(A) Each residential dwelling unit, as defined in the currently adopted Building Code as referenced in § 150.01(B), connected either directly or indirectly to the wastewater system shall pay a minimum monthly fee of $27.50. Those residential customers who are outside the city limits shall pay a minimum monthly fee of $41.25.
(B) Each residential dwelling unit as identified in division (A) above, in addition to the minimum monthly fee, shall pay $2.50 per 1,000 gallons of water. This additional fee shall be based on the average gallons of water used in such dwelling during the months of November, December, January, February and March of each calendar year. If no gallons of water are used during January, February or March for a residential dwelling unit, a fee based on 3,000 gallons of water will be used in lieu of a usage for any given month.
(C) Each nonresidential user not otherwise classified as a residential dwelling unit that is connected either directly or indirectly to the wastewater system shall pay a minimum monthly fee of $27.50. Those nonresidential customers who are outside the city limits shall pay a minimum monthly fee of $41.25.
(D) Each user not identified as a residential user shall pay, in addition to the minimum monthly fee, $2.50 per 1,000 gallons of water used or any portion thereof.
(E) The minimum monthly fee for every user shall be prorated to the owner or occupant for the residential dwelling unit or nonresidential user based upon the occupied number of days during the first and last months of occupancy.
(F) In addition to the other sewer charges, the city establishes a surcharge of $0.85, payable by each customer of its system who receives or benefits from the services of the project financed by the CW#6 SRF loan with the borrower bond. Such funds collected will be captured and committed as a “Wastewater Surcharge-CW#6 SRF.” Said commitment is subject to adjustment from time to time by ordinance as necessary to repay a $216,000 Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund (SRF) over a period of not more than 30 years at an interest rate of 3.25%, in accordance with the loan agreement to be entered into by the city and the state’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the proceeds of which loan are to be used for the wastewater treatment improvements project. Such surcharge shall be segregated from all other funds of the city, shall be and are hereby pledged to secure such loan and shall be used for no purposes other than the repayment thereof.
(G) In addition to other sewer charges, the city establishes a surcharge of $10.50, payable by each residential customer, of $17.50, payable by each small commercial customer, and of $85, payable by each large commercial customer, of its system who receives or benefits from the services of the project financed by the CW#7 SRF loan with the borrower bond. Such funds collected will be captured and committed as a “Wastewater Surcharge-CW#7 SRF.” The collection of the surcharge will start on March 1, 2021, with bill payable in April. The surcharge shall remain in effect until such time as the borrower bond is paid in full; it shall be collected at the same time as other charges of the system and establish a surcharge account to segregate the income from the other system income for bookkeeping purposes, to be pledged to the state Conservancy District. The surcharge shall be reviewed from year to year and modified in order to provide the required 110% debt coverage. The said commitment shall repay a $3,701,000 Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund (SRF) over a period of not more than 30 years at an interest rate of 2.125%, in accordance with the loan agreement to be entered into by the city and the state’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the proceeds of which loan are to be used for the wastewater treatment improvements project.
(Prior Code, § H-5-10.5) (Ord. 809, passed - -; Ord. 834, passed - -; Ord. 856, passed - -; Ord. 899, passed - -; Ord. 917, passed - -; Ord. 923, passed - -; Ord. 950, passed - -; Ord. 954, passed - -; Ord. 960, passed - -; Ord. 972, passed - -; Ord. 1004, passed - -; Ord. 1017, passed - -; Ord. 1026, passed - -; Ord. 1038, passed - -; Ord. 1047, passed - -; Ord. 1066, passed 12-19-2022)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 9-39-23, 9-48-2 and 9-48-27 and SDCL Ch. 9-48