For the use of the service rendered by sewage works, rates and charges shall be collected from the owners of each and every lot, parcel of real estate or building that is connected with the city sanitary system or otherwise discharges sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids, either directly or indirectly, into the sanitary sewage system. Rates and charges include user charges, debt service costs, excessive strength surcharges and other service charges, which rates and charges shall be payable as hereinafter provided and shall be in an amount determined as follows.
(A) The sewage rates and charges shall be based on the quantity of water used on or in the property or premises subject to the rates and charges as the sameis measured by the water meter there in use, plus a base charge based on the size of water meter installed, except as herein otherwise provided. For the purpose of billing and collecting the charges for sewage service, the water meters shall be read monthly and the users shall be billed each month (or period equaling a month). The water usage schedule on which the amount of the rates and charges shall be determined is as follows for all class I users:
(1) Treatment rate per 1,000 gallons of usage per month.
Monthly Charge
| |
Gallons
|
User Charge |
First 2,000 | $5.26 |
Over 2,000 | $9.05 |
plus:
(2) Base rate per month.
Water Meter | User Charge |
Water Meter | User Charge |
5/8 inch | $12.65 |
3/4 inch | $15.55 |
1 inch | $24.15 |
1-1/4 inch | $33.80 |
1-1/2 inch | $47.30 |
2 inch | $77.20 |
3 inch | $169.75 |
4 inch | $297.10 |
6 inch | $655.65 |
(3) Town of Monroe.
Monthly Charge | |
Gallons | User Charge
|
Per 1,000 gallons | $1.08* |
Debt Service Charge: $5,193.52 | |
* Rate is subject to recalculation each May 1 per agreement with Town of Monroe. | |
(B) For residential users of the sewage works that are unmetered water users, or if accurate meter readings are not available, the monthly charge shall be determined by equivalent single-family dwelling units, except as herein provided. Sewage service bills shall be rendered once each month (or period equaling a month). The schedule on which the rates and charges will be determined is as follows:
Monthly Rate | |||
User Charge | Debt Service | Total | |
Residential: Single-family dwelling unit | $47.75 | $10.80 | $36.65
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(C) For the service rendered to the city, the city shall be subject to the same rates and charges established in harmony therewith.
(D) All users of the sewage works will be subject to the rates and charges herein, or established in harmony therewith.
(E) In order to recover the cost of monitoring industrial wastes, the city shall charge the user not less than $25 per sampling event plus the actual cost for collecting and analyzing the sample(s) as determined by the city or by an independent laboratory. This charge will be reviewed on the same basis as all other rates and charges in this chapter.
(Ord. 579, passed 5-27-08; Am. Ord. 643, passed 7-22-13; Am. Ord. 653, passed 6-23-14)