(A) Determination of EDU assessment. Equivalent dwelling unit (EDU) shall be the unit of measurement of quantities of service, and shall be equivalent to 310 gallons per day, and shall be allocated in whole numbers of one or more, by rounding the number up (0.50 or greater) or down (0.49 or less).
(B) Commercial service connection. 327 I.A.C. 3-6-11, Table 11-1 (located in division (G) below), shall be used to determine the equivalent dwelling unit(s) (EDU) of a wasteland allocation for each commercial service connection description listed in Table 11-1 (located in division (G) below) that will utilize the County Regional Sewer District sanitary sewer system.
(C) Warehouse service connection.
(1) WAREHOUSE shall be defined as a building whose primary purpose is the storage of goods or materials for distribution. The transferal of goods and materials between shipping containers and/or vehicles, and a small component of office activity to support these warehousing activities, would be included in the definition. Manufacturing, assembly, fabrication, product preparation, service work, and retail sales would not be considered warehousing functions.
(2) The wasteload allocation calculation to be applied to each building of a proposed complex individually would be based on the following flow factors:
Gross Area of Warehouse (sq. ft.)
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Flow Calculation Factor (gal/day/sq. ft)
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0 to 35,000 | 0.033 |
35,001 to 75,000 | 0.028 |
75,001 to 150,000 | 0.023 |
150,001 to 300,000 | 0.014 |
300,001 to 500,000 | 0.011 |
>500,000 | 0.009 |
(D) Residential service connection. 327 I.A.C. 3-6-11(a) shall be used to determine the residential service connection for a single-family home that will utilize the County Regional Sewer District sanitary sewer system.
(E) All other uses. For any commercial use not specified in the table in division (G) below, with the exception of warehouse use as defined in division (C) above, the assessment will be determined by calculating 0.1 gallons of flow per day, per square foot of floor space. Flow data from previous and/or like facilities will not be considered for determining the equivalent dwelling units (EDU) of a wasteload allocation.
(F) Assessment-connection fees. The EDU assessment connection fees for new construction must be paid in full prior to a building permit being obtained from the appropriate governmental entity. The EDU assessment-connection fees for existing structures connecting to the sanitary sewer must be paid in full prior to installation of the lateral connection.
(G) Flow calculation facts (FCF). The following flow calculations, as seen in Table 11-1 in 327 I.A.C. 3-6-11, and in this division (G), shall be used in calculations to determine the EDU assessment for commercial uses.
Service Connection Description
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FCF (gallons per day)
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Service Connection Description
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FCF (gallons per day)
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Agricultural labor camp | 50 per occupant |
Airport | 3 per passenger, plus 20 per employee |
Assembly hall | 3 per seat |
Athletic field (baseball, football, soccer) | 1 per participant and spectator, with additions for concessions |
Auction and flea market (full kitchen) | 5 per customer |
Auction and flea market (warming kitchen) | 4 per customer |
Auction and flea market (without kitchen) | 3 per customer |
Automatic self-cleaning bathroom | 20 per cycle (3 per day) |
Banquet caterer | 10 per person |
Beauty salon (cut with wash) | 10 per customer |
Beauty salon (cut without wash) | 5 per customer |
Beauty salon (perm, color changes) | 35 per customer |
Bed and breakfast | 150 per bedroom |
Bowling alley (with bar and/or food) | 125 per lane |
Bowling alley (without food) | 75 per lane |
Bus station | 3 per passenger |
Campground (organizational; with flush toilets, showers, central kitchen) | 40 per camper |
Campground (organizational; without flush toilets, privy use, central dining hall, showers, handwashing) | 20 per camper |
Campground (recreational; with individual sewer connection) | 100 per campsite |
Campground (recreational; without individual sewer connection) | 50 per campsite |
Church (full kitchen) | 5 per sanctuary seat |
Church (warming kitchen) | 4 per sanctuary seat |
Church (without kitchen) | 3 per sanctuary seat |
Condominium (multi-family dwelling, three bedroom) | 350 per unit |
Condominium (multi-family dwelling, two bedroom) | 300 per unit |
Condominium (one- and two-family dwelling) | 150 per bedroom |
Conferences | 10 per attendee |
Correctional facilities | 120 per inmate |
Day care center | 20 per person |
Dentist | 200 per chair, plus 75 per employee |
Doctor’s office | 75 per doctor, plus 75 per nurse and 20 per support staff |
