31-4-3 MINIMUM MONTHLY CHARGE.

    There shall be and there is hereby established a minimum charge for the use of and for service supplied by the wastewater facilities of the Village. A minimum basic charge of Fifteen Dollars and Seventy Five Cents ($15.75) per month shall be applied to all users whose water consumption does not exceed two thousand (2,000) gallons per month.

(Ord. No. 24-009; 5-14-24)

31-4-4 SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICE RATE.

   There shall be and there is hereby established an additional charge supplementing the basic minimum rate for the use of and for the service supplied by the wastewater facilities of the Village. An additional rate of Five Dollars and Thirty-Three Cents ($5.33) per one thousand (1,000) gallons shall be applied to all users for water consumption in excess of two thousand (2,000) gallons per month.

   This supplemental service rate shall be computed by the following formula:

   C=$15.75 + ($5.33 (V-2000)/1000)

   Where C= wastewater service charge on a monthly billing basis.

   V= volume (in gallons) of metered water consumption during the billing period.

   If "V" is equal to or less than two thousand (2,000) gallons, the minimum monthly charge will not go into effect for that billing cycle.

(Ord. No. 24-009; 5-14-24)

31-4-5 NON-METERED SEWER RATES.

   The rate for non-metered sewer users will be based on the number of occupants of the residence if it is a residential establishment. The rates shall be as follows:

   OCCUPANTS   MONTHLY SEWER RATE

   1            $5.00

   2            $5.00

   3            $6.80

   4            $8.80

   5            $10.80

   Occupancy above two (2) will be assessed One Dollar Eighty Cents ($1.80) per month.

   If the Sanitary and Health Committee determines that a significant amount of sewage above the estimated amount is being discharged, the monthly charge will be adjusted accordingly.

31-4-6 SURCHARGE RATE.

   The rates of surcharges for BOD 5 and SS shall be as follows:

   C   =   $13.50 + ($5.00 (VS2000)/I000)

   CS   =   Wastewater (surcharge) service charge on a monthly basis

   V   =   Volume (in gallons) of metered water consumption during the billing period. If V is equal to or less than two thousand (2,000) gallons, the minimum charge will be Thirteen Dollars Fifty Cents ($13.50)

31-4-7 COMPUTATION OF SURCHARGE.

   The concentration of wastes used for computing surcharges shall be established by waste sampling. Waste sampling shall be performed as often as may be deemed necessary by the Committee and shall be dining as a basis for surcharges.

31-4-8 LEAKAGE.

   Because water from leaks are not actually passing through sewer treatment, a credit may be authorized to a customer's sewer charge calculated using the rates herein and equivalent to that amount of water usage determined to be attributable to a water service line leak. The determination shall be made by the Committee, subject to review by the Board of Trustees. The average past water usage of the customer will be one factor considered in determining the amount attributable to leaks.

31-4-9 REVENUES.

   All revenues and monies derived from the operation of the sewerage system shall be deposited in the sewage account of the sewerage fund. All such revenues and monies shall be held by the Village Treasurer separate and apart from his private funds and separate and apart from all other funds of the Village and all of said sum, without any deductions whatever, shall be delivered to the Village Treasurer not more than ten (10) days after receipt of the same, or at such more frequent intervals as may from time to time be directed by the President and Board of Trustees.

   The Village Treasurer shall receive all such revenues from the sewerage system and all other funds and monies incident to the operations of such system as the same may be delivered to and deposit the same in the account of the fund designated as the “Sewerage Fund of the Village of Hamel”. The Treasurer shall administer such fund in every respect in the manner provided by statute of the Illinois Municipal Code, as amended.