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(a) "User charge" means the charge assessed users of the sewage system to recover the cost of operation, maintenance and replacement of the sewage collection and sewage treatment system, and the cost of rendering bills and collecting sewer service charges.
(b) "Operation and maintenance costs" means the costs incurred in the act of keeping all facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage, in a good state of repair and functioning properly including the replacement of such facilities when necessary.
(c) "Replacement" means expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the treatment works to maintain the capacity and performance for which such works were designed and constructed
(d) "Debt service" means the funds used for the retirement of and interest on bonds and/or notes authorized and issued by the City to construct sewage system facilities.
(e) "Sewer service charge" means the total charge levied against users of the sewage system for sewer service. The charge shall include user charges plus the cost of debt service .
(f) "Retained amounts" means the portion of industrial cost recovery charges retained by the grantee as stated in Section 935.04 (h)(8).
(Ord. 18(80-81.) Passed 8-25-80.)
(a) Effective January 1, 2009, sewer rates for the City sewer system are hereby established to be the schedule marked as Exhibit A, based upon the metered consumption of water.
(Ord. 8(2008-09). Passed 11-24-08.)
(b) All users will be billed monthly for sewer services, as part of the combined monthly billing for water, sewer and sanitation. Bills that are not paid within fifteen days of the billing date shall be subject to a ten percent (10%) penalty and a turn-off notice.
(Ord. 68(96-97). Passed 12-15-97.)
(a) The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as shown:
(1) “Normal sewage” means sewage which when analyzed shows by weight a daily average of not more than 225 parts per million of suspended solids, and not more than 225 parts per million of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD).
(2) “Suspended solids” means solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
(3) “BOD” (biochemical oxygen demand) means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter, under standard laboratory procedure, in five days at twenty degrees centigrade, expressed in parts per million by weight.
(b) Sewage or industrial wastes above normal sewage strength, but acceptable for discharge into the sanitary sewerage system shall be subject to a surcharge. The surcharge shall be determined on the basis of either or both of two constituents of the water or wastes:
(1) Total suspended solids; and/or
(2) Five-day BOD at twenty degrees centigrade and as herein provided.
(Ord. 18(80-81). Passed 8-25-80.)
(c) When either or both the total suspended solids and the BOD of a water or waste accepted for admission to the system exceeds the values of their constituents for normal sewage, the excess concentration in either or both, as the case may be, shall be subject to a surcharge as follows:
(1) Pounds of excess suspended solids per day x $1.99/lb. = suspended solids surcharge; and
(2) Pounds of excess BOD per day x $0.261/lb. = BOD surcharge.
(Ord. 68(96-97). Passed 12-15-97.)
(d) In addition to the surcharge, the user will pay the user charges as defined in Section 935.02.
(e) The pounds of BOD per day and/or pounds of suspended solids per day, above the concentrations previously described for normal strength sewage that are discharged to the sewerage system, shall be determined by the City or its authorized representative.
(f) In addition to a surcharge on BOD and suspended solids, the City shall have the right to surcharge any user for the discharge of any other pollutant into the sewage system or for any other reason that it deems necessary and appropriate, such as excessively high rates of discharge.
(Ord. 18(80-81). Passed 8-25-80.)
(Ord. 18(80-81). Passed 8-25-80.)
(g) The Safety-Service Director and the Finance Director jointly may, between January 1st and March 31st of each year hereafter, make additional annual adjustments of the above sewer rates, without further legislation or approval by City Council in an amount necessary to anticipate the revenue necessary to meet the following year’s income requirements to operate the Sewer Department, based upon the income and expenses of the previous year. Such additional rate increases, however, may be no more than four percent (4%) from the previous year’s rates. (Ord. 68(96-97). Passed 12-15-97.)
(a) Application. There is hereby levied upon each industrial user of the treatment works, a separate and distinct charge for the use of such facilities. The industrial cost recovery charge shall be applied to each and every industrial premises discharging either directly or indirectly into the sewage system except as provided for herein.
(b) Industrial Cost Recovery Charges.
(1) “Industrial cost recovery” means the charge levied upon each industrial user of the treatment works to recover that portion of federal grant moneys used in the construction of wastewater facilities devoted to the collection and treatment of industrial wastes.
(2) Industrial cost recovery charges shall be in compliance with Federal Regulations 40CFR 35.928, as amended or supplemented.
(c) Industrial Cost Recovery Period.
(1) The industrial cost recovery period refers to that period during which the grant amount allocable to the treatment of wastes from industrial users is recovered from industrial users of the treatment works.
(2) The industrial cost recovery period shall commence upon the first day of operation of any treatment works construction project which has been financed in whole or in part by a federal grant.
(3) The industrial cost recovery period shall be equal to thirty years or the useful life of the treatment works, whichever is less, as determined by the City.
(d) Industrial User; Exceptions. For the purpose of charges for industrial cost recovery, an "industrial user" shall be as defined in Section 931.01
(i), subject to the following additional exceptions:
Pursuant to Section 24 of the Clean Water Act of 1977, industrial users discharging the equivalent of 25,000 gallons of sanitary waste per day, or less, or a volume of process waste, or combined process and sanitary waste, if the discharge does not contain pollutants which interfere or are incompatible with, or contaminate or reduce the utility of sludge as determined by the City, are exempt from charges for industrial cost recovery.
