(a) Generally. It is hereby determined and declared to be necessary and conducive to the preservation of the public health, safety, welfare and convenience to levy and collect a service charge or rental to be paid to the Village by every person whose lots, lands and premises, either within or without the Village, are served by a connection, either directly or indirectly, to the Village sanitary sewerage system, including the sewage treatment works. The proceeds of such charges or rentals so derived shall be for the use of the sewerage system and sewage treatment works of the Village, as hereinafter provided.
(Ord. 692. Passed 4-6-65.)
(b) Definitions. As used in this section:
(1) "Sanitary sewage" means the waste from water closets, urinals, lavatories, sinks, bathtubs, showers and household laundries.
(2) "Industrial waste" means the liquid waste resulting from any commercial, manufacturing or industrial operation or process.
(c) Rental Charges. For the purposes provided in this section, there is hereby levied a sewer service charge or rental, to be paid by every person whose lots, lands and premises are served by a connection, directly or indirectly, to the Village sanitary sewerage system, or otherwise discharge sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids, either directly or indirectly, to the Village sanitary sewerage system, payable and collectible as hereinafter provided, and in an amount determined as follows:
(1) Except as herein provided, sewer service charges or rentals shall be based on the water consumed on the premises served by a connection, directly or indirectly, to the sanitary sewerage system, as measured by the Village water meter used thereon. If water used on such premises is derived from a source other than or in addition to the Municipal water supply, the measurement or estimation and determination of the percentage of water which is self-produced or otherwise obtained, and which is discharged into the sanitary sewerage system, shall be made by the Village Administrator and shall be the basis of computing the sewer service charge or rental hereinafter provided. In case of a disagreement as to the amount, the owner or other interested party may at his or her own expense, install and maintain a meter acceptable to the Village Administrator.
If premises are served both by the Village water supply and a properly metered self-produced supply, the rates or charges shall be computed by combining the consumption of both sources of supply.
(2) In any case where industrial wastes or other liquids discharged into the sanitary sewerage system, either directly or indirectly, are not susceptible to meter measurements, such wastes or other liquids shall be measured or estimated in such manner as the Village Administrator shall determine in order to establish the sewer service or rental charge therefor.
(3) A. The present rate for sewer use in the Village is 55% of the monthly water bill. From and after January 1, 2021, January 1, 2022 and January 2023 the charge for sewer use in the Village shall remain at 55% of the monthly charge for the consumption of water, as set forth in Section 1042.05.
B. The sewer rate(s) for outside/other sewer district(s) shall be as determined and agreed upon by and between the Village and such districts.
The sewer rates for ODRC, LORCO, Lorain County, and Tanglewood/Midview shall be as follows (per 1,000 gallons):
User | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
ODRC | $6.24 | $6.49 | $6.68 |
LORCO | $5.33 | $5.54 | $5.71 |
Lorain County | $6.86 | $7.13 | $7.34 |
Tanglewood/Midview | $7.49 | $7.79 | $8.02 |
(4) If water supplied from the Village water system to large consumers is used for such purposes that it will not be returned to the sanitary sewerage system, that portion not returned shall be exempt from the sewer service or rental charge, provided the user, at his or her own expense, furnishes, installs and maintains suitable metering devices, acceptable to the Village Administrator for the determination of the same.
(d) Payment. The charge or rental provided for in this section shall be payable monthly at such office as the Village shall designate, shall be billed as a separate item on the quarterly utility bill and shall cover the same period as the water bill in the district in which the property is located. If a sewer user does not obtain his or her water from the Village, he or she shall be billed separately, at the same time and for the same period as water bills are rendered in the district in which the property is located.
For any lot, parcel of land, building or premises now discharging sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids into the Village's sewerage system, either directly or indirectly, the sewer service charge or rental shall begin with the first full monthly period in the district in which the property is located after the date upon which this section becomes effective.
(e) Rules and Regulations. Council is hereby authorized to collect the sewer service charges or rentals, to appoint the necessary officers and agents for such purposes and to make rules and regulations for the collection, rebating and refunding of sewer service charges and rentals hereinbefore provided for. Such rules and regulations shall include provisions that no user of the Village water service may pay a monthly sewer service charge or rental unless he or she also pays his or her water bill for the same period, and that no user of the Village sewer service may pay a monthly water charge unless he or she also pays his or her sewer service charge or rental bill for the same period. Such rules and regulations shall further provide that the water service to any premises for which water and/or sewer charges become delinquent may be discontinued until the delinquent bill has been paid. Such rules and regulations shall have the same force and effect as ordinances when not repugnant thereto or to the Constitution or laws of the State.
(Ord. 89-134. Passed 6-20-89; Ord. 90-188. Passed 12-18-90; Ord. 95-007. Passed 5-2-95; Ord. 95-030. Passed 11-21-95; Ord. 04-002. Passed 1-20-04; Ord. 05-003. Passed 2-1-05; Ord. 07-009. Passed 6-19-07; Ord. 09-020. Passed 12-1-09; Ord. 18-023. Passed 12-4-18; Ord. 20-020. Passed 12-15-20.)
(f) Certification of Delinquencies. A sewer service charge or rental under this section is hereby made a lien upon the corresponding lot, parcel of land, building or premises served by a connection, either directly or indirectly, to the sewerage system of the Village. If the same is not paid when due and payable, it shall be certified to the County Auditor who shall place the same on the tax duplicate as a tax lien or assessment against such lot or parcel of land, with interest and penalties allowed by law, and the same shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as other taxes are collected.
(Ord. 692. Passed 4-6-65; Ord. 17-021. Passed 10-17-17; Ord. 17-025. Passed 11-21-17.)