(A) As permitted by Nevada law, charges shall be made for the discharge of and the availability for the discharge of all sewage into the Jackpot Municipal sewer system, which charges shall be as follows:
1. Each residence or establishment requiring sewer service during any billing period shall pay a flat rate per month as established by the Jackpot Town Board in accordance with the following schedule:
Unincorporated Town of Jackpot
For the purpose of determining sewer service charges and connection charges for various types of establishments:
Residential
| Units |
Residential
| Units | ||
Multiple Family Dwellings | 1.00 | per dwelling unit | |
Single Family Dwellings | |||
3 or more rooms | 1.00 | per dwelling | |
2 or less rooms | .35 | per dwelling | |
Apartment housing | 1.00 | per dwelling | |
Rooming houses: | |||
per rentable room w/o private bath | .30 | ||
per rentable room w/ private bath | 0.50 | ||
per manager's or owner's quarters | 1.00 | ||
Restricted rooming houses | 2.50 | per house | |
Trailers located in courts | 1.00 | per dwelling unit | |
Trailers located on private lots | 1.00 | per trailer | |
Hotels and motor lodges | 0.50 | per dwelling unit | |
Motel and auto courts | 0.50 | per dwelling unit | |
Overnight trailer parks | 0.50 | per hookup | |
(Ord. 1972-2, 1-6-72, eff. 3-1-72; amd. Ord. 1979-2, 6-9-79, eff. 7-1-79) | |||
Commercial | |||
Restaurants | 4 | seats per unit | |
Taverns | 6 | seats per unit | |
Theaters | 30 | seats per unit | |
Retail or wholesale stores | 1.00 | per store | |
Gaming houses | 500 | sq. ft. per unit | |
Service station | 3.75 | per restroom | |
Automatic car wash | 2.50 | per stall | |
Drive-in eating establishment | 2.50 | per restroom | |
Laundries (commercial and self-service) | |||
per machine w/12 lb. capacity or less | .65 | ||
per machine w/13-25 lb. capacity | 1.00 | ||
per machine w/26-50 lb capacity | 1.65 | ||
Swimming pools | 1.00 1.00 | per 250 sq. ft. pool per 1000 sq. ft. deck area | |
(Ord. 1983-C, 4-7-83, eff. 5-1-83) | |||
Institutional | Units | ||
Schools | 16 | students ADA per unit | |
Churches | 1000 | sq. ft. per unit | |
Lodges, halls, etc. | 1000 | sq. ft. per unit | |
Hospitals | 6 | beds per unit | |
Industrial | |||
Special--based on character of waste and quantity of flow. | |||
*Fixture unit--lavatory and toilet or equivalent combination. | |||
"Availability" means those premises directly abutting upon such sewer facilities, and which can be directly connected for the discharge of sewer therein. (Ord. 1972-1, 1-6-72, eff. 3-1-72; amd. Ord. 1979-2, 6-9-79, eff. 7-1-79)
(B) The rate or charge for premises connected to the sanitary sewer shall be computed at fourteen dollars ($14.00) per unit. The above rate shall be reviewed every year and shall be adjusted periodically as necessary for adequate financial support of the sewerage facilities.
