(A) Citizens Energy Group and the City of Beech Grove's Board of Public Works and Safety have entered into an agreement for the treatment of wastewater generated by customers of the Beech Grove Sewage Works Utility. Such agreement was approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) and the set rates for the treatment of wastewater based on (per 1,000 gallons) of wastewater are listed below:
Effective January 1, 2019 | $0.75 |
Effective January 1, 2020 | $1.17 |
Effective January 1, 2021 | $1.41 |
Effective January 1, 2022 | $1.70 |
Effective January 1, 2023 | $2.02 |
Effective January 1, 2024 | $2.25 |
The Common Council shall adjust the fees charged to customers of the Beech Grove Sewage Works Utility for the treatment of wastewater as approved by the IURC. Such fees shall also be adjusted as often as necessary to provide for and maintain the Sewage Works Utility.
(B) For the use of the services rendered by the sewage works, rates, and charges shall be collected from the owners and / or residents and tenants of each and every lot, parcel or real estate, dwelling unit or building that is connected to the city's sanitary sewer system or otherwise discharges sewage, industrial waste, water or other liquids, either directly or indirectly, into the sanitary sewer system of the City of Beech Grove. Such rates and charges include operation and maintenance. User charges, debt service cost, excessive strength surcharges and other service charges, which rates and charges shall be payable as hereinafter provided and shall be in an amount determinable as follows:
(C) For all user classes except residential users the charges to treat wastewater shall be based on the quantity of water used on or in the property premises subject to rates and charges, as the same measured by the water meter there in use, except as herein otherwise provided. For the purpose of billing and collecting the charges for sewage service, the water meters shall be read in accordance with the operating practice of Citizens Energy Group or other water suppliers, as the case may be. All users shall be filled monthly (or a period equaling a month). The water usage schedule on which the amount of said rates and charges shall be determined as follows:
Residential Users (Flat Rate) / Apartments
Effective February 24, 2020 | $32.66 |
Effective January 1, 2021 | $37.00 |
(D) In order to recover the cost of monitoring commercial, institutional and industrial wastes, the District shall charge the user the actual cost of sampling and analysis.
(Ord. 13-1979, passed 12-17-79; Am. Ord. 4-1980, passed 4-21-80; Am. Ord. 11-1985, passed 12-16- 85; Am. Ord. 6-l992, passed 12-21-92; Am. Ord. 4A-2004, passed 8-17-04; Am. Ord. 1, 2013, passed 2-4-13; Am. Ord. 3, 2017, passed 8-7-17; Am. Ord. 2, 2020, passed 2-18-20)