(A) Sewer service charges shall be charges levied on all users who discharge, cause, or permit the discharge of sewage into the public sewage treatment system.
(B) User charges shall be charges levied on users of the sewage system to offset the cost operations and maintenance of the system.
(C) For residential, industrial, institutional, and commercial users, monthly user charges will be based on actual water usage. If a residential, commercial, institutional, or industrial user has a consumptive use of water, or in some other manner uses water which is not discharged into the wastewater collection system, the user charge for the contributor may be based on readings of a wastewater meter(s) or separate water meter(s) installed and maintained at the user's expense.
(D) The following schedule set forth below shall be the actual schedule of rates that shall apply to each user of the sewage treatment system of the city. This schedule includes the rate for the user charges as established herein based on metered water consumption.
Water Consumption Rate
0 - 1000 $ 8.00
1000 - 2000 12.00
2000 - 3000 16.00
3000 - 4000 20.00
4000 - 5000 24.00
5000 - 6000 28.00
6000 - 7000 32.00
7000 - 8000 36.00
8000 - 9000 40.00
9000 - 10000 44.00
10000 - 11000 48.00
11000 - 12000 52.00
12000 - 13000 56.00
13000 - 14000 60.00
14000 - 15000 64.00
15000 - 16000 68.00
16000 - 17000 72.00
17000 - 18000 76.00
18000 - 19000 80.00
19000 - 20000 84.00
20000 - 30000 124.00
30000 - 40000 164.00
40000 - 50000 204.00
50000 - 60000 244.00
60000 - 70000 284.00
70000 - 80000 324.00
80000 - 90000 364.00
90000 - 100000 404.00
100000 - 150000 604.00
150000 - 200000 804.00
200000 - 250000 1004.00
250000 - 300000 1204.00
300000 - 400000 1604.00
400000 - 500000 2004.00
(E) Sewer service charges shall be billed to each user on a monthly basis and shall be computed in accordance with each user’s water consumption.
(F) Sewer charges to any customer who is initially rendered services for less than one (1) month shall be prorated on the basis of the foregoing charges for the fractional part of the month for which services were rendered.
(G) The city shall review not less often than every two (2) years the sewage contributions of users, the total cost of the operation and maintenance of the sewage works and the user charges. User charges shall be revised as necessary to accomplish the following:
(1) Maintain the proportionate distribution of debt service cost among users of the treatment system; and
(2) Generate sufficient revenues to offset costs associated with the proper operation and maintenance of the sewage system.
(Ord. 1-1981, passed 1-6-81; Am. Ord. 11-1986, passed 9-13-86; Am. Ord. 1-1995, passed 1-24-95)
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Cross reference:
Water rates and charges, see § 30.310