(a) For any lot, parcel of land, building or premises having or being served by any connection to the City's sanitary sewerage system, intercepting sewers and sewage treatment or disposal plant or part thereof, or otherwise discharging sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquid, either directly or indirectly into the City's sanitary sewerage system, the charge or rental shall be based upon the quantity of water used as measured by the City water meter there is use, and the quantity of water used and waste discharged as determined by subsections (b) and (c), and the whole reduced by any deductions as determined by subsection (d).
(b) In the event a lot, parcel of land, building or premises, discharging sanitary sewage, industrial waste, water or other liquids into the City's sanitary sewerage system, either directly or indirectly, uses water provided in whole or in part from sources of water supply other than provided by the City and discharges it into the City's sanitary sewerage system and the water used is not measured by a City water meter, then, in each case the amount of water so used and discharged into the City's sanitary sewerage system shall be otherwise measured or determined by the Director in order to determine the sewer service charge or rental provided in this chapter, or the owner or other interested party at his expense may install and maintain a meter acceptable to the Director.
(c) In the event a lot, parcel of land, building or premises, discharges sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids into the City's sanitary sewerage system, either directly or indirectly, and the Director finds that it is not practical to attempt to measure the sewage, water, liquid or wastes by meter, he shall determine the volume of sewage, water, liquid or waste as hereinafter provided, or in a manner and by whatever methods he finds practicable in the light of the conditions and attendant circumstances of the case, and when determined shall submit the same to Council for its approval, in order to determine sewer service, charge or rental, according to the corresponding rates provided for in this chapter.
(d) In the event that any part of the water provided by the City and measured by the City water meter is used for purposes where it is not ultimately returned to the City's sanitary sewerage system and the unreturned water is measured by a meter, acceptable to the Director, then, in each case the amount of City water so used and measured shall be deducted from that measured by the City water meter there in use.
(Ord. 90-5835. Passed 8-14-90.)