The sewer service charges shall be computed on the following basis after the “201" project operation begins. Until such time, existing rate methodology will prevail:
(1) User charge:
a. As a result of P.L. 92-500, the City of Claremont is required to develop user charges whereby each user (or class of users) will pay his proportionate share of operation and maintenance costs.
b. The city council shall adopt at least bi-annually an adequate schedule of user charges to defray the cost of operating and maintaining the city’s sewerage system. The costs to be used as a basis for determining the charges shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, operation and maintenance, administration, collection and billing of charges, bond redemption, studies and reports, professional fees, repairs, capital improvements, depreciation and extraneous flow.
c. The user charges shall be published on a form for public distribution and notice and shall become part of this section upon adoption and public notification.
d. Each user shall be notified at least annually in conjunction with their regular bill of the rate for the user charge which is attributable to the wastewater treatment service.
e. The user charge system shall take precedence over any terms or conditions of agreements or contract which are inconsistent with the requirements of Section 204(B)(1)(a) of the Clean Water Act.
(2) Surcharge: The City Manager or his appointed designee may allow users to discharge industrial waters or wastes in which the suspended solids exceed 250 parts per million by weight and industrial waters or wastes in which the B.O.D. exceeds 250 parts per million by weight provided that the user discharging such water or waste shall agree to the payment of a surcharge to offset the entire cost incurred in treating the excess suspended solids or B.O.D. This surcharge shall be imposed in addition to any other charges made for sewer service.
(3) Industrial cost recovery (ICR) charge: The Clean Water Act of 1977 exempts industrial users with discharges of less than 25,000 gallons per day of sanitary sewage equivalence from ICR charges. Based upon an analysis of the wastewater discharge history of existing customers, few industries would be subject to ICR charges at this time. However, each industry’s discharge volume and strength must be analyzed at least annually to determine whether an ICR charge will be required. The industrial cost recovery charges shall be published annually on a form for public distribution and notice and shall become part of this section upon ratification by city council and public notification.
(4) Basis for charges:
a. Residential users: All residential users will pay a fixed fee plus a user charge based upon 100 percent of their water usage as obtained from the water meter readings.
b. Industrial and commercial users: All industrial and commercial users will pay the following fees and charges based upon 100 percent of their water usage as obtained from the water meter readings:
1. fixed fee resulting from the administration, capital recovery and debt service of sewerage system;
2. user charges resulting from the operation and maintenance of sewerage system;
3. surcharges resulting from additional costs incurred in treating wastes containing 5-day BOD, suspended solids, and ammonia-nitrogen in excess of allowable limits;
4. fees resulting from the monitoring, sampling and analysis of industrial or commercial wastewater; and
5. industrial cost recovery charges.
Measurements and spot check of flow rates, flow volumes, BOD5, and suspended solids for use in determining the above described charges shall be made by the city on all industrial and commercial wastewaters, unless specifically relieved of such obligation by the supervisor. The charges shall be based on the usage during the previous month. In case of a violation, the user shall be billed for the violations for the period of time for which the violation occurs as determined by the most frequent monitoring program in which the testing procedure is acceptable to the city as specified in sections 5-1-80.2, 5-1-80.3, and 5-1-80.4.
(Ord. of 8/3/92, No. 197-92; Ord. of 9/8/92, No. 200-92)