(A) The quantity of water discharged into the sanitary sewerage system and obtained from sources other than the utility that serves the city shall be determined by the city in such manner as the city shall reasonably elect, and the sewage service shall be billed at the above appropriate rates. Further, as is hereinafter provided in this section, the city may make proper allowances in determining the sewage bill for quantities of water shown on the records to be consumed, but which are also shown to the satisfaction of the city that such quantities cannot and do not enter the sanitary sewage system.
(B) (1) In the event sewage services are provided to single-family or multiple-family residential users, and such users have a supply of water not provided by the municipal waterworks, then such user, at the option of such user, shall be charged either (a) pursuant to such user’s metered well water usage or (b) as provided in the following table:
Effective Date | City User | Rural User |
First full billing cycle after March 1, 2015 | $ 57.00 | $ 57.00 |
First full billing cycle after March 1, 2016 | 63.00 | 63.00 |
First full billing cycle after March 1, 2017 | 68.00 | 68.00 |
(2) For purposes of this section, a DWELLING UNIT shall be defined as any space in which cooking or eating facilities are provided.
(3) In the event a residential user subject to this section elects to have their well metered, such user shall notify the Clerk-Treasurer of the user’s election to have their well metered and such metering shall apply to the user’s next full billing cycle.
(C) In the event any user, other than residential, is not a user of the municipal supply of water, has a supply of water other than municipal used in or on the premises, uses a supply of water in a product, has a portion of the water used in or on the premises diverted away from the sanitary sewer system, or, if for any other reason, the measurement of the municipal supply of water in or on the premises is not an accurate measurement of the sanitary effluent discharged into the city sanitary system, then the amount of water discharged to the sanitary system shall be otherwise measured or determined. In such event, the owner or other interested party shall install and maintain at his or her expense meters, weirs, volumetric measuring devices, or any other adequate approved method of measurement acceptable to the city for the determination of sewage discharge.
(D) In order that the single-family domestic and residential users of sewage service shall not be penalized for sprinkling lawns during the summer months of June, July, August, and September, the billing for sewage service for residential or domestic users for said months shall be based on the water usage for the previous month of April. In the event the water usage for the previous month of April is greater than the water usage for the summer month, then the billing for sewage services shall be computed on the actual water used in the month for which the sewage service bill is being rendered. Domestic or residential sewage service as applicable to the sprinkling rate shall apply to each lot, parcel of real estate, or building which is occupied and used as a single-family residence. Said sprinkling rate shall not apply to any premises which are partially or wholly used for commercial or industrial purposes. In the event a portion of such premises shall be used for commercial or industrial purposes, the owner shall have the privilege of separating the water served through a separate meter purchased and maintained at the owner’s expense, and in such case, the water usage as registered by the water meter serving such portion of the premises used for residential purposes shall qualify for the sprinkling rate.
(1980 Code, § 51.22) (Ord. 479.5, passed 10-8-1963; Am. Ord. 681, passed 5-10-1977; Am. Ord. 986, passed 3-24-1987; Am. Ord. 1989-5, passed 1-24-1989; Am. Ord. 1996-10, passed 3-26-1996; Am. Ord. 1998-18, passed 8-11-1998; Am. Ord. 2005-2, passed 2-22-2005; Am. Ord. 2006-28, passed 10-24-2006; Am. Ord. 2009-25, passed 12-9-2009; Am. Ord. 2014-22, passed 1-13-2015)