The city may adopt reasonable fees for reimbursement of costs of setting up and operating the city's pretreatment program which may include:
(A) Fees for wastewater discharge permit applications, including the cost of processing such applications;
(B) Fees for monitoring, inspection, and surveillance procedures, including the cost of collection and analyzing a user's discharge, and reviewing monitoring reports submitted by users;
(C) Fees for reviewing and responding to accidental discharge procedures and construction;
(D) Fees for filing appeals; and
(E) Other fees as the city may deem necessary to carry out the requirements contained herein. These fees relate solely to the matters covered by this chapter and are separate from all other fees, fines, and penalties chargeable by the city.
(F) Specific fees that shall be imposed and that are in effect for the pretreatment program shall from time to time be approved by the Board of Public Worlds and Safety and posted on the city's web page. Unless otherwise provided herein this chapter, fees may apply to:
(1) Sampling, plus the cost of the contract laboratory analysis at the rate at the time of the sampling;
(2) Flow monitoring;
(3) Inspections;
(4) Temporary discharge permits; and
(5) Emergencies. (Emergency fees shall be administered for non-routine sampling during time of noncompliance; a set fee for each occurrence. This fee does not include the cost of the contract laboratory analysis which will be charged at the rate at the time of the sampling.)
(1980 Code, § 55.004) (Ord. 1996-40, passed 11-12-1996; Am. Ord. 2009-11, passed 6-9-2009; Am. Ord. 2017-5, passed 5-9-2017)