(A) The owner or user is required to have a water meter, or in the case of a major user, a wastewater metering device, for the purpose of determining the volume of metered waste. The provisions set forth in § 52.23 shall also apply. The volume of metered waste shall be measured in thousand gallons, and one thousand gallons of metered water shall equal a flow unit. The volume of water measured by the water meter shall equal the metered waste for Class I and Class II users. A wastewater metering device shall be used by Class III users for determining the volume of metered waste and flow units.
(B) The following classes of users and charges to those users are hereby established:
(1) Class I, residential users: $18 per month plus $5.50 per thousand gallons of metered waste per month. In addition, a surcharge of $1.10 per meter per month, excluding commercial and residential irrigation meters, will be added;
(2) Class II, commercial/industrial users: $36 per month plus $5.50 per thousand gallons of metered waste per month. In addition, a surcharge of $1.10 per meter per month, excluding commercial and residential irrigation meters, will be added; and
(3) Class III, major industrial users:
(a) Flow, per 1,000 gallons: $0.64;
(b) BOD, per pound: $0.079;
(c) SS, per pound: $0.053; and
(d) Oil and grease, per pound: $0.053.
(C) The above rate schedules shall be charged to and paid by all users without exception, other than the district, and shall be reflected in the March 2024 billing statements unless referred to a public vote.
(Prior Code, § 7-86) (Ord. 2024-02, passed 2-20-2024)