(A) A sewer user may be permitted to discharge wastes to the sewage works having an average biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) concentration in excess of 250 milligrams per liter (mg/l), and/or an average suspended solids (SS) concentration in excess of 250 mg/l, and/or an average ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) concentration in excess of 25 mg/l; and/or an average oil and grease, T(O&G) concentration in excess of 100 mg/l. In the event the sewer commission shall permit a user to discharge such wastes, the user shall pay a surcharge fee based upon the excess strength of its wastes as set out in subsection (B) below.
(B) The following surcharge rates shall apply monthly to each user of the sewage works that has obtained a permit from the commission to contribute excessive strength sewage.
Surcharge Rates
| |
BOD (in excess of 250 mg/l) | $ .18 per pound |
SS (in excess of 250 mg/l) | .18 per pound |
NH3
-H (in excess of 25 mg/l)
| .71 per pound |
O&G ( in excess of 100 mg/l) | .25 per pound
|
(Ord. No. 17-91, 6-25-91)