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For the purposes provided in Section 941.02, there is levied and charged upon each lot, parcel of land, or premises having connection with the system, or otherwise discharging sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water, or other liquids, either directly or indirectly, into the system, or capable of being served by the system, sewer charges payable as hereinafter provided, and in the amount determined as follows:
(a) Charges. With respect to any premises serviced by the sewer system, the charges shall be based upon the quantity of water used as determined pursuant to Section 941.05. The rates shall include a fixed cost, unit rate and a system fee for inside the corporation limit or outside the corporation limit (Fixed Cost+ ((Units Used x User Unit Rate)) x 1 plus the system fee%) as shown in Exhibit A attached to Ordinance 2022-78.
(b) Billing shall apply to all active accounts even with no usage. Multiple minimums shall be the basic the rate according to the user class multiplied by the number of units served times the unit rate. The Director of Public Service and Safety shall determine the billing amount to be used in special situations using valid engineering analysis.
(c) The Director of Public Service and Safety shall have full discretion to determine what premises located outside the corporate limits shall be permitted to maintain connections with the system, and also to discontinue the service of the system to any premises after having given the owner or occupant thereof at least thirty (30) days written notice of the determination as to whether the connection is advisable and practicable considering the sewer to be used and the capacity of the system.
(Ord. 2022-78. Passed 12-20-22.)
Over and above the charges established by Section 941.03, there may be established in special instances, and upon special agreement between the City and the owner of any lot, parcel of land, or premises served by the system, additional charges for industrial wastes of unusual strength of composition which are accepted by the City for treatment as may be determined to be fair and equitable. Each special agreement and the charges established thereby shall not become effective until ratified by ordinance duly passed by the Council of the City.
(1979 Code 53.04)
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.)
The sewer charges provided in Section 941.05 shall be payable quarterly at the City Waterworks Office, provided that upon approval by the Director, the charges to any premises may be billed and paid monthly. Charges established in respect of premises served by the City's waterworks system shall be included in and be payable with the City's water bill to the premises; and in respect to premises not so served, shall be billed and payable at the same time, respectively, as City water bills are rendered and become payable. Any building or premises making connection with the system, and using the same after the effective date hereof, shall be charged a per diem prorate amount based upon the minimum charge, from the time the sewer connection is made or the discharge into the system, either directly or indirectly, is begun, until the commencement of the next following period applicable to the premises, except that if measured service exceeds the minimum charges, the measured rate or rates shall be charged.
(1979 Code 53.06)
Each sewer charge established and made pursuant to this chapter is made a lien upon the premises charged therewith, and, if the same is not paid within 90 days after it is due and payable, it shall be certified to the auditor of the county in which the premises are situated, who shall place the same on the tax duplicate, with the interest and penalties allowed by law, and be collected as other municipal taxes are collected. The City shall also have the right, in the event of nonpayment as aforesaid, to discontinue service to the premises of water supplied by the City's waterworks system until the unpaid sewer charges have been fully paid. (1979 Code 53.07)
Except in the case of property owned by the City, no person, corporation, partnership, or association whatsoever shall connect any building or other structure, either directly or indirectly, with a sewer for the purpose of discharging sanitary sewage, storm water, or industrial waste therefrom, without first obtaining a residential/commercial or industrial building sewer application, and permit for such purpose in a form prescribed by the Director, and without first depositing in cash, or by certified check payable to the City, a permit, residential/commercial or industrial building sewer application, and inspection fee determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 941.09. (1979 Code 53.08)
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