(A) The town may make proper allowances in determining the sewage bill for quantities of water shown on the records to be consumed but which are also shown to the satisfaction of the town to not enter the sanitary sewer system.
(B) The quantity of water discharged into the sanitary sewer system obtained from sources other than the utility which serves the town shall be determined by the town in such manner as the town shall reasonably elect, and the sewage service shall be billed at the appropriate rates as per § 52.06 of this chapter except as is hereinafter provided for in divisions (B)(1) through (B)(6) below.
(1) In the event that a lot, parcel of real estate or building discharging sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids into the town sanitary sewer system, either directly or indirectly, is not a user of water supplied by the water utility serving the town and the water used thereon or therein is not measured by a water meter, or is measured by a water meter not acceptable to the town, then the amount of water used shall be otherwise measured or determined by the town. In order to ascertain the rate or charge provided in this subchapter, the owner or other interested party shall install and maintain at his or her expense meters, weirs, volumetric measuring devices or any adequate and approved method of measurement acceptable to the town for determining sewage discharge.
(2) In the event that a lot, parcel of real estate or building discharging sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids in the town’s sanitary sewer system, either directly or indirectly, is a user of water supplied by the water utility serving the town and, in addition, is a user of water from another source which is not measured by a water meter or is measured by a meter not acceptable to the town, then the amount of water used shall be otherwise measured or determined by the town. In order to ascertain the rates or charges, the owner or other interested party shall install and maintain at his or her expense meters, weirs, volumetric measuring devices or any adequate and approved method of measurement acceptable to the town for determining sewage discharge.
(3) In the event that two or more residential lots, parcels of real estate or buildings discharging sanitary sewage, water or other liquids into the town’s sanitary sewer system, either directly or indirectly, are users of water and the quantity of water is measured by a single water meter, then in each such case, for billing purposes, the quantity of water used shall be averaged for each user and the base charge, flow rates and charges shall apply to each of the number of residential lots, parcels of real estate or buildings served through the single water meter.
(4) In the event that a lot, parcel of real estate or building discharges sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids into the town’s sanitary sewer system, either directly or indirectly, and uses water in excess of 10,000 gallons per month, and it can be shown to the satisfaction of the town that a portion of water as measured by the water meter or meters does not and cannot enter the sanitary sewer system, then the owner or other interested party shall install and maintain, at his or her expense, meters, weirs, volumetric measuring devices or any adequate and approved method of measurement acceptable to the town for determining sewage discharge.
(5) In the event that two or more dwelling units such as mobile homes, apartments or housekeeping rooms discharging sanitary sewage, water or other liquids into the town’s sanitary sewer system, either directly or indirectly, are users of water and the quantity of water is measured by a single water meter, then in such cases, billing shall be for a single service in the manner set out elsewhere herein. A dwelling unit shall be interpreted as a room or rooms, or any other space or spaces, in which cooking facilities are provided.
(6) In order that domestic and residential users of sewage services shall not be penalized for the sprinkling of lawns during the months of June, July and August, the billing for treatment plant sewage service for residences or domestic users for said months of June, July and August shall be based on the water usage for the previous months of March, April and May. In the event that the water usage for said previous months of March, April and May is greater than the water usage for said months of June, July and August, then the billing for sewage service shall be computed on the actual water used in the month for which the sewage service bill is being rendered. As applicable to the sprinkling rate, domestic or residential sewage service shall apply to each lot, parcel of real estate or building which is occupied and used as a residence. Said sprinkling rate shall not apply to any premises which are partially or wholly used for industrial or commercial purposes. In the event that a portion of such premises shall be used for commercial or industrial purposes, the owner shall have the privilege of separating the water service so that the residential portion of the premises is served through a separate meter, and in such cases, the water usage as registered by the water meter serving such portion of the premises used for residential purposes would qualify under the sprinkling rate.
(Ord. 1990-5, passed 3-12-1990)