(A) Generally. Rates or charges for sewer service shall be a basic sewer rate of $8 per month, plus a sewage treatment fee based, insofar as possible, upon the quantity of water supplied to the respective building or premises, as set forth in this section.
(B) Minimum sewer rate. The minimum monthly bill for sewer service shall be $17 (a basic sewer rate of $8, plus a sewage treatment fee of $9), and each sewer customer shall be entitled in each month to discharge waste water into the municipal sewer system based upon water usage of 2,000 gallons or less for the minimum sewer charge of $17.
(C) Sewer rates based on meter water usage, in addition to minimum charge. Subject to the minimum monthly sewer rate specified above, the following sewer charges shall be made for each 1,000 gallons of water discharged into the city sewer system, based on the metered water usage set forth as follows.
Number of Gallons of Water Usage per Month | Monthly Charge per 1,000 Gallons
|
First 2,000 or less | $12.60 (minimum monthly charge) |
All over 2,000 | $3.30 |
(D) Effective date. Said rates shall become effective and shall be reflected on the billing statements with the May 1, 2005, billing.
(Prior Code, § 50.067) (Ord. passed 10-15-1985; Ord. 91-5, passed 12-11-1991; Ord. 94.3-3, passed 4-11-1994; Ord. 2005.3-1, passed 3-24-2005; Ord. 2023.07.03, passed 7-17-2023)