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(a) The following User Charges shall be paid by all classes of users throughout the service area.
(b) The following rates shall be charged for supply of sewer service for users inside the corporate limits of the City of Greenfield, based upon water consumption, payable monthly as follows:
(1) Effective March 1, 2009:
Gallons | Price Per Thousand |
0 - 1,000 | $22.36 |
Next 1,000 | 4.68 |
All over 2,000 | 6.24 |
(2) Effective January 1, 2010:
Gallons | Price Per Thousand |
0 - 1,000 | $23.03 |
Next 1,000 | 4.82 |
All over 2,000 | 6.43 |
(3) Effective January 1, 2011:
Gallons | Price Per Thousand |
0 - 1,000 | $23.72 |
Next 1,000 | 4.97 |
All over 2,000 | 6.62 |
(4) Effective January 1, 2012:
Gallons | Price Per Thousand |
0 - 1,000 | $24.43 |
Next 1,000 | 5.11 |
All over 2,000 | 6.82 |
(5) Effective January 1, 2013:
Gallons | Price Per Thousand |
0 - 1,000 | $25.17 |
Next 1,000 | 5.27 |
All over 2,000 | 7.02 |
(6) Effective January 1, 2023: Gallons Price Per Thousand 0 - 1000 $31.68 Next 1,000 5.53 All over 2,000 7.37 (7) Effective January 1, 2024: Gallons Price Per Thousand 0 - 1000 $37.78 Next 1,000 5.70 All over 2,000 7.59 |
(8) Effective January 1, 2025, and every year thereafter, there shall be a three percent (3%) increase to the base rate for the previous year.
(c) The following rate shall be charged for supply of sewer service for users outside the corporate limits of the City of Greenfield, based upon water consumption and payable monthly as follows:
(1) Effective March 1, 2009:
Gallons | Price Per Thousand |
0 - 1,000 | $33.28 |
Next 1,000 | 7.28 |
All over 2,000 | 9.36 |
(2) Effective January 1, 2010:
Gallons | Price Per Thousand |
0 - 1,000 | $34.28 |
Next 1,000 | 7.50 |
All over 2,000 | 9.64 |
(3) Effective January 1, 2011:
Gallons | Price Per Thousand |
0 - 1,000 | $35.31 |
Next 1,000 | 7.72 |
All over 2,000 | 9.93 |
(4) Effective January 1, 2012:
Gallons | Price Per Thousand |
0 - 1,000 | $36.37 |
Next 1,000 | 7.96 |
All over 2,000 | 10.23 |
(5) Effective January 1, 2013:
Gallons | Price Per Thousand |
0 - 1,000 | $37.46 |
Next 1,000 | 8.19 |
All over 2,000 | 10.53 |
(6) Effective January 1, 2023: Gallons Price Per Thousand 0 - 1,000 $44.58 Next 1,000 8.60 All over 2,000 11.06 (7) Effective January 1, 2024: Gallons Price Per Thousand 0 - 1,000 $51.07 Next 1,000 8.86 All over 2,000 11.39 |
(8) Effective January 1, 2025, and every year thereafter, there shall be a three percent (3%) increase to the base rate for the previous year.
(d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Public Service Director from establishing rates for bulk deliveries pursuant to Ordinance 41-89.
(Ord. 01-09. Passed 1-20-09; Ord. 19-13. Passed 12-4-13; Ord. 19-2022. Passed 1-9-23.)
(e) The ICR Charges shall be paid in addition to the User Charge by each Industrial Class User in the Service Area discharging industrial wastewater to any component or components of the sewage works facilities from which the user is receiving benefits and for which an EPA Grant has been awarded. However, any industry discharging less than the equivalent of 25,000 gpd of sanitary wastewater shall be exempt from the Industrial Cost Recovery System provided such discharge does not contain pollutants which:
(1) Interfere with the treatment works processes.
(2) Are toxic or incompatible.
(3) Contaminate or otherwise reduce the utility value of treatment works sludge.
Industrial wastewater shall include cooling water where such is discharged to the sanitary sewer.
(f) ICR payments shall be based on the flow of industrial wastewater and cooling water only discharged to the sanitary sewer system, as hereinafter determined, and are not to be paid on any sanitary wastewater discharged by an Industrial Class User. All ICR charges shall be as provided by Council and shall be calculated on the basis of a thirty year recovery period.
(g) Each industry discharging to the sanitary sewer system shall complete and file with the City an Industrial Waste Questionnaire containing pertinent information as to quantity of flow, characteristics of discharged wastewaters, etc., and this information will be used to determine billings for the first year following the effective date of this chapter. Subsequent billings will be based on revised information taken from annual updated reports to be filed with the City, or from other records. Interim reports may be requested at the discretion of the Director. New industries shall file a fully executed questionnaire with the City prior to being issued a Sewer Permit.
