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A. Consent Of Owner Or Occupant: The city manager shall have the right, during reasonable hours and upon the consent of the occupant, to enter any building or premises in the discharge of the city manager's official duties to make any inspection, reinspection or test that is reasonably necessary to protect health, safety and welfare. Where the building or premises is unoccupied, the consent of the owner shall be obtained.
B. Immediate Entry To Inspect For Hazardous Condition: If the city manager has reasonable cause to believe that any private on site sewage treatment and disposal system constitutes a hazard to persons or property, the city manager shall have the right to enter immediately and inspect such system and may use any reasonable means required to effect such entry and make such inspection, whether such property be occupied or unoccupied, and whether or not permission to inspect has been obtained. (2007 Code § 44-56)
Any person aggrieved by any order made by the city manager shall have the right to appeal to the city council by filing a written notice of such appeal with the city clerk within ten (10) days of the date of such order. If such a notice is filed, the city council shall set a time and place for a hearing. The notice of the hearing shall be sent by the city clerk by ordinary mail. The city council may affirm, reverse or modify such order. (2007 Code § 44-59)
A. Permit Required; Fee: All private haulers discharging sewage at the water pollution control plant must secure a permit from the city on July 1 of each year. Cost of this permit shall be established by resolution.
B. Form: All haulers discharging sewage at the wastewater treatment plant must sign a form prior to discharging that product, which states the origin and type of product, and that the product does not contain any substance prohibited by, and conforms to, the provisions of section 13-2A-3 of this chapter.
C. Domestic Type Sewage: Only domestic type sewage may be discharged at the wastewater treatment plant, unless approval has been given by the city manager for other types of sewage.
D. Industrial Sewage: No industrial sewage may be discharged at the wastewater treatment plant without prior agreement with the city manager.
E. Municipal Sludge Other Than From City: No municipal sludge or sewage, other than from the city of Dubuque system, may be discharged at the wastewater treatment plant without prior agreement with the city manager.
F. Fee Per Load: The rate to be charged for domestic sewage discharged at the wastewater plant by private haulers from residences within the corporate limits of the city shall be established by resolution. The rate of domestic sewage by private haulers from residences outside the corporate limits of the city shall be established by resolution. (2007 Code § 44-71)
It is hereby determined and declared to be necessary and conducive to the protection of the public health, safety, welfare and convenience of the City to levy and collect just and equitable charges, rates or rentals upon all lots, parcels of real estate and buildings that are connected directly or indirectly with the sanitary sewage system of the City, the proceeds of such charges or rentals so derived to be used for the purpose of constructing, operating, maintaining and repairing such sewage treatment plant. (2007 Code § 44-82)
The following words and terms, as used in this article, shall be deemed to mean and be construed as follows:
CONTRIBUTOR: Any person responsible for the production of domestic, commercial or industrial waste which is directly or indirectly discharged into the City's sanitary sewer system.
SEWAGE SERVICE CHARGE: Any and all rates, charges, fees or rentals levied against and payable by the contributors, including special contracts or agreements which have been or may be negotiated by and between the City, commercial establishments, industries, manufacturing plants or corporations for the purpose of collecting rates, charges, fees or rentals.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT: Any and all units of the Municipal sewage treatment system owned and operated by the City, including the interceptor sewer system, the pumping stations delivering sewage to the plant and the outfall sewer system.
WATER DEPARTMENT: The City Water Department. (2007 Code § 44-81)
Contributors whose property lies within the corporate limits of the City, except as otherwise provided in this article, shall pay to the City at the same time payment for water services is made, a sewer service charge computed on water consumption on the following rates:
A. Basic Charges:
1. The sewer rates and charges shall be based on the quantity of water used on or in the property or premises. For all customers utilizing sewer service, bills will be issued on estimated consumption. For estimated billings, either on alternate months, or when a reading on a water meter is not obtainable for any reason, consumption will be predicated on the monthly average of the past usage for the metered account. For estimated bills issued for an account in which historical data is not available, billing will be predicated on the minimum charge and related consumption identified in subsection C7 of this section for the size of the water meter in service for the particular account.
