day that a violation is found to exist constitutes a separate violation. A determination by a court that a violation of this chapter has taken place and the assessment of a penalty thereof shall not preclude the village from seeking a recovery of any unpaid charges, fees or other sums due the village under this chapter or other ordinances because of the furnishing by the village of its utility services. (Ord. 10-04-07, 4-5-2010)
ARTICLE A. WATER AND SEWER RATES AND CHARGES
SECTION:
8-1A-1: Water And Sewer Service Charges
8-1A-2: Wastewater Service Charges
8-1A-2-1: Basic Data For Wastewater Service Charges
8-1A-2-2: Basis For Wastewater Service Charges
8-1A-2-3: Measurement Of Flow
8-1A-2-4: Surcharge Rate
8-1A-2-5: Computation Of Surcharge
8-1A-2-6: Computation Of Wastewater Service Charge
8-1A-3: Regulations Relating To Rates
8-1A-4: Free Service Prohibited
8-1A-5: Construction Contractors
8-1A-6: Billing And Payment
8-1A-7: Delinquent Payments
8-1A-8: Water Shutoff; Application And Fee
8-1A-9: Revenues And Accounting
8-1A-10: Rate Adjustment
8-1A-11: Access To Records
8-1A-12: Appeals
8-1A-13: Penalty
There are hereby established rates and charges for the use of the services supplied by the combined waterworks and sewerage system of the village, based upon the amount of water consumed, as shown by water meters as follows:
A. Users Within Corporate Limits:
1. Water Service Charge Bimonthly: For each residential, commercial, industrial and municipal user of the water service of the combined waterworks and sewerage system, there shall be a bimonthly charge or rate based upon the amount of water consumed each bimonthly period as follows:
The minimum charge for water service applicable to each single metered account shall be twelve dollars ($12.00) each bimonthly period and six dollars ($6.00) each bimonthly period for each additional unit served through a single connection.
Metered water flow charges shall be two dollars fifty eight cents ($2.58) per each one thousand (1,000) gallons used effective August 1, 2013. On each subsequent August 1, the rate will increase by three percent (3%) to meet the needs of the increasing operating costs without the need of further action by the corporate authorities.
2. Sewer Service Charges Bimonthly: For each residential, commercial, industrial and municipal user of the sewer service of the combined waterworks and sewerage system, there shall be a bimonthly sewer charge based upon the amount of water consumed each bimonthly period. This bimonthly sewer charge shall consist of two (2) separate components, being a minimum charge and a user rate. The user rate is divided into two (2) service areas, one serviced by the Antioch municipal wastewater treatment plant and one serviced by the Lake County public works wastewater treatment plant.
a. Minimum Charges: The minimum charge applicable to each additional unit served through a single sewer tap shall be fifty percent (50%) of the charge applicable to single metered connections. These are calculated as follows:
Each Metered User
| Each Additional Unit
|
$26.00 | $13.00 |
b. Bimonthly User Rates:
(1) West Service Area: In the west service area, metered water flow charges shall be four dollars twelve cents ($4.12) per each one thousand (1,000) gallons effective August 1, 2013. Each subsequent year the rate will increase by three percent (3%) to meet the needs of the increasing operating costs without the need of further action by the corporate authorities.
(2) East Service Area: In the east service area, metered water flow charges shall be four dollars twelve cents ($4.12) per each one thousand (1,000) gallons effective August 1, 2013. Each subsequent year the rate will increase by three percent (3%) to meet the needs of the increasing operating costs without the need of further action by the corporate authorities. Additionally, in the event the Lake County department of public works increases its treatment fees, the rate will increase proportionally to those increases without the need of further action by the corporate authorities.
c. Appropriation Of Funds:
(1) East Service Area: The bimonthly sewer charges for sewer service applicable to each single metered connection in the east service area shall be received as restricted funds to be used for the following:
(A) To pay fixed expenses applicable to the operation and maintenance and replacement of the sewer collection system;
(B) To pay the treatment charges imposed by the Lake County department of public works.
(2) West Service Area: The bimonthly sewer charges for sewer service applicable to each single metered connection in the west service area shall be received as restricted funds to be used for the following:
(A) To pay fixed expenses applicable to the operation and maintenance and replacement of the sewer collection system;
(B) To pay fixed expenses applicable to the operation and maintenance of the wastewater treatment plant; and
(C) To pay a proportional share of any applicable annual debt service requirements of bonds or loans applicable to the water treatment plant.
B. Users Outside Corporate Limits:
1. Each user of the combined system of the village located outside the corporate limits shall be billed at the rate of two hundred percent (200%) of the rate charged to properties within the corporate limits as set out in subsection A of this section.
2. For those properties served by the Oakwood Knolls Water Association the minimum charge for water service applicable to each single metered account shall be twelve dollars ($12.00) each bimonthly period and six dollars ($6.00) each bimonthly period for each additional unit served through a single connection. Metered water flow charges shall be billed at the rate charged to properties within the corporate limits as set out in subsection A of this section.
C. Water Service Only: For each user of the water service only of the combined system within the corporate limits there shall be a bimonthly charge based upon the amount of water consumed each bimonthly period as follows:
Each one thousand (1,000) gallons at two dollars fifty eight cents ($2.58) per one thousand (1,000) gallons.
Metered water flow charges shall be two dollars fifty eight cents ($2.58) per each one thousand (1,000) gallons used effective August 1, 2013. On each subsequent August 1, the rate will increase by three percent (3%) to meet the needs of the increasing operating costs without the need of further action by the corporate authorities.
The minimum charge for water service only shall be twelve dollars ($12.00) each bimonthly period.
