(A) Toxic pollutants or other identifiable substances. Any user which discharges any toxic pollutants or any user which discharges any substance which singly or by interaction with other substances causes identifiable increase in the cost of the operation, maintenance or replacement of the collection works shall pay for such increased costs of managing the effluent or sludge by the district. The charge to each such user shall be determined by the District Manager and approved by the Board of Supervisors.
(B) Surcharge. For those major industrial users who have been issued industrial user permits by the district, a surcharge of ten times the additional charges described above for flow, BOD, SS and/or oil and grease shall be applied to all quantities of waste contributed in excess of the industrial users permitted limits. Such surcharges shall be applied to both average monthly and maximum daily limits that are stipulated in the user permit.
(C) Sulfides. Any user who dissolves sulfides in excess of one-half milligram per liter, shall be assessed a surcharge of $1.64 per pound which shall be applied to the user’s next sewer use billing.
(D) Contracts with special major industrial users. Major industrial users contributing as much as 10% of the treatment works design loadings in terms of flow, five-day BOD or solids loadings, shall be established by a negotiated contract with the individual industry. Rates shall include all charges assessed against major industrial users and shall be at least equal to the ordinance rates in effect at the time of the contract.
(E) Water meter requirements.
(1) If any premises connected to the sanitary sewage system of the district obtains water from a source other than the water distribution system owned and operated by the district, the owner or consumer is required to have a water meter installed for the purpose of determining sewer user charges under this chapter.
(2) All meters shall be approved by the district and shall be installed by the district at the expense of the owner of said premises and officers and employees of the district shall have access to said premises at all reasonable times for the purpose of inspecting the water system, installing and repairing said meters and reading the same.
(Prior Code, § 7-89)