(a) User Classification. The City shall classify all users of its facilities as residential, commercial or industrial users.
(b) Determination of the Volume of Waste Discharged. In order to determine the volume and concentration of waste discharged by any person, for the purpose of determining the applicable sewer service rate, the City may use as the figure representing the number of gallons of sewage discharged into the sewer system the amount of water supplied to the premises, the number of gallons of sewage discharged into the sewerage system, as determined by meter measurements taken at a control manhole installed by the owner at the owner's expense, or a figure determined by any combination of the foregoing.
(c) Analysis for Industrial or High-Strength Discharges.
(1) Any user classified as an industrial user shall submit an analysis, when requested by the City, of the discharge from such industry showing a determination of the concentration of wastes contained in such discharge. The City retains the right to sample and test, at the expense of the City, the discharge from any user suspected of discharging a high-strength discharge. The user shall be required to make future samples and tests, at intervals determined by the City, at the user's expense.
(2) After the initial classification of a user by the City, the City may from time to time request a repeat analysis of any user in order to ensure the accuracy of sewer service charges.
(d) Validation of Analysis by City. The City shall have the right to make its own analysis of a user's discharge in order to validate the analysis submitted by such user.
(e) Special Charges for High-Determined Wastes (Surcharges). The City may impose special charges over and above the user charges if a particular waste causes additional expense to the City in its handling and treatment of such waste. To determine the acceptability of any such waste and the charge for treatment thereof, the City shall require persons wishing to discharge such wastes to submit a written analysis of the characteristics of such wastes. Such analysis may be validated by the City as provided for in division (d) of this section. Special charges will be based upon the actual costs incurred by the City for man hours and materials including tests.
(f) Method of Analysis. The handling, storage and analysis of all samples for the determination of the characteristics of the waste shall be performed by laboratory determinations.
(g) Industrial Cost Recovery System. The Industrial Cost Recovery System (ICRS) Regulations, as published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, are hereby adopted by the City in their entirety. An ICRS shall be implemented, when necessary, by the City, pursuant to the applicable Agency regulations.
(Ord. 24-00. Passed 9-11-00.)