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§ 31.384 SURCHARGE RATE SCHEDULE
   (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)
§ 31.385 METHOD OF BILLING SURCHARGES
   (A)   (1)   The excessive strength surcharge shall be based on the following formula, with the total to be applied to the monthly bill of the affected users:
   [A (E-250) + B(F-250) + C(G-25) + D(H-100)] X .00624 X K = Surcharge Payment ($/Mo.)
      (2)   The formula components are as follows:
          A =   Surcharge rate for BOD, in $/pound.
          B =   Surcharge rate for SS, in $/pound.
          C =   Surcharge rate for NH3-N, in $/pound.
          D =   Surcharge rate for O&G, in $/pound.
          E =   User's average BOD concentration, in mg/l.
          F =   User's average SS concentration, in mg/l.
          G =   User's average NH 3-N concentration, in mg/l.
          H =   User's average O&G concentration, in mg/l.
          J =   User's monthly flow to sewage works, in 100 cubic ft.
   (B)   No reduction in sewage service charges, fees, or taxes shall be permitted because of the fact that certain wastes discharged to the sewage works contain less concentrations than those established as maximum in this chapter.
   (C)   Each user shall be notified, at least annually, in conjunction with a regular bill of the surcharge rate and that portion of the total charge which is attributable to operations and maintenance of the sewage system.
(Ord. No. 17-91, 6-25-91)
§ 31.386 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
   (A)   The city, through its sewer commission, shall maintain financial records to accurately account for revenues generated by the treatment system and expenditures for operation and maintenance of the system, including normal replacement costs.
   (B)   The city shall review not less often than annually the sewage contribution of users, the total cost of operation and maintenance of the sewage works, debt service obligations, and sewer service charges, Based on such review, the city shall revise, when necessary, the schedule of sewer service charges to accomplish the following:
      (1)   Maintain an adequate distribution of operations and maintenance costs among users of the treatment system, and
      (2)   Generate sufficient revenues to offset costs associated with the proper operation and maintenance of the sewage system and to meet debt service requirements.
   (C)   Excessive strength surcharges shall be reviewed at the time of and in conjunction with the review of sewer service charges. Surcharge rates shall be revised where necessary to reflect current treatment and monitoring costs.
(Ord. No. 17-91, 6-25-91)
§ 31.387 RATES OUTSIDE CORPORATE LIMITS
   For each owner or occupant of any lot, parcel of land, building, or premises outside the corporate limits which discharges sewage, water, or other liquid waste, into the municipal sewer system, the rate charge shall be two (2) times the above rates; provided, however, that within one-half (1/2) mile of the existing corporate limits, the regular monthly service rates for residential customers and purposes only, including apartment buildings and duplexes in which individual renters pay the sewer charges, shall not be double the city rates, where the customer has installed and paid for all line installation costs, and has conveyed ownership of the sewer lines, along with the easement to the sewer commission. For all other purposes, including tap-on fees and all other uses, all charges outside the city limits shall remain at two (2) times the in-city rates.
(Ord. No. 17-91, 6-25-91; Amd. Ord. 6-92, 3-31-92)
§ 31.388 METHOD OF BILLING
   (A)    The rates and charges established in this article shall be billed to the owners or occupants of the premises. If the occupant of any of the premises is not the owner, both the occupant and the owner shall be responsible for payment of the sewer bills. Whenever a bill for the rates and charges established in this article shall have been billed and remain unpaid for thirty (30) days, the amount of said bill and any and all costs incurred by the sewer commission in enforcing and collecting the bill shall constitute a lien against the property to which the sewer service was provided. The superintendent of sewers shall file a notice of the lien, and it shall be proven and collected as provided by law. The lien shall be notice to all persons from the time of its recording and shall bear interest at the legal rate thereafter until satisfied.
   (B)    The sewer service rates and charges shall be billed monthly and all bills for the services shall be payable within ten (10) days after rendition. If not paid within the ten-day period, the charges shall be deemed delinquent and a penalty of ten (10) percent shall be added and collected as a part of the bill. The city shall render the bills for sewer services and collect and account for the bills in the manner as prescribed by law and the proceedings pursuant to which the sewer revenue refunding and improvement bonds of the city are to be issued.
   (C)    (1)   If a bill is not paid within twenty (20) days after rendition, the city shall, as authorized by KRS 96.930 to 96.943, inclusive, issue to the party supplying water services to the premises a direction to discontinue the water service whether the water service bill has been paid or not.
      (2)   In the event the city shall issue such direction to the water supplier, the delinquent sewer user shall become liable to the city for the amount of twenty dollars ($20.00) for the fee of the water supplier and any expenses incurred in effecting the discontinuance of water service.
   (D)    When the delinquent sewer user has paid the amount of the delinquent bill in full, together with the prescribed penalty and the amount of the fee and expenses incurred in discontinuance, the city will notify the water supplier that the sewer bill delinquency no longer exists. The sewer user may then, as far as the city is concerned, seek restoration of the discontinued water service upon the terms and conditions as the water supplier may lawfully prescribe.
   (E)   The attorney for the city is hereby authorized and directed to enforce and collect any charges remaining delinquent for thirty (30) days.
(Ord. No. 12.74, § 2, 7-16-74; Ord. No. 22.79, § 1, 11-20-79; Amd. Ord. 6-91, § 1, passed 3-19-91)
§ 31.389 REVENUE STABILIZATION ADJUSTMENT
   A monthly adjustment, which may either be a charge or credit, shall be applied for the purpose of providing for the difference between Berea's budgeted cost of service and projected revenues for the current fiscal year. Cost of service shall include operation and maintenance expenses, interest and principal on debt, average extensions and replacements, and margins. The adjustment shall be determined prior to the beginning of each fiscal year and remain in effect for the entire fiscal year. The revenue stabilization adjustment shall be applied as charge or credit per cubic foot or gallon, whichever is applicable.
(Ord. No. 10-08, 9-16-08)
Division 8. Powers and Authority of Inspectors
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