(A) Charges and fees provided for in other ordinances for significant industrial users or other dischargers of industrial wastes that may be designated by the city utilities shall be applied against the total amount of water used on or in the property or premises subject to such rates and charges measured by the water meter for the public water supply there in use, except as herein otherwise provided.
(B) If the total amount of water used by industries in division (A) above is received from sources other than the public water supply either entirely or in part, then those industries shall install and maintain a water meter approved by the city utilities, at their expense on these private water supplies, except as herein otherwise provided.
(C) For those industries where, in the opinion of the city utilities, a significant portion of the water received from any metered source does not flow into the community sewer because of the principal activity of the industry or is removed by other means, the charges and fees will be applied against the volume of water discharged from such premises into the sewage works. Written notification and proof of the diversion of water shall be provided by the industry if the industry is to avoid the application of industry charges and fees against the total amount of water used from all sources. The industry may install a volume measuring device in the special control manhole of each discharge line to the sewage works, provided for in § 51.010, of a type approved by the city utilities. The device shall be designed, installed, and maintained at the industry's expense. Such devices shall measure the amount of flow discharged into the sewage works. Such devices shall be tested for accuracy at the expense of that industry when deemed necessary by the city utilities. Action to have a volume measuring device install may be instigated by that industry if it so desires. This device may be installed in lieu of the water meters required in division (B) above if approved by the city utilities.
(D) Those industries required to install water meters under division (B) above shall place these meters in service within 180 days after written notification by the city utilities. Those industries required to install volume measuring devices required by division (C) above shall place these volume measuring devices in service within 360 days after written notification by the city utilities. For every day thereafter that these meters and devices are not in operation the penalties detailed in § 51.999 shall apply.
(E) For industries where, in the opinion of the city utilities, it is impractical to install water meters or volume measuring devices, the quantity of sewage or industrial waste may be based upon an estimate prepared by the city utilities. The estimate shall be based upon a rational determination of the flow discharged and may consider such factors as the number of fixtures, seating capacity, population equivalent, annual production of goods or services, or such other determinations of water use as necessary to estimate the volume discharged.
(Ord. 6386, passed 3-20-17)