(A) Commercial or industrial. Commercial or industrial consumers shall not be charged a sewer use charge for water passing through a separate meter, the type and installation of which shall be approved by the district, and purchased and installed at the consumer’s expense, where the water used or consumed is not discharged into the sanitary sewer system. Alternatively, the district may establish a special sewer use charge based on an estimated quantity of water used or consumed on the premises in determining the sewer user charge.
(B) Residential.
(1) Residential consumers of water shall not be charged a sewer user charge for water passing through a separate water line and water meter, the type and installation of which shall be approved by the district, and purchased and installed at the consumer’s expense, when the meter shall be connected to outside taps for the purpose of lawn sprinklers or for the operation of air conditioners when such water is not discharged through or into the sanitary sewer system.
(2) If a separate meter is not installed, the consumer may use the winter quarter period. The sewer user charge for consumers billed monthly shall be the same for each month of the calendar year and shall be determined by averaging the monthly water usage as shown by the water meter readings taken in the winter quarter. The District Manager shall determine the three months to be used for the winter quarter. If the consumer has discontinued service or has an unusual winter quarter, the District Manager may select a representative winter quarter for the consumer. The District Manager will review water usage and billings in cases where water usage as shown by meter readings is less than the established winter quarter consumption, the actual consumption will be used in calculating sewer charges for that billing period only. In those situations where the consumer has insufficient history to determine an average based on the winter quarter, the District Manager shall have the discretion to determine a fair and equitable charge. The winter quarter will not be used for consumers who install separate sewer and water meters.
(Prior Code, § 7-90) (Ord. 92-1, passed 6-8-1992; Ord. 2024-07, passed 7-15-2024)