(A) Every person whose premises is serviced by said sewage works shall be charged for the services provided. These charges are established for each user and user class by revenue which is proportional to its use of the treatment works in terms of volume and load. User charges are levied to defray the costs of operation and maintenance, including replacement, of the treatment works. User charges shall be uniform in magnitude within a user class. The sewage rates and charges shall be based on the quantity of water used on or in the property or premises subject to such rates and charges as the same is measured by the water meter there in use plus a base charge based on the size of the water meter installed, except as herein otherwise provided.
(B) Water meters will be read once each month or period equaling a month. The water usage schedule on which the amount of said rates and charges shall be determined is as follows.
(1) User charges are subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as published in the Federal Register on August 21, 1973, 38 C.F.R. part 22523, and on February 11, 1974, 39 C.F.R. part 5252.
(2) Replacement costs, which are recovered through the system of user charges, shall be based upon the expected service life of the sewer works plant and equipment.
(3) The various classes of users of the treatment works for the purpose of this chapter shall be as follows:
(a) Class I: Nonindustrial:
1. Single-family residential;
2. Multiple-family dwellings on a single meter;
3. Commercial;
4. Governmental;
5. Institutional; and
6. Wholesale residential.
(b) Class II: Industrial.
(Ord. 974, passed 2-14-1978; Ord. 1110, passed 7-7-1986; Ord. 2020-02, passed 6-1-2020)