CHAPTER 2D
SERVICE RATES AND CONNECTION CHARGES
SERVICE RATES AND CONNECTION CHARGES
8-2D-1 Sewer Service Charges Required | 8-2D-7 Lien for Nonpayment |
8-2D-2 Basic Rate | 8-2D-8 Discontinuance of Service |
8-2D-3 Minimum Charge | 8-2D-9 Special Agreements Permitted |
8-2D-4 Special Rates | 8-2D-10 Annual Revision of Rates |
8-2D-5 Private Water Systems | 8-2D-11 User Notification |
8-2D-6 Payment of Bills | 8-2D-12 Inconsistent Agreements or Contracts |
Every customer whose premises is served by a connection with the sanitary sewer system of the City, either directly or indirectly, shall pay to the City sewer service charges as hereinafter established and specified for the purpose of contributing toward the costs of construction, maintenance, and operation of a sewage treatment plant and system.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 384.84)
1. Except as hereinafter noted, effective May 15, 2024, each customer whose property lies within the corporate limits of the City shall pay to the City, through its collection agent, the Clive Water Department, at the same time payment for City water service is made, the following charges:
A. A flat sewer availability charge at the rate of eight dollars and sixty-six cents ($8.66) per month, regardless of the amount of consumption by the customer; and
B. A sewage consumption charge computed on water consumption at the rate of six dollars and sixty cents ($6.60) per one thousand (1,000) gallons of water used, prorated to the nearest 100 gallons, billed monthly.
(Subsection 1 – Ord. 1143 – May 24 Supp.)
2. The foregoing consumption rate shall apply if the sewage meets the standard for domestic and commercial sewage, which is as follows:
A. Suspended solids Not to exceed 400 ppm
B. Biochemical oxygen demand Not to exceed 400 ppm
3. If sewage is contributed which does not meet the above standards, there will be a surcharge where suspended solids or biochemical oxygen demand are in excess of 400 parts per million. The surcharge shall be computed at the rate of $0.105 per 1,000 gallons of such sewage contributed.
In no case shall the total minimum charge be less than $14.96 per month, which amount shall include both the flat sewer availability charge and the sewage consumption charge. Such amount is necessary to retire the indebtedness, operation, and maintenance, and reserve necessary for maintaining the sanitary sewer facility.
Where, in the judgment of the Director of Public Works and the Council, special conditions exist to the extent that the application of the sewer service charges provided in Section 8-2D-2 of this chapter would be inequitable or unfair to either the City or the customer, a special rate shall be proposed by the Director of Public Works and submitted to the Council for approval by resolution.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 384.84)
Customers whose premises are served by a private water system shall pay sewer service charges based upon the water used as determined by the Director of Public Works either by an estimate agreed to by the customer or by metering the water system at the customer’s expense. Any negotiated or agreed upon sales or charges shall be subject to approval of the Council.
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 384.84)
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