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(A) Sewer users served by water utility water meters. There is hereby levied and assessed upon each lot, parcel of land, building or premises having a connection with the wastewater collection system and being served with water solely by the water utility, a sewer service charge based, in part, on the quantity of water used, as measured by the water utility water meter used upon the premises.
(B) Sewer users served by private wells. If any person discharging wastewater into the public sanitary sewers procures any part or all of his or her water from sources other than the water utility, all or part of which is discharged into the sanitary sewers, the property shall have water meters installed by the city at the property owner’s expense for the purpose of determining the volume of water obtained from these sources. Where sewer meters are already installed, new water meters will not be required. The water meters shall be furnished by the city and installed under its supervision, all costs being at the expense of the person requiring the meter. The city will charge for each meter a rental charge set by the city to compensate for the cost of furnishing and servicing the meter. The rental charge shall be billed at the time the sewer service charge is billed.
(2004 Code, § 53.100) (Ord. 781, passed 7-19-1988)
If a sanitary sewer customer feels that a significant amount of metered water will not or does not reach the sanitary sewer, a customer may select one of the following options.
(A) The customer may request to have a deduct meter installed, as necessary to calculate the volume of water not discharged to the sanitary sewer. In the case of significant industrial users or other commercial, industrial or institutional customers, they may request to measure the actual amount of sewage discharged to the sanitary sewer using other mutually acceptable means.
(1) Requests for a deduct meter or other means of measuring sewage metered services must be made in writing. In the event the city agrees to the installation, the customer shall make provisions for installation of the deduct meter or other mutually acceptable measuring devices at their own cost and shall be charged for all costs related thereto incurred by the city.
(2) No provisions shall be made, nor shall any means be taken, to route any water into the customer’s domestic water system after having flowed through a deduct meter or having been measured in any other way.
(3) In addition to the remedies set forth in § 53.151 of this chapter, any violation of this chapter will result in nullification of the deduct readings and removal of the deduct meter or other measuring device.
(B) In the event it is physically impractical or impossible to install metering equipment, the customer may request the Council to take means it deems necessary to formulate an estimate of the amount of water not being discharged into the sanitary sewerage system or, conversely, the amount of actual sewage discharged thereto and all related charges, credits or other provisions shall be identified in a separate agreement with the customer.
(C) Water that flows through deduct meters and does not reach the sewer system shall be charged as described in the rates identified within the city’s fee schedule or be identified in a separate agreement with the customer.
(2004 Code, § 53.101) (Ord. 781, passed 7-19-1988; Ord. 22-836, passed 1-10-2023)
Each user shall pay its proportionate share of operation, maintenance and replacement costs of the treatment works, based on the user’s proportionate contribution to the total wastewater loading from all users.
(2004 Code, § 53.102) (Ord. 781, passed 7-19-1988)
(A) Sewer service charge unit costs. For purposes of determining proportionate user charges, determine the annual OM&R budget. Calculation of unit costs for treatment of flow, BOD, suspended solids (TSS) and nitrogen (TKN) shall be determined and fixed annually in the sewer service charge system according to the procedures contained in Appendix E of the March 1988 report entitled, “Sewer Service Charge System for Wastewater Treatment Facilities” for the city.
(B) Category A sewer service charge. Calculation of Category A sewer service charges shall be determined and fixed annually in the sewer service charge system according to the procedures contained in Appendix E of the above referenced March 1988 rate study report.
(C) Category B sewer service charge.
(1) The Category B sewer service charge shall be computed in accordance with the formula presented below:
T = FQ + (V x CV) + .00834 V (B x CB + S x CS + N x CN)
where: T = total sewer service charge; FQ = fixed quarterly charge; B = concentration of BOD in mg/l in the wastewater above 200 mg/l; S = concentration of suspended solids in mg/l in the wastewater above 300 mg/l; N = concentration of nitrogen in mg/l in the wastewater above 45 mg/l; V = wastewater volume in 1,000 gallons; CV = Category A volume charge cost per 1,000 gallons; CB = cost per pound of BOD; CS = cost per pound of suspended solids; CN = cost per pound of nitrogen; and 0.00834 = conversion factor.
(2) The above formula shall not be construed to give credits for a waste strength less than domestic concentrations for BOD, suspended solids or nitrogen.
(3) The charge for BOD in mg/l in the wastewater above 200 mg/l, based on the total pounds of BOD, shall be $0.32 per pound.
(D) Reassignment of sewer users. The Council will reassign sewer users into appropriate sewer service charge categories if wastewater sampling programs or other related information indicate a change of categories is necessary.
(2004 Code, § 53.103) (Ord. 781, passed 7-19-1988; Ord. 05-400, passed 4-12-2005)
All sewer service charge revenues collected for replacement costs shall be deposited in a separate and distinct fund to be used solely for replacement costs as defined in § 53.001 of this chapter. All sewer service charge revenues collected for other operation and maintenance expenses shall also be deposited in a separate and distinct fund. All revenues for the replacement fund and for operation and maintenance of the wastewater treatment facilities shall be used solely for the replacement fund and operation and maintenance of the wastewater treatment facilities.
(2004 Code, § 53.104) (Ord. 781, passed 7-19-1988)
(A) No person in the business of gathering and disposing of septic tank sludge or holding tank sewage shall transfer this material into any disposal area or public sewer unless a permit for disposal has been first obtained from the Council. Written application for this permit shall be made to the Council and shall state the name and address of the applicant, the number of its disposal units and the make, model and license number of each unit. Permits shall be non-transferable except in the case of replacement of the disposal unit for which a permit shall have been originally issued. The permit may be obtained upon payment of the annual permit fee. The time and place of disposal will be designated by the Council. The Council may impose conditions as it deems necessary on any permit granted.
(B) (1) Any person or party disposing of septic tank sludge or holding tank sewage agrees to carry public liability insurance in an amount not less than $100,000 to protect any and all persons or property from injury or damage caused in any way or manner by an act, or the failure to act, by any of the person’s employees. The person shall furnish a certificate certifying this insurance to be in full force and effect.
(2) All materials in the septic tank sludge or holding tank sewage disposed of into the treatment system shall be of domestic origin, or compatible pollutants only, and the person agrees that he or she will comply with the provisions of any and all applicable city code provisions and shall not deposit or drain any gasoline, oil, acid, alkali, grease, rags, waste, volatile or flammable liquids or other deleterious substances into the public sewers, nor allow any earth, sand or other solid material to pass into any part of the wastewater treatment facilities.
(3) Persons with a permit for disposing of septic tank sludge or holding tank sewage into the wastewater treatment facilities shall be charged the sewer service charges for these users as calculated annually in accordance with the procedures contained in Appendix E of the March 1988 report entitled, “Sewer Service Charge System for Wastewater Treatment Facilities” for the city.
(4) The person disposing of septic tank sludge or holding tank sewage agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the city from any and all liability and claims for damages arising out of or resulting from work and labor performed.
(2004 Code, § 53.105) (Ord. 781, passed 7-19-1988)
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