(h) Where industrial wastewater is combined with sanitary wastewater at the point or points of discharge, and no separate metering of each increment is provided, the sanitary wastewater from industry shall be considered equal to fifteen gallons per day per employee (thirty gallons per day where showers are used) at “Normal Strength” loadings as previously defined herein.
(i) The Service Charges shall be computed on the basis of water purchased from the City, as registered by the water meter or meters, unless the actual quantity of wastewater entering the sanitary sewer system can be determined, as specified hereinafter.
(j) Each premises served by the sanitary sewer system of the City shall be charged, and where a premises is served by more than one sewer connection a combined charge shall be levied based on the total flow from all connections. However, where the property is not occupied, a minimum charge shall be levied for each sewer connection.
(k) Where more than one meter is installed, whether for the convenience of the owner of the premises or the City, Service Charges shall be rendered to the owner of the premises for each meter, unless the combined flow through all meters is authorized by the Director.
(l) When a person, firm or corporation can show to the satisfaction of the Director that a portion of the water as measured by the water meter does not enter the sanitary sewer system, such as uncontaminated cooling water, such person, firm or corporation may submit an application in writing to the Director for the installation of an auxiliary water meter. The Director has the authority to permit or to require an additional meter to be installed at the applicant’s expense, so as to measure the quantity of water actually entering the sanitary sewer system. The quantity of water used to determine the Service Charges shall be the quantity of water actually entering the sanitary sewer system as so determined.
(m) If the Director finds that it is not practicable to measure such water by meters, he shall determine the volume of wastewater in any manner or method as he may find practicable, in order to arrive at the percentage of metered water entering the sanitary sewer system and the quantity of water used to determine the Sewer Service Charges shall be that percentage so determined.
(n) In the event that the conditions set forth in subsection (k) hereof are not, for any reason, met, all water metered to the premises shall be used for billing purposes.
(o) When a premises is supplied either whole or in part with water from a well or any source other than a public water supply, such well or source of supply shall be registered in writing with the Director. The owner of the premises shall install and maintain at his expense, a meter or meters acceptable to the Director on all such supplies, and the quantity of water used to determine the service charges shall be the quantity as measured by the meter or meters. If the meter or meters are not installed within six months from the date of notification in writing by the Director, the owner or other users of the premises shall be billed at double the minimum charge.
(p) Where an auxiliary meter, or meters, is required for the proper determination of water subject to the Service Charges, such meter shall be installed only after approval has been granted by the Director. Such meter shall be installed, owned and maintained by the property owner. Venturi meters, flumes, weirs and other methods of measuring flow shall be used only when authorized by the Director. Meters which will be approved are as follows:
(1) Meters purchased from the City.
(2) Meters equal or similar to meters purchased from the City which are purchased elsewhere and tested by the City.
(3) Crest or turbine type meters of two inch size and over, to be used where it is established the particular meter is under full head at all times; provided such meters are tested and approved for large constant flows by the City.
(4) Existing private meters now in place, may be continued in use on a conditional basis. If such meters are suspected of faulty registration, they are subject to a test, when so ordered by the Director.
(5) Other meters shall be tested by the manufacturer of the meter and a certificate of the test shall be furnished to the Director. Such meters shall not be used without the written approval of the Director.
(6) It is understood that where an auxiliary meter has been installed, such a meter shall not be removed without the approval of the Director.
(q) All meters shall be installed in accordance with the standards, rules and regulations of the City.
Where private meters are used on well, or in an industrial water distribution system, and such meters are set behind the primary water supply meter, the aforementioned standards, rules and regulations may be modified or waived by the Director.
(r) Fire protection service branches shall be exempt from all Service Charges except for water used for purposes other than fire protection.
(s) Where a sanitary or combined sewer in the area served by the City is available to any lot, parcel of land, building, or premises which is improved, it is a conclusive presumption that wastewater from such lot, parcel of land, building, or premises which is improved is discharged into such sewer, and the owner shall be billed the Service Charges as provided herein. Any lot, parcel of land, building, or premises abutting a street, alley or easement in which there is a public sanitary or combined sewer shall be deemed to have available access to a sanitary sewer, and the owner or other users of such real property shall connect to the sewer within six months from the date the owner is notified in writing by the City that the sewer is made available for use to their property. In the event the owner or other users of the real property are not connected on such date, the minimum charge specified under subsection (b) hereof shall be imposed upon the property. Reference is made to Section 915.03(d). (Ord. 05-06. Passed 6-21- 06.)
(a) Surcharges shall be determined on the basis of the following constituents of the wastewater that are in excess of “Normal Strength” Wastewater:
(1) Total suspended solids (nonfilterable residue);
(2) BOD, 5-days at 20° C.