(e) Basis of Charges.
(1) Each industrial user's charge for industrial cost recovery shall be based upon all factors which influence the capital costs of the treatment works.
(2) As a minimum, an industrial user's charge for industrial cost recovery shall not be less than that as determined by its flow versus the design flow capacity of the treatment works for which industrial cost recovery is required.
(3) If there is a substantial change in the strength, volume or delivery flow rate characteristics introduced into the treatment works by an industrial user, such user's share shall be adjusted accordingly.
(4) If there is an expansion or upgrading of the treatment works, such expansion or upgrading being financed in whole or in part by federal grant moneys, each industrial user's share shall be adjusted accordingly.
(5) An industrial user's share shall include only that portion of the grant assistance allocable to its use or to capacity firmly committed for its use.
(6) Should an industrial user discontinue use of the system, its cost recovery payments shall cease.
(7) An industrial user's share shall not include an interest component.
(8) An allowance shall be made for the discharge of sanitary wastes by employees of the industry. Such allowance shall be determined by the City and deducted from cost recovery charges.
(f) Payment Dates.
(1) Charges for industrial cost recovery shall be made on or before January 30 each year during the cost recovery period.
(2) In lieu of regular billings, an industrial user may elect to make a single lump sum payment, the amount of which shall be determined by the City. However, this provision shall not preclude the subsequent revision of the industrial user's obligation should its discharge characteristics change, or should there be an expansion or upgrading of the treatment works which is financed in whole or in part by federal grant moneys.
(g) Schedule of Industrial Cost Recovery Charges.
ICR cost per unit of volume = | $0.063/ 1,000 gallons |
ICR cost per pound of BOD = | $0.029/pound |
ICR cost per pound of SS = | $0.003/pound |
(h) Industrial Cost Recovery Fund.
(1) There is hereby created an Industrial Cost Recovery Fund, the purpose of which is to receive and administer industrial cost recovery collections pursuant to this chapter and subject to the following stipulations:
(2) Recovered amounts shall be credited to an "ICR Collections" income account.
(3) Recovered amounts shall be summarized daily along with any interest earned on invested funds.
(4) Cash received shall be promptly invested or deposited in federally insured or guaranteed interest-bearing accounts or obligations. In no case shall a cash balance in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) remain uninvested for more than five working days.
(5) An investment ledger shall be maintained and shall denote the following information:
A. Date of transaction;
B. Amount invested or deposited;
C. Description and type of investment;
D. Date of maturity;
E. Amount available for reinvestment at maturity; and
F. U.S. EPA grant number.
(6) Immediately following the close of the annual accounting period, total annual industrial cost recovery collections and investment income shall be determined and summarized.
(7) No later than four months following the close of the accounting period, fifty percent (50%) of all collections made during the period, together with any interest earned thereon, shall be remitted to the U.S. EPA.
(8) The remaining fifty percent (50%) of the annual industrial cost recovery collections and associated investment income shall be retained by the City and shall be subject to the following stipulations:
A. Eighty percent (80%) of the retained amounts shall be reinvested and held for future renovation, replacement or expansion of "grant eligible treatment works" as defined by 40 CFR 35.941-1. Prior to the obligation of any portion of these funds for any purpose, the City shall obtain written approval from U.S. EPA.
B. The remaining twenty percent (20%) shall be used at the City's discretion, provided, however, that no portion thereof shall be used for the construction or operation of industrial pretreatment facilities, as rebates to industrial users, or for any purpose which would result in a direct subsidy of one user by another.
(Ord. 18(80-81). Passed 8-25-80.)
The Safety-Service Director shall make and enforce such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, for the proper determination and collection of the rates and charges herein provided, and for the safe, efficient and economical management of the sewage system. Such rules and regulations, when not repugnant to existing City ordinances or State law, shall have the same force and effect as ordinances of Council.
(Ord. 76(62-63). Passed 8-21-63.)
(Ord. 76(62-63). Passed 8-21-63.)
(a) Property Owners to Pay Cost Changes in Sewer Assessments. Property owners shall pay the City’s costs involved in changing or altering sanitary sewer assessments on the City sewer assessment rolls.
(b) Minimum Charge to Property Owners. The cost involved in changing, altering or correcting sanitary sewer assessments shall be based on the reasonable services expended by an employee of the City, and in no case shall a charge of less than twenty dollars ($20.00) be made for such services.
(Ord. 77(64-65). Passed 10-7-65.)
(Ord. 77(64-65). Passed 10-7-65.)
(a) The charge to tap into an existing City sanitary sewer shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). The Safety-Service Director is authorized to add additional charges for special conditions or circumstances.
(b) A sum shall be added to the tap-in charge, and it shall be equal to the cost of constructing a lateral line from the trunk line to the property line of the premises to be served.
(Ord. 57(96-97). Passed 10-27-97.)
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