(A) Sanitary sewer service charge generally, inside and outside city. Any person discharging waste water into the sanitary sewer of the city, except as indicated in division (B) of this section shall pay a sewer service charge established by City Council resolution. The charges shall be based upon the metered water consumption.
('70 Code, § 25-120)
(B) No sanitary sewer charge where service is not rendered inside and outside city. Any person using water supplied by the city utility system but not discharging waste water into the sewer system of the city shall not be charged a sewer service charge provided that a sanitary sewer line is not available to serve the property. In instances where a sanitary sewer line is available to serve the property but the property owner decides not to connect to the sewer line, a minimum bi-monthly sanitary sewer bill shall be assessed, as established by City Council resolution, against the resident if he is the property owner. This requirement will become effective five years after annexation in order for property owners to plan for and amortize septic tanks.
('70 Code, § 25-121)
(C) Charges to commercial or industrial consumers. Any commercial or industrial consumer of city water that retains 75% or 30,000 gallons per day or more of its water consumption in the preparation of its product, may supply the city with engineering documentation as prepared by a registered engineer of the percentage of its water usage actually discharged into the city's sanitary sewer system. This percentage will be applied to the customer's average daily water consumption derived from its monthly water consumption bill in order to determine the number of gallons of water actually not being discharged into the sanitary sewer system on a daily basis. Where a measuring device is necessary to so determine the actual use of the sewer, the consumer shall be required to bear the cost of the installation and maintenance of such measuring device. Upon acceptance by the city of such statistical data, said sanitary sewer bill will be computed at the sanitary sewer rate established by City Council resolution based upon the estimated percentage of water consumption actually discharged into the sanitary sewer system.
('70 Code, § 25-122)
(D) Action taken upon failure to pay sanitary sewer service; reinstatement charges.
(1) Any person failing to pay the sewer service charge as set forth by City Council resolution shall:
(a) If a consumer of the city revenue office, have his water disconnected;
(b) If not a consumer of the city revenue office, have his sanitary sewer service connection severed and blocked.
(2) Where it becomes necessary to disconnect and block a sanitary sewer connection, the person or persons desiring to reinstate sewer service shall pay to the city an amount established by City Council resolution for disconnection and re-establishing such service.
('70 Code, § 25-123)
(E) Fire suppression fee outside city. The city has assumed a substantial financial responsibility in constructing the water facility and its distribution system. As an integral part of the distribution system, the water facility necessarily has maintained a reserve water capacity for the purpose of fire suppression. Although users outside the territorial limits of the city are currently paying double rates, these rates provide only a very small portion of the costs incurred for fire protection. This excess capacity is not recouped through water and sewer rates, but is built into the system to provide sufficient capacity in the event of the occurrence of fire, not only within the city, but outside the city as well. There is only a minimal cost in the maintenance of a capacity sufficient for fire suppression purposes for residential dwellings. The needed capacity for fire suppression capability for industrial or large plants and businesses is substantial. Therefore, the city establishes an annual fire suppression fee for all users of water located outside the city limits whose plant or facility exceeds 5,000 square feet. The fire suppression fee is based on a rate established by board resolution for such users. Such fee will be assessed on a fiscal year basis and is due and payable July 1 of each calendar year. Fees issued for any business located beyond the city limits and connecting to the city water system on or after January 1 of a fiscal year shall have their fire suppression fee prorated at 50% of their normal fee for that year.
('70 Code, § 25-124)
(Ord. 1982-47, passed 10-4-82; Am. Ord. 2002-65, passed 7-15-02)