(3) Total phosphorous (P).
(b) When any or all of the total suspended solids or BOD or phosphorous of a wastewater accepted for admission to the City’s sanitary sewer system exceeds the values of the above specified constituents for “Normal Strength” Wastewater, the amount of the treatment surcharge to be paid will be based on the cost per pound of removing the excess quantity of each constituent.
(c) Extra Strength Surcharges are hereby established as follows:
(1) Suspended solids | $0.07 per lb. |
(2) 5 day Biochemical Oxygen Demand | 0.09 per lb. |
(3) Total phosphorous (P) | 0.34 per lb. |
(d) An Industrial Wastewater Surveillance Charge is hereby established of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per year for each connection discharging industrial wastewaters to the sanitary sewer system. Where it has been reported that no industrial wastewaters are being discharged, a fifty dollars ($50.00) charge shall be levied only once per year to cover the cost of verifying such report. The moneys collected from this charge shall be used to cover the cost of making surveys, record keeping and occasional analytical work necessary for verification of owner reported results.
(a) In addition to the Permit and Inspection Fee specified in Section 915.05(b), all new users connecting to the Municipal sanitary sewer system shall pay a Universal Connection Charge. It is a charge for acquiring equity in the City’s existing Sewerage System. These charges are one- time charges and may be paid at the same time an application is submitted for a sewer permit or, at the option of the residential property owner only, may be paid over a period of twelve months by equal monthly installments or other arrangements entered into in writing and satisfactory to the Director of the Water and Sewer Department.
(Ord. 31-82. Passed 9-4-82.)
(b) Universal Connection Charges are hereby established as follows:
Size of Meter | Charge |
3/4" or smaller | $500.00 |
1" | 1,000.00 |
1-1/2" | 1,500.00 |
2" | 2,000.00 |
3" | 4,200.00 |
4" | 7,200.00 |
6" | 12,000.00 |
8" | 25,000.00 |
10" | 40,000.00 |
(Ord. 19-97. Passed 9-3-97.)
(c) In the event of future sewerage improvements, which are financed either all or in part with City funds, a Reimbursement Connection Charge will be established by the City for each such improvement.
(d) An applicant whose premises is not supplied with water by the City, but who wishes to use the sanitary sewer services supplied by the City, shall pay the connection charges listed in subsection (b) hereof based on the estimated maximum rate of flow and in accordance with the following schedule:
Estimated Maximum Rate of Flow (gpm) | Assumed Size of Meter (inches) |
30 | 3/4 |
50 | 1 |
80 | 1-1/4 |
100 | 1-1/2 |
160 | 2 |
300 | 3 |
500 | 4 |
800 | 5 |
1,000 | 6 |
1,800 | 8 |
2,900 | 10 |
(f) Any applicant whose property does not abut an existing sanitary sewer facility shall, at his own expense, construct such trunk and/or lateral facility as may be directed by the City. Upon completion of the facility to the satisfaction of the City, such facility shall become the property of the City and be subject to all rules and regulations applicable.
(g) In any area where no sanitary sewer facilities of any kind exist, an applicant may contract with the City, for the construction of such facilities.
(a) All service charges except Industrial Cost Recovery Charges and Connection Charges shall be billed and payed in accordance with the regulations established by Council.
(b) In accordance with P. L. 95-217, EPA has declared a moratorium on the payment of all Industrial Cost Recovery Charges between December 28, 1977 and June 30, 1979. After the moratorium, such deferred payment shall be made in accordance with the applicable ICR requirement at that time. The payment, if required, shall be made in equal annual installments prorated over the remaining useful life of the facility, but not exceeding thirty years. Billings for all ICR Charges shall be made on an annual basis, and payments shall be due within thirty days after the billing date. Payments may be made at the Industrial Users option in twelve equal monthly installments. Failure to pay the ICR Charges within the due date shall be cause for sewer service to be discontinued.
(a) The funds received from the collection of sewer service charges shall be deposited with the Treasurer of the City. The money so deposited shall be kept by the Treasurer in the Sewer Consumer Fund. Collections resulting from the User Charges, Debt Service Charges, and Extra Strength Surcharges shall be kept in the Sewer Rental Fund. The Industrial Cost Recovery Payments when collected shall be kept in the Industrial Cost Recovery Fund. Moneys collected from the Connection Charges shall be kept in the Sewer Plant and Trunk Expansion Fund.
(b) The Sewer Rental Fund shall be used for the payment of the cost of management, maintenance, operation and repair of the sanitary sewer system and wastewater treatment plants, including all costs associated with equipment replacement, and for the debt service required for improvements to the sewerage system by the construction of sanitary sewers and wastewater treatment plants, and the acquisition of necessary land therefor and for sinking fund purposes for the retirement of such debt.
