(A) Purpose. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the equitable recovery of costs from users of the city’s wastewater treatment system including costs of operation, maintenance, administration, bond service costs, capital improvements, depreciation and equitable cost recovery of EPA administered federal wastewater grants.
(B) Types of charges and fees. The charges and fees as established in the city’s schedule of charges and fees may include but are not limited to:
(1) Inspection fee and tapping fee;
(2) Fees for applications for discharge;
(3) Sewer use charges;
(4) Surcharge fees (see Table C);
(5) Waste hauler permit;
(6) Industrial wastewater discharge permit fees;
(7) Fees for industrial discharge monitoring; and
(8) Other fees as the city may deem necessary.
(C) Fees for application for discharge. A fee may be charged when a user or prospective user makes application for discharge as required by § 51.26 of this chapter.
(D) Inspection fee and tapping fee. An inspection fee and tapping fee for a building sewer installation shall be paid to the city’s sewer department at the time the application is filed.
(E) Sewer user charges.
(1) The City Commission shall establish monthly rates and charges for the use of the wastewater system and for the services supplied by the wastewater system.
(2) Such rates are reflected in administrative ordinances or resolutions, which are of record in the city offices.
(F) Industrial wastewater discharge permit fees. A fee may be charged for the issuance of an industrial wastewater discharge fee in accordance with this section.
(G) Fees for industrial discharge monitoring. Fees may be collected from industrial users having pretreatment or other discharge requirements to compensate the city for the necessary compliance monitoring and other administrative duties of the pretreatment program.
(H) Administrative civil penalties. Administrative civil penalties shall be issued according to the following schedule. Violations are categorized in the Enforcement Response Guide Table (Appendix A). The local administrative officer may assess a penalty within the appropriate range. Penalty assessments are to be assessed per violation per day unless otherwise noted.
Category 1 | No penalty |
Category 2 | $50—$500 |
Category 3 | $500—$1,000 |
Category 4 | $1,000—$5,000 |
Category 5 | $5,000—$10,000 |
(Ord. 699, passed 10-26-2009)