2. Basic Charge Exception: The city manager shall establish a policy for evaluating cases of extreme financial hardship for residential customers and the city’s ability to make adjustments in the monthly basic charge for residential customers as determined by the terms and conditions of the policy and the funds allocated, and available, through the budget process.
B. Schedule Of Rates:
Rate per each 100 cubic feet | $6.83 |
Rate per each gallon | 0.00913 |
C. Service Charge:
1. When a parcel of real estate, property or building discharging sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other approved waste, either directly or indirectly into the City's sanitary sewer system, is not a user of water supplied by the City Water Division and the water used thereon or therein is not acceptable to the City, the amount of water used shall be determined by the City in such a manner as the City Manager may elect to establish the rate of charge as provided in this article, or the owner or other interested parties at their expense, may install and maintain a meter acceptable to the City for said purposes.
2. When a parcel of real estate, property or building discharging sanitary sewerage, industrial wastes, water or other approved waste, either directly or indirectly into the City's sanitary sewer system, is a user of water supplied by the City Water Division and in addition uses water from another source which is not measured by a water meter or is measured by a water meter not acceptable to the City, the amount of water used shall be determined by the City in such a manner as the City Manager may elect in order to establish the rate of charge as provided in this article, or the owner or other interested parties at their expense may install and maintain a meter acceptable to the City for said purposes.
3. When a parcel of real estate, property or building discharging sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other approved waste, either directly or indirectly into the City's sanitary sewer system, is not a user of water supplied by the City Water Division, the amount of sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other approved waste discharged into the sanitary sewer system shall be determined by the City in such a manner as the City Manager may elect in order to establish the rate of charge as provided in this article, or the owner or other interested parties at their expense, may install and maintain a sewage meter acceptable to the City for said purposes.
4. The City Council may, in its discretion, when applicable, permit connection to the City sanitary sewer system of properties located outside the corporate limits upon such terms and conditions as it may establish; provided, however, that such terms shall not be more favorable to such property than rates herein established for City users.
5. In order that the rates and charges may be modestly and equitably adjusted to the service rendered, the City shall have the right to base its charges not only on volume, but also on the strength and content of the sewage and wastes of the user. The City shall have the right to measure and determine the strength and content of all sewage and wastes discharged either directly or indirectly into the City's sanitary sewer system, in such manner and by such methods as it may deem practicable in the light of the conditions and circumstances of the case in order to determine the proper charge. Extra charges will be applicable and negotiated with users on an individual account basis when concentration of the sewage exceeds three hundred milligrams per liter (300 mg/L) of biochemical oxygen demand, three hundred fifty milligrams per liter (350 mg/L) of suspended solids or two percent (2%) or more of the flow rate into the sewage treatment plant.
6. The rates and charges may be billed to the tenant and tenants occupying the properties served, unless otherwise requested in writing by the owners, but such billings shall in no way relieve the owner from liability in the event payment is not made as required in this article.
7. Where the quantity of water consumed is such that the minimum of service is charged, the minimum sewer service charge, according to the size of the meter, shall be as follows:
Meter Size(Inches) | Minimum Charge | Allowance (Cubic Feet) | Allowance (Gallons) |
5/8 | $13.67 | 200 | 1,496 |
3/4 | 34.16 | 500 | 3,740 |
1 or larger | 54.66 | 800 | 5,984 |
(2007 Code § 44-83; amd. Ord. 10-17, 3-7-2017, eff. 7-1-2017; amd. Ord. 17-19, 3-7-2019, eff. 7-1-2019; Ord. 16-20, 4-23-2020; Ord. 24-20, 6-1-2020; Ord. 8-21, 3-24-2021, eff. 7-1-2021; Ord. 12-22, eff. 7-1-2022; Ord. 13-23, 3-23-2023, eff. 7-1-2023; Ord. 12-24, 4-15-2024, eff. 7-1-2024)
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