D. Sewer Service Only: For each nonmetered user of the sewerage system within the corporate limits there shall be a flat rate charge of eighty six dollars ($86.00) each bimonthly period. The flat rate charge is computed in the following manner:
Basic user charges | $16.00 |
Debt service charge | 10.00 |
Usage rate to 15,000 gallons | 60.00 |
Total nonmetered use | $86.00 |
On August 1, 2014, and on each subsequent August 1 thereafter, the usage rate will increase by three percent (3%) to meet the needs of the increasing operating costs without the need of further action by the corporate authorities.
In the event usage of the wastewater facilities is determined to be in excess of fifteen thousand (15,000) gallons per bimonthly period, the village may require such flat rate user to install metering devices on the water supply or sewer main to measure the amount of services supplied.
E. Multiple-Unit Users: A "multiple-unit user" is defined as any additional number of family or commercial units located on the same premises, or being served through a single water meter or sewer connection, where there are no separate water meters for each unit, such as apartment buildings, more than one commercial unit in the same building, or commercial and residential units located in the same building. In all such cases, there shall be an additional basic user charge and debt service charge for each additional unit provided with water and sewer service and served by the single connection. The additional charges applicable to the number of units served through the single connection shall be added to the single metered connection for services.
F. The corporate authorities may, by ordinance and subject to such conditions or requirements as they deem necessary, waive or reduce the water service charge and/or the sewer service under this section why they determine that the public interest will be served by such waiver.
(Ord. 13-12-24, 12-16-2013; amd. Ord. 24-05-28, 5-8-2024)
The user charge system hereinafter set forth has been developed from data outlined in the report of McClure Engineering Associates, Inc., Waukegan, Illinois, entitled "Report On The Revisions Of The User Charges Of The Wastewater System Of The Village Of Antioch, Lake County, Illinois", said report being incorporated herein by reference and which shall constitute the basis for determining user charges in the village. (1976 Code § 51.005)
A. The wastewater service charges for the use of and for services supplied by the wastewater facilities of the village shall consist of a basic user charge to pay expenses for operation, maintenance and replacement of the system, a fixed debt service charge, variable debt service rate and a surcharge, if applicable.
B. The basic user charge shall be based on water usage as recorded by water meters or sewage meters for wastes having the following normal volume and concentrations:
1. A flow of four thousand (4,000) gallons per bimonthly period.
2. A five (5) day, twenty degree centigrade (20°C) biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) of two hundred milligrams per liter (200 mg/l).
3. A suspended solids content of two hundred forty milligrams per liter (240 mg/l).
4. Ammonia nitrogen content of thirty milligrams per liter (30 mg/l).
5. A phosphorus content (P) of twenty five milligrams per liter (25 mg/l).
C. It shall consist of operation and maintenance costs plus replacement, and shall be computed as follows:
1. Estimate the projected annual revenue required to operate and maintain the wastewater facilities, including a replacement fund, for the next fiscal year for all works categories.
2. Proportion the estimated costs to wastewater facility categories by volume, suspended solids, BOD5 and phosphorus.
3. Estimate waterworks volume, pounds of SS, pounds of BOD5 and pounds of phosphorus to be treated.
4. Compute units costs for volume (dollars per 1,000 gallons), for SS (dollars per pound), for BOD5 (dollars per pound), for ammonia nitrogen (dollars per pound), and for phosphorus (dollars per pound).
5. Compute costs per one thousand (1,000) gallons for volume, SS, BOD5, NH3 and phosphorus at normal sewage strength. Add these costs to determine the charge for operation and maintenance, including replacement. (1976 Code § 51.006)
D. There is hereby established a debt service charge in the amount as established in section 8-1A-1 of this article per bimonthly period for each single metered user served by the sanitary sewer system of the village, and in the amount as established in section 8-1A-1 of this article per bimonthly period for each additional user or unit served through a single meter. A component of the debt service charge in the amount of four dollars ($4.00) per bimonthly period applicable to each single metered or multiple-unit user shall be separately allocated by the village for payment of a loan under the Illinois environmental protection agency revolving loan program. (1976 Code § 51.006; amd. Ord. 02-03-10, 3-18-2002; Ord. 08-04-07, 4-7-2008)
E. 1. In the event use of the wastewater facilities by nonresidential users is determined by the superintendent to include wastes in addition to average strength domestic waste, the user shall pay a surcharge cost in addition to the debt service charge, the basic user charge and the basic user rates.
2. A surcharge will be levied upon all users whose wastes exceed the normal concentrations for BOD5 (200 mg/l), SS (240 mg/l), NH3 (30 mg/l) and phosphorus (25 mg/l). The surcharge will be based on water usage as recorded by water meters and/or sewage meters for all wastes which exceed the concentrations for BOD5, SS, ammonia nitrogen and phosphorus content, respectively. Section 8-1A-2-5 of this article specifies the procedure to compute a surcharge. (Ord. 13-12-24, 12-16-2013)
A. The volume of flow used for computing basic user charges and surcharges shall be the metered water consumption read to the lowest even increments of one thousand (1,000) gallons.
B. If the person discharging wastes into the public sewers procures any part, or all, of his water from sources other than the public waterworks system, all or a part of which is discharged into the public sewers, the person shall install and maintain, at his expense, water meters of a type approved by the superintendent for the purpose of determining the volume of water obtained from these other sources.
C. Devices for measuring the volume of waste discharged may be required by the superintendent if these volumes cannot otherwise be determined from the metered water consumption records.
D. Metering devices for determining the volume of waste shall be installed, owned and maintained by the person. Following approval and installation, these meters may not be removed without the consent of the superintendent. (1976 Code § 51.007)
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