For the use of and the service rendered by the 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’s sanitary sewer system or otherwise discharges sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water, or other liquids, either directly or indirectly, into the sanitary sewer system of the city, which rates and charges shall be payable as hereinafter provided, and shall be in an amount as follows:
(A) Except as herein otherwise provided, sewage rates and charges shall be based on the quantity of water used on or in the property or premises subject to such rates and charges, as the same is measured by the water meter in use. Water meters will be read monthly and sewage bills rendered monthly.
(B) In the event that a sewer customer is not using city water but discharges into the city sewage system, the city shall install a meter measuring device either on the customer’s wells or potable service line, and/or on the outflow of the utility customer’s discharge to determine the proper charge based on the schedule set forth in division (C) of this section.
(C) There are established for the use of and the services rendered by the sewage works system of the city, the following rates and charges based on the water supplied by the water works system to each billing unit.
SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES | |
Consumption per month (per 1,000 gallons) | |
First 10,000 gallons | $16.34 |
Next 20,000 gallons | $12.62 |
Over 30,000 gallons | $10.77 |
(1) The minimum charge for any user shall be based on meter sizes as follows:
MINIMUM CHARGES | |
Meter Size | |
MINIMUM CHARGES | |
Meter Size | |
5/8 - 3/4 inch | $40.77 |
1 inch | $59.41 |
1 1/2 inch | $147.27 |
2 inch | $247.69 |
3 inch | $371.01 |
4 inch | $593.59 |
6 inch | $890.39 |
(2) Monthly unmetered residential user.
Unmetered Residential User | $48.31 |
(D) In the event two or more buildings, or lots, are served by a single water meter, the quantity of water used shall be averaged for each user, and rates and charges for the average use shall apply to the each user.
(E) Multiple users, such as trailers or apartments, served by one water meter, shall pay not less than the number of dwellings times the minimum monthly charge for a 5/8 - 3/4 inch meter of $17 from the date of passage to June 2001, and $18 from July 2001 and thereafter.
(F) In order that domestic and residential users of sewage services shall not be penalized for sprinkling lawns during the months of June, July, and August, the billing for sewage services for residential or domestic users for these months shall be based on the water usage for the previous months of January, February, and March, if such usage is lower than the summer months.
(G) Charges to users outside the corporate limits of the city will be billed at 100% of the rates and charges to users within the corporate limits.
(H) Rates and charges provided by this section shall become effective for all service rendered on and after November 1,1993.
(I) The rates and charges shall be reviewed every two (2) years and a rate study commissioned upon recommendation of the Superintendent or City Clerk Treasurer to the Board.
(J) Any recommended rate or fee changes must be acted upon by the Council and adopted, by ordinance, after public hearing by the Council.
(Ord. 1639, passed 12-19-16; Am. Ord. 1774, passed 3-20-23)