(A) If the City Manager determines that a discharge will not cause pass through or interference as defined in this chapter, industrial or commercial users, whether they are located within a retail service area or a bulk service area, shall be charged a surcharge if the concentration of their discharge exceeds a five-day BOD of 250 mg/l, and/or TSS of 250 mg/l, or any phosphorus of 15 mg/l. That charge shall be $0.193 per pound of BOD and $0.277 per pound of TSS and $2.158 per pound of phosphorus in excess of the above limits. In addition, all industrial or commercial users shall be charged a surcharge for ammonia concentrations exceeding 38 mg/l. The charge shall be $0.294 per pound of ammonia in excess of the above limit. Discharge concentrations of these substances and the resulting surcharge shall be based on at least three composite samples per quarter. This sampling shall be performed by either the city or the industrial user as determined by the City Manager.
(B) The fee for a discharge permit or discharge authorization as provided for in § 2.52 of this chapter, whether they are located within a retail service area or a bulk service area, shall be $400 per year and an analytical fee based on division (C) below.
(C) The following schedule of charges shall apply to any analysis which may be required as part of a discharge permit.
Analysis | 2010 Charge Each (Except Where Noted Otherwise) |
Analysis | 2010 Charge Each (Except Where Noted Otherwise) |
Ammonia NH3-N | $9 |
BOD | $14 |
BTEX/MTBE | $35 |
EPA 624 | $60 |
EPA 625 | $115 |
Fecal coliform | $45 |
Hexavalent chromium | $10 |
Labor | $56.16 per hour |
Mercury (EPA 245.1 or 245.2) | $15 |
Metals | $7 |
Oil and grease | $25 |
PH | $5 |
Sampler | $35 per day |
Sulfide | $12 |
Total cyanide | $15 |
Total phosphate | $13.50 |
TSS | $7 |
Vehicle | $3.78 per hour |
(D) These charges will be reviewed annually and may change to reflect the current cost of providing these services.
(Ord. effective 11-15-2013)