The following measures shall be used to determine the sewer charges provided by Section 941.03 (a) upon premises served by the system.
(a) On premises using water exclusively supplied by the City, and having a water meter acceptable to the Director, the quantity of water used, as measured by the meter, shall determine the sewer charge thereon, as provided herein.
(b) On premises either using water exclusively supplied by the City or exclusively supplied from other sources, where the quantity of water used thereon is not measured by a water meter, or is measured by a water meter not acceptable to the Director, the owner or other interested party shall, at his expense, install and maintain a water meter acceptable to the Director, and the quantity of water used as measured by the meter shall determine the sewer charge thereon, as provided herein.
(c) On premises using water supplied both by the City and from other sources, which in either case is not measured by a water meter, or is measured by a water meter not acceptable to the Director, the owner or other interested party shall, at his expense, install and maintain water meters satisfactory to the Director to measure all such supplies of water, and the quantity of water used to determine the sewer charges thereon shall be the sum of the quantities of water measured by the several meters, as provided herein.
(d) If the Director determines that it is impractical to require water metering devices for any particular premises, the Director shall determine a practical method for measuring water usage or volume of sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water, or other liquids entering the system, directly or indirectly, from the premises for its determination of the sewer service charge or rate for the premises, in accordance with the corresponding rates provided in this chapter.
(e) In the event it can be shown to the satisfaction of the Director, with respect to any premises, that a portion of the water from any source used thereon does not and cannot enter the system, then in each case the owner or other interested party may, at his expense, install and maintain separate water meters where necessary so as to show to the satisfaction of the Director that portion of the water used which is discharged into the system and that portion shall constitute the basis for measuring the water consumption on the premises for purposes of applying the sewer charges provided in this chapter.
(f) The Director may require the installation of sewer meters on the outfalls of industrial users or other users as determined to measure the flow to the system. The Director shall establish a policy concerning the installation of such meters that is fair and equitable to the city and the users.
(Ord. 2012-49. Passed 10-2-12.)