(c) The Industrial Cost Recovery Fund shall be administered and disbursed in accordance with United States Environmental Protection Agency Guidelines (40 CFR 35. 928-2).
(1) The Treasurer shall retain fifty percent (50%) of the amounts recovered from the Industrial Cost Recovery Payments. The remainder, together with any interest charged thereon, shall be returned to the United States Treasury on an annual basis.
(2) A minimum of eighty percent (80%) of the retained amounts, together with the interest thereon, shall be used solely for eligible costs, in accordance with Paragraph 35.940 of the Construction Grants Regulations, of expanding, improving or reconstructing the sewerage works associated with the project and necessary to meet the requirements of the City's discharge permit. The Treasurer shall obtain the approval of the Regional Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency prior to commitment of the retained amounts for any expansion, improvement or reconstruction. The remaining twenty percent (20%) of the retained amounts, together with the interest thereon, shall be transferred to the Equipment Replacement Account of the Sewer Rental Fund.
(3) Pending use, the Treasurer shall invest the retained amounts for reconstruction and expansion in:
A. Obligations of the United States Government; or
B. Obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States Government or any agency thereof; or
C. Shall deposit such amounts in accounts fully collateralized by obligations of the United States Government or by obligations fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States Government or any agency thereof.
(d) On or before July 1 of 1980, and each year thereafter on or before July 1, the Treasurer shall submit to the Mayor a recommended system of User Charges, Debt Service Charges, Extra Strength Surcharges, Industrial Cost Recovery Charges, and Connection Charges. The Mayor shall submit the schedule of charges with his recommendations to Council at their first regular meeting in October, for ratification. The system shall be in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) The system shall result in the distribution of the costs of operation and maintenance of the sewerage works within the Director's jurisdiction to each user class in proportion to such user's contribution to the total wastewater loading of the treatment works. Factors such as strength, volume and delivery flow rate characteristics shall be considered and included as the basis for the user's contribution to insure a proportional distribution of operation and maintenance, including replacement, costs to each user class.
(2) The system shall be reviewed annually and revised periodically to reflect actual operation, maintenance and replacement costs of the sewerage works.
(3) The system shall generate sufficient revenue to offset the costs of all sewerage works operation and maintenance provided by the Director and such other expenditures authorized by subsection (b) hereof.
(4) The system shall recover that portion of the Federal grant(s) awarded under P. L. 92-500 allocated to the treatment of industrial wastewaters.
(5) The cost of treating and handling the extra constituents of BOD5, suspended solids and phosphorous shall be determined and reported in the Schedule of Extra Strength Surcharges at a cost per pound for each constituent.
(6) In order to establish the Industrial Waste Surveillance Charge, the cost shall be determined by calculating the actual cost of gathering samples, testing, and reporting the results of analysis, and distributing the cost proportionately to the appropriate users.
(e) Funds received from the Industrial Wastewater Surveillance Charge shall be deposited in the Sewer Rental Fund.
(f) In connection with the administering of this chapter reference is made to Section 915.07, specifically those subsections pertaining to Control Manholes, Wastewater Volume Determination, Sampling and Monitoring, and Analyses.
(g) The results of routine sampling and analysis by the owner will be used to determine the Extra Strength Surcharges. However, the Director may, at any period or time and of such duration and in such manner as the Director may elect, determine the strength of the discharge wastewater for purposes of verification. If the owner fails to file the necessary annual reports, the strength determined by the Director's analysis will be used to determine the amount of the surcharges. Similarly the surcharges shall be applied to the total metered water consumption if the owner fails to file the required annual report.
(h) If necessary, the Director shall have the right to enter and set up, on company property, such devices as are necessary to conduct a gauging and sampling operation and to begin such operation without advance notice to the company or owner. While performing the work, the Director or his representatives will observe all safety rules applicable to the premises, established by the company.
(i) Where a company has security measures in force which require proper identification and clearance before entry onto the company's premises is granted, such company shall either make necessary arrangements with their security guards that upon showing proper identification the Director or his representatives will be permitted to enter, without delays, for the purpose of obtaining samples, grab or composite, of wastes being discharged at the various sampling points; or the company shall install suitable gauging and sampling manholes outside the security limits, which manholes will at all times be immediately accessible to the Director or his representatives.
(j) If a person, firm or corporation disagrees with the analysis on which the surcharges are based, he may request, in writing, an additional sampling and analysis which shall be conducted in a manner acceptable to the Director. The requestor shall be billed for twenty-five percent (25%) of an additional Surveillance Charge in order to cover the cost of such additional sampling and analysis.
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