99.01 SEWER SERVICE CHARGES REQUIRED.

Every customer shall pay to the City sewer service fees as hereinafter provided.

(Code of Iowa, Sec. 384.84)

99.02 SANITARY SEWER SERVICE CHARGE RATES.

Each customer shall pay sanitary sewer charges in accordance with the following schedule

ALL USERS

1.   Rates for Sanitary Sewer Service Billed After August 1, 2021:

   A.   Minimum charge of $8.57 per account per month.

   B.   All water used and discharged into the sanitary sewer per month, $4.47 per 100 cubic feet.

2.   Rates for Sanitary Sewer Service Billed After July 1, 2022:

   A.   Minimum charge of $8.69 per account per month.

   B.   All water used and discharged into the sanitary sewer per month, $4.53 per 100 cubic feet.

3.   Rates for Sanitary Sewer Service Billed After July 1, 2023:

   A.   Minimum charge of $8.81 per account per month.

   B.   All water used and discharged into the sanitary sewer per month, $4.59 per 100 cubic feet.

(Ord. 2103 - Oct. 21 Supp.)

99.03 OTHER CHARGES.

1.   Sanitary waste discharges from industrial customers, in amounts approved by the Superintendent, shall be charged at the rates contained in Section 99.02.

2.   Industrial and meatpacking process waste discharges shall be metered by waste flow meter maintained by the discharging entity and charged at the following rates:

Rates for process waste discharged after August 1, 2021:

   A.   Flow = $0.46 / 1,000 gal.

   B.   BOD5 = $0.23 / lb.

   C.   TSS = $0.23 / lb.

Rates for process waste discharged after July 1, 2022:

   A.   Flow = $0.54 / 1,000 gal.

   B.   BOD5 = $0.25 / lb.

   C.   TSS = $0.25 / lb.

Rates for process waste discharged after July 1, 2023:

   A.   Flow = $0.62 / 1,000 gal.

   B.   BOD5 = $0.28 / lb.

   C.   TSS = $0.28 / lb.

3.   All leachate waste monitoring, testing and reporting of pollutants included in any Treatment Agreement, Attachment B, or Iowa National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit will be performed by or through the City for a monthly fee of $200.00.

4.   All leachate waste discharge shall be metered by equipment maintained by the discharging entity and charged at the following rates:

Rates for leachate discharged after August 1, 2021:

   A.   Flow   = $1.08/1,000 gal.

   B.   BOD5   = $0.16/lb.

   C.   TSS   = $0.17/lb.

   D.   NH3N   = $0.16/lb.

Rates for leachate discharged after July 1, 2022:

   A.   Flow   = $1.15/1,000 gal.

   B.   BOD5   = $0.22/lb.

   C.   TSS   = $0.22/lb.

   D.   NH3N   = $0.21/lb.

Rates for leachate discharged after July 1, 2023:

   A.   Flow   = $1.22/1,000 gal.

   B.   BOD5   = $0.27/lb.

   C.   TSS   = $0.28/lb.

   D.   NH3N   = $0.26/lb.

The quantity of the wastewater parameters shall be determined based on sampling, testing and reporting required by any Treatment Agreement or Iowa National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit.

(Ord. 2103 - Oct. 21 Supp.)

99.04 PRIVATE WATER SYSTEMS.

Customers whose premises are served by a private water system and discharge into the sanitary sewer shall pay sanitary sewer service charges based upon water use as determined by the City either by an estimate agreed to by the customer or by metering the water use at the customer’s expense. Any negotiated or agreed upon charges shall be subject to approval of the Council.

(Code of Iowa, Sec. 384.84)

99.05 EXCEPTIONS.

Any person using water for air conditioning, lawn sprinkling systems or for irrigation shall not be required to pay sanitary sewer service charges for such usage, providing such water is not discharged into the sanitary sewer of the City. In order to be relieved from the payment of sanitary sewer service charges provided for under this chapter, any such air conditioning unit or units, sprinkler system or irrigation system shall be separately metered to determine the amount of water so used. The said meter shall be installed according to the specifications pertaining to the use, regulation, installation, payment, testing and safeguarding of water meters.

99.06 PAYMENT OF BILLS.

All sewer service charges are due and payable under the same terms and conditions provided for payment of a combined service account as contained in Section 92.06 of this Code of Ordinances. Sewer service may be discontinued in accordance with the provisions contained in Section 92.07 if the combined service account becomes delinquent, and the provisions contained in Section 92.15 relating to lien notices shall also apply in the event of a delinquent account.

(Code of Iowa, Sec. 384.84)

99.07 LIEN FOR NONPAYMENT.

The owner of the premises served and any lessee or tenant thereof shall be jointly and severally liable for sewer service charges to the premises. Sewer service charges remaining unpaid and delinquent shall constitute a lien upon the premises served and shall be certified by the Clerk to the County Treasurer for collection in the same manner as property taxes.

(Code of Iowa, Sec. 384.84)