§ 51.83 SEWER SERVICE CHARGES.
   (A)   There shall be billed and collected, either monthly or bimonthly, a sewer service charge for the purpose of paying all operation and maintenance costs and to pay debt service. A sewer service charge shall be assessed to all properties in which there is a sewer connection with the county sanitary sewer system, and to properties served by public water where connection to the county sanitary sewer system is imminent. The rates are given in § 51.88.
   (B)   An industrial user’s sewer service charge will be calculated, based on the total quantity of water metered into the facility. If a user demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Director that all purchased water is not returned to the sewer system, the user’s sewer service charge will be calculated only on that quantity of water returned to the sewer system. In this case, the sewer service charge shall be determined on measurements from a flow meter installed and maintained by the user and acceptable to the county as to accuracy, maintenance and point of installation, as verified by submittal of a monthly flow monitoring report. Applicable rates are presented in § 51.88.
   (C)   Any user that is the sole contributor of flow to a wastewater treatment plant or wastewater pumping station constructed for the purpose of serving only that user shall pay to the Commissioners the entire cost of operating and maintaining the facility. Such charges shall be paid as specified by a written agreement.
   (D)   The penalties for failure to pay such charges shall be the same as in case of failure to pay the water bill, except that, in computing any monetary penalties, the penalty shall be based and assessed on the combined water and sewer charge.
   (E)   Where sewer service is provided by the county to property to which water service is not provided by Davidson Water, there shall be billed and collected bimonthly a sewer service charge. A current listing of these charges is provided in § 51.88(F).
   (F)   If a hotel, motel, office building, supermarket, school or other establishment contains a beauty shop, restaurant, drugstore or other activity for which a rate is specified in § 51.88(F), a sewer service charge shall be made for such activity at the rate shown, in addition to the charge made for the building in which the activity is housed.
   (G)   Sewer service billing for each property shall begin at the date of water meter installation or sewer service connection to the county sanitary sewer system, whichever occurs first.
(Ord. passed 9-9-08)