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(A) The rates or charges made pursuant to the terms of this chapter against any lot, parcel of real estate, or building that is connected with and uses the sewage works by or through any part of the sewerage system of the city, or that in any way uses or is served by the works, shall be a lien, and the same are hereby declared, made, and constituted a lien upon and against any such lot, parcel of real estate, or building. The lien, after written notice to the owner of any such lot, parcel of real estate, or building, shall attach as those rates or charges become due and payable, and shall be superior to and take precedence over all other liens except the lien for taxes, and shall be enforced as hereinafter set out. The rates or charges so established shall be paid within 30 days after same are due. If the rates or charges are not paid within a 30-day period after written notice to the owner of that lot, parcel of real estate, or building, the same shall thereupon become and hereby are declared to be delinquent and a penalty of 10% of the amount of the rates or charges shall thereupon attach thereto, which rates or charges, together with the penalty, shall be collected in the manner hereinafter provided.
(B) Collection of delinquent charges by County Auditor. It shall be the duty of the officer of the sewage works of the city, charged with the collection of those rates or charges, to enforce payment thereof, together with the penalty hereinabove provided. The officer shall on July 1 of each year certify to the County Auditor a list of rates or charges, including the amount of the penalty, which have become delinquent prior to July 1. The list shall include the name or names of the owner or owners of each and every lot, parcel of real estate, or building on which rates or charges have become delinquent, the description of the premises as shown by the records of the office of the County Auditor, and the amount of the rates or charges, together with the amount of the penalty. It shall be the duty of the County Auditor to place and include any rates or charges, including the amount of the penalty, on the tax list, roll of taxes, or tax duplicate, in the appropriate place thereon in respect to the premises on which any rates or charges and penalty are due and payable, in the manner and pursuant to the terms of Chapter 299 of the Acts of 1945 of the General Assembly of the state, and all acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.
(C) Foreclosure of lien. In addition to the methods of collection of rates or charges, including the penalty thereon, when the same become delinquent as hereinabove provided, the sewage works shall have the right to foreclose the lien hereinbefore established. In all suits brought to foreclose the lien, the sewage works shall recover the amount of rates or charges and the penalty thereon, together with a reasonable attorney's fee, pursuant to the terms of Chapter 299 of the Acts of 1945 of the General Assembly of the state, and all acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.
(Ord. 30-C-84, passed 10-9-84; Am. Ord. 23-C-17, passed 11-28-17)
The Board is directed to reserve up to 15% of total revenue received by the sewage works after June 1, 1987, for capital improvement expenditures and place such revenue with the depreciation account for such capital improvement expenditures.
(Ord. 6-C-87, passed 5-12-87; Am. Ord. 23-C-17, passed 11-28-17; Am. Ord. 35-C-22, passed 12-13-22)
(A) Where a significant portion of the metered water does not and cannot enter the sewerage system, either directly or indirectly, the person having charge of the property may request permission from the Department to install at the user's expense either (i) an approved meter or meters to determine the quantity of water that cannot enter the sewerage system, or (ii) an approved sewage measuring device or devices to determine the volume of sewage that actually enters the sewerage system. In any case the sewer works charges shall be based on the quantity of water that can or actually does enter the sewerage system but in no case shall it be less than the base charge for the class of user served. Plans and specifications for all such meters shall be submitted to the Department and approved prior to installation.
(B) Unless otherwise provided in this section, the private water exemption meters including deduct, adduct, and well meter(s) shall be read by the customer or the person having charge of the property. Exemption meter reads shall be reported to city utilities by a date as required by city utilities. Only exemption meter reads taken within a period of time set by city utilities during the billing cycle will be deducted from the monthly city utility charge.
(C) Users receiving the benefit of deductions for exempt water shall audit the exemption meter reads annually and provide a duplicate copy to the Department within 30 days of completing an audit. If there is a difference between the exemption meter read and the audit, a correction bill or credit will be issued to the user's account.
(Ord. 23-C-17, passed 11-28-17)
(A) Any person found to be violating any provision of this chapter except § 51.004 shall be served by the city with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit, not to exceed 30 days, for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall within the period of time stated in the notice, permanently cease all violations.
(B) Any person who violates § 51.004 or who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in division (A) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $100 for each violation. A separate offense shall be deemed committed upon each day during or on which the violation occurs or continues.
(C) Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter, or who discharges or causes a discharge producing a deposit or obstruction, or causes damage to or impairs the city's wastewater disposal system shall be liable to the city for any expense, loss, or damage caused by the violation or discharge. The city shall bill the person for the costs incurred by the city for any cleaning, repair, or replacement work caused by the violation or discharge.
(D) The provisions and penalties contained in this section are in addition to, and do not supercede or replace, any and all remedial and penalty provisions found in § 51.069.
(Ord. 30-C-84, passed 10-9-84)
(A) The wastewater rates and charges shall be based on the quantity of water used on or in the property or premises subject to those rates and charges, as the same is measured by the water therein used, except as herein otherwise provided. Water meters will be read once each month, and wastewater service bills shall be rendered once each month (or period approximating a month). The water usage schedule on which the amount of the rates and charges shall be determined shall be as follows:
Flow Charges Flow Charge per Cubic Feet | |
Customer | |
Standard | $0.1177 |
RHWSD* | $0.1177 |
(B) (1) The base charge for any service where the user is metered, shall be based on the size of that user's water meter, and shall be as follows:
Monthly Base Charge Monthly Charge by Meter Size in Inches |
Monthly Base Charge Monthly Charge by Meter Size in Inches | |
Meter Size | |
5/8"-3/4" | $ 12.07 |
1" | 16.54 |
1¼" | 28.87 |
1½" | 64.75 |
2" | 112.91 |
3" | 258.57 |
4" | 449.05 |
6" | 1,020.46 |
(2) The monthly charge to an unmetered single family residence shall be:
Monthly Unmetered Rate
| |
Single Family Residence | |
Unmetered | $74.81 |
(C) The fee for after hour service calls shall be as follows:
After Hour Service Call Fees | |
Sewer after hour call | $150 |
Sewer after hour call on holiday | $350 |
(Ord. 21-C-17, passed 11-28-17; Am. Ord. 29-C-22, passed 10-27-22)
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