(C) All new applicants for connections to the sanitary sewer system which are classified as residential pursuant to Section 9-2-16(A)1, shall be required to place a deposit of fourteen dollars ($14.00) per unit of assessment multiplied by two (2) months of service. Said deposits shall be retained by the town for a period of one year or until service is discontinued, whichever shall occur first. In the event service is discontinued, prior to the expiration of one year from the time of the deposit, the deposit shall be applied to the final billing of the applicant. In the event service continues beyond one year from the date of the deposit, the deposit shall be returned to the applicant by the town. (Ord. 1994-U, 10-5-94, eff. 11-1-94)
(D) Effective on and after May 22, 1985, there shall be charged an initial fee for connection to the system in the amount of five hundred fifty dollars ($550.00) for each "unit" as set forth in subsection (A) herein connected to the system. (Ord. 1985-E, 5-2-85, eff. 5-22-85)
(E) Connection Charges; Alteration of Use. The connection charges herein established are applicable to the use imposed to be made of the sewer service at the time the service is to be rendered. In the event of alteration of the service requirements requiring greater use of sewage facilities, additional charges shall be paid for added units or charges in use as herein defined at the connection charge rate in effect at the time such alterations or additions are made. (Ord. 1981-C, 4-9-81, eff. 5-1-81)
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary within this Chapter, where, in the opinion of the County, special conditions exist relating to service to any customer or customers, the County may revise any of the charges or rates provided herein by motion or resolution, or it may require a special agreement between the County and the customer. (Ord. 1983-C, 4-7-83, eff. 5-1-83)
(F) In all cases other than those entitled to the flat rate charge hereinabove set forth, the sewer use charge shall be computed and paid as follows:
Where Water Service is Metered: A determination of the amount of sewage discharged into the sanitary sewer system shall be made. Ordinarily, except where a significant proportion is not discharged into the sanitary sewer system, the amount shall be considered equal to the water used as measured by the water supply meter.
Whenever a customer uses water for irrigation or for cooling, processing or other purposes which produce an uncontaminated effluent, satisfactory for direct discharge into storm sewers or surface waterways, he may separate this water from the sewage and discharge it into a storm sewer or waterway as approved by the Director. He may submit, either the sewage flow or the uncontaminated water flow, whichever is the more practicable, so that he may receive credit for the uncontaminated flow and be charged only for the sewage discharged into the sanitary system. It shall be incumbent upon the customer to provide the facilities, including the submeter, to accomplish separation. Such facilities and the manner of operation thereof shall be satisfactory to and as approved by the Director in writing.
For all other services discharging the equivalent of sanitary sewage, that is having strength not greater than three hundred (300) parts per million of either suspended solids or Biochemical Oxygen Demand, the monthly charge shall be an amount equal to seventy five percent (75%) of the water bill charged for the identical period of time.
(G) For services discharging sewage of greater strength than three hundred (300) parts per million of either suspended solids or Biochemical Oxygen Demand, the monthly charge shall be as defined in the paragraph immediately preceding plus five dollars ($5.00) per ton ($.0025 per pound) of suspended solids or B.O.D., whichever is the greater over and above three hundred (300) parts per million. The strength of sewage shall be determined by samples tested and computed by the Town at such times and as often as it determines to be necessary to provide a representative sample of the sewage discharge from industrial or commercial establishments. The pounds per one hundred (100) cubic feet shall be computed on such excess as above mentioned and a rate determined at $.0025 per pound which will be charged additionally on such excess for each unit of one hundred (100) cubic feet of sewerage for which the customer is billed.
Where a customer demonstrates that metering of process or uncontaminated water is impracticable, but nevertheless separates sewage so that it only is discharged into the sanitary system, the Director may estimate the credit against the water used to determine the amount of sewage contributed to the sanitary system.
(H) During a construction period or until such time as all facilities, trunks, both sanitary and storm, are available to provide separation when a customer makes demonstration that he is separating process or; uncontaminated water from sewage but has no facility in which to discharge the uncontaminated water other than the sanitary sewer, the Director may meter or estimate the amount of sanitary sewer and bill the customer upon the basis.
(I) The charge for sewer service furnished applies to each building on a domestic or combination domestic and commercial service. When in the judgment of the Director an industrial plant is located upon one tract of land with a single sanitary sewer connection, the sewer service charge may be computed as though the water were served through one connection.
(J) When an industrial or commercial establishment is served water through a larger line for the purpose of standby fire protection or other contaminated water not to be discharged into the sanitary sewer, the water charge shall be established for computation of the sewer service charge as though the service were provided through a line only large enough to provide the sewage service required.
(K) There shall be no reduction in rates for any premises when a sewer service connection has been made or when it is available. (Ord. 1972-1, 1-6-72, eff. 3-1-72; amd. Ord. 1979-2, 6-9-79, eff. 7-1-79; relettered Ord. 1980-K, 6-5-80, eff. 7-1-80; Ord. 1981-C, 4-9-81, eff. 5-1-81)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See Sec. 10-9-1 for additional landfill charges. |