A. Rates Enumerated: The rates and charges established in subsection 8-1-14B1 of this code for the use of the sanitary sewer system to be levied against each charging unit within the city shall be as follows:
1. Residential (amount in gallons of sanitary sewer service): | ||||
Minimum of 1,000 gallons | $10.46 | |||
Price per 1,000 gallons over first 1,000 gallons | 1.75 | |||
Sanitary sewer capital improvement and replacement fee: | ||||
Minimum of 1,000 gallons | 1.96 | |||
Price per 1,000 gallons after first 1,000 gallons | 2.87 | |||
2. Commercial: | ||||
Minimum of 1,000 gallons | 20.91 | |||
Price per 1,000 gallons over first 1,000 gallons | 1.75 | |||
Sanitary sewer capital improvement and replacement fee: | ||||
Minimum of 1,000 gallons | 1.96 | |||
Price per 1,000 gallons after first 1,000 gallons | 2.87 | |||
The above minimum shall be paid whether or not the specified number of gallons is used. All sewer in excess of the minimum provided by this section shall be charged at the above scheduled rates. The amount of gallons of sanitary sewer usage shall be determined by and equal to the amount of gallons of water usage for each charging unit, except as otherwise provided by contract.
B. Units Not Connected To City Water: All residential and commercial charging units which are not connected with city water shall pay the minimum charge per charging unit plus an additional charge of ten dollars forty six cents ($10.46) per charging unit per month.
C. Annual Increase Of Rates: The rates and fees charged pursuant to this section shall increase by two percent (2%) annually, effective January 1 of each year beginning in 2015.
D. Sewer Charge Adjustments: Without regard to the service period and except as herein provided, all residential sewer customer billings, including those billings for multi-family dwellings and mobile homes shall provide for summer reduced sewer and sewer improvement charges when the customer uses both the city provided water and sewer services. The summer reduced sewer and sewer improvement billing will be computed by reducing the price per one thousand (1,000) gallons after the first one thousand (1,000) gallons by twenty percent (20%), based on water consumption.
Sewer gallons | $1.40 per 1,000 gallons after first 1,000 | |
Sewer improvement gallons | $2.30 per 1,000 gallons after first 1,000 |
This summer reduced billing will be charged for the months of May through September billings.
E. Capital Improvement And Replacement Account; Damage Assistance Subaccount:
1. There shall be created an account within the Enid municipal authority entitled the sanitary sewer system capital improvement and replacement account (hereinafter "account") wherein the one dollar ninety six cents ($1.96) per charging unit minimum, plus two dollars eighty seven cents ($2.87) per one thousand (1,000) gallons after first one thousand (1,000) gallons from the sanitary sewer rate segregated for this purpose shall accrue. An amount equal to all revenue derived from this fee shall be monthly computed and transferred to such account, subject to the covenants contained in the Enid municipal authority bond indentures, which covenants include the duty to pay the debt service attributable to the Enid municipal authority bonds previously issued and any requirement contained in such indentures; provided, that such revenue shall first be deposited in certain indentured funds and accounts. All monies contained in the account shall be expended solely for sanitary sewer system capital improvement projects, except as provided hereinbelow.
2. On December 1, 1993, sixty thousand dollars ($60,000.00) shall be transferred from the account to the sanitary sewer backup damage and backflow prevention system subaccount (hereinafter "subaccount"). The monies contained in the subaccount shall be used: a) to assist sanitary sewer utility customers (hereinafter "customers") with damages that occur, through no fault of customer, due to continual and persistent sanitary sewer backups into the customer's private property, after the application by the city and/or authority of all reasonable operational and maintenance procedures for resolving the condition; and b) for the installation of backflow prevention systems on such private property to help alleviate further occurrences.
3. Subject to annual appropriation and budget approval, the chairman and trustees of the Enid municipal authority may, on July 1, 1994, and on such day of each succeeding year, transfer from the account to the subaccount an amount of money necessary to restore the sixty thousand dollars ($60,000.00) to be used for the purposes as provided herein. The following regulations shall apply in order for any customer to receive financial assistance from the subaccount:
a. Any customer who has damage to any home, building or structure caused by the public sanitary sewer system due to continual and persistent sanitary sewer backups into such customer's private property, not covered by any negligence on the part of the customer, after the application by the city and/or authority of all reasonable operational and maintenance procedures for resolving the condition, may file an application with the city clerk for financial assistance. Such application shall contain such information as required by the city manager and shall contain a verification clause. The city engineer or his designee shall review such application to determine whether the sanitary sewer backup event falls within the purview of this program. The city engineer's determination shall be provided in writing to the customer. In the event that the city engineer determines that the backup event is covered under this program as provided hereinabove, then the customer shall provide the receipts for the cost of the repairs, replacements or installations necessitated due to the sewer backup, including the receipts for the installation of the backflow prevention system, and which receipts shall further show that such work has been performed or material or equipment replaced or installed and paid for by the customer.
b. All applications must be filed within ninety (90) days after the date the customer is notified that the city's insurance will not be paying said claim. The maximum amount paid on any application based on a single occurrence shall be five thousand dollars ($5,000.00). Such funds shall be allocated on a first come, first serve basis, and no additional city or authority funds shall be used to make reimbursement under this program and subaccount. All claims for damages must be reasonable. Reimbursement shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the actual, reasonable damages incurred, including the actual cost of installation of a backflow prevention system as approved by the city engineer, which system shall include a manual shutoff valve and/or sump pump.
c. No reimbursement shall be made unless the customer: 1) first files a claim with the city's insurance and is turned down by the insurance carrier; and 2) installs the backflow prevention system or systems as required to provide protection for all buildings subject to damage by the public sanitary sewer system located at or adjacent to the damaged home, building or structure; and 3) executes a contract with the city permitting the right, but not the duty or obligation, to inspect such backflow prevention system; and 4) signs a release and waiver releasing the city and all its employees and officers from any and all liability based on the sewer backflow occurrence and any and all damage that may be occasioned in the future by the backflow prevention system. No home, building or structure fitted with a backflow prevention system with any funds from this subaccount shall be eligible for future funding from the subaccount. Any loss claim paid to customer by any insurance policy due to the sewer backup event shall be deducted from the total amount sought by customer for reimbursement.
d. In the event that the city is deemed to be legally liable for the damage due to the backflow of sewage into any home, building or structure, any such claim or judgment shall be paid in accordance with the city's insurance, and not in accordance with this section.
e. The city engineer or his designee shall review all applications and implement the terms of this section to the extent of available funding.
f. Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to place any duty or obligation on the city or authority to pay such funds to any person, such program being at the sole option and discretion of the mayor and board of commissioners and/or the chairman and trustees of the Enid municipal authority. (Ord. 2014-35, 9-16-2014, eff. 12-1-2014)