Factory (showers) | 35 per employee |
Factory (without showers) | 20 per employee |
Fire station (manned) | 75 per firefighter |
Fire station (unmanned) | 35 per firefighter |
Food service operations (cocktail lounge, tavern) | 35 per seat |
Food service operations (curb service, drive-in) | 50 per car space |
Food service operations (tavern) | 35 per seat |
Food service operations restaurant (not open 24 hours) | 35 per seat |
Food service operations restaurant (not open 24 hours, but located along an interstate) | 50 per seat |
Food service operations restaurant (open 24 hours) | 50 per seat |
Food service operations restaurant (open 24 hours, and located along an interstate) | 70 per seat |
Golf, comfort station | 3 per 50% of maximum number of golfers |
Golf, main clubhouse | 5 per golfer with additions for food service and showers |
Hospital, medical facility | 200 per bed |
Hotel | 100 per room |
Kennels and vet clinics (sum of all of the following services at a facility): | |
1. Cages; inside runs; outside runs | 5 per cage; 10 per run; 20 per run |
2. Grooming; surgery | 10 per animal; 50 per surgery room |
3. Staff | 75 per veterinary doctor, plus 75 per veterinary assistant, plus 20 per support staff |
Mental health facility | 100 per patient |
Mobile home park | 200 per lot |
Motel | 100 per room |
Nursing home | 100 per bed |
Office building (showers) | 35 per employee |
Office building (without showers) | 20 per employee |
Picnic area | 5 per visitor |
Race tracks | 5 per attendee, 20 per staff |
School (dormitory) | 100 per bed |
School (elementary) | 15 per pupil |
School (secondary) | 25 per pupil |
Service station (automatic self-cleaning bathroom) | 60 per day |
Service station (convenience store, service center) | 1,000 with additions for food preparation and seating |
Service station (only two restrooms) | 400 per restroom |
Shopping center | 0.1 per square foot of floor space, plus 20 per employee |
Swimming pool bathhouse | 10 per swimmer |
Theater (drive-in) | 5 per car space |
Theater (inside building) | 5 per seat |
(H) Determination of monthly sanitary sewer service fee. The monthly sanitary sewer service fee shall be based on the EDU assessment with each EDU being assessed the monthly service fee, as determined by § 50.03.
(I) Modification of monthly sanitary sewer service fee.
(1) Any assessment of an EDU used to determine the monthly sanitary sewer service fee for an industrial or business customer may be modified, upward or downward, by the Board of Trustees during the first year of sanitary sewer service upon the request of the customer, or as initiated by the District based on the findings of a determination of the actual service being provided. The actual service being provided shall be determined based upon flow meter data collected from the customer’s facility with the customer responsible for any expense incurred to monitor flow.
(2) The first year of service shall be defined as the first year following the initiation of trade in any buildings, pads, or storefronts. Flow meter data shall consist of actual water meter readings as documented by the applicable water utility’s invoices or sewage flow meter readings. Flow meter data of estimated water meter readings will not be accepted to determine a modification of the monthly service charge. Upon review of the water meter readings and/or sewage flow meter readings by the Board of Trustees, it will be determined if a modification of the monthly sanitary sewer service fee is warranted; however, the minimum monthly sanitary
sewer service fee shall be one EDU. If a modification is warranted, the monthly sanitary sewer service fee shall be adjusted on the next billing cycle, and will not be retroactive to any previous month’s service fees. Payment and collection of the adjusted monthly sanitary sewer service fee shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations of the County Regional Sewer District.
(3) The County Regional Sewer District reserves its right, as allowed by the rules and regulations and ordinances, to adjust the monthly service fee and/or wasteload allocation in response to a future increase or decrease in wastewater flow.
(4) Any modification of the monthly sanitary sewer service fee shall apply only to the facility and facility usage, as documented by the applicable water utility’s invoices or sewage flow meter readings used to determine the modification. Any structural change of the facility or its use shall render the monthly sanitary sewer service fee modification null and void, and a new EDU assessment shall be determined as set out in the County Regional Sewer District Rules and Regulations.
(5) Any reduction of the monthly sanitary sewer service fee will not warrant reimbursement for previously paid EDU connect-assessment fees or result in a decrease of the wasteload allocation.
(Ord. 2005-41, passed 11-15-2005)