(a) All persons owning or using property directly or indirectly connected to the City sewer system, and served with metered water service by a water utility, shall pay a quarterly rental or charge for sanitary sewage collection services based on the quantity of water used, as evidenced by meter readings of water meters installed for the purpose of measuring water purchased from and furnished by a water utility, or of such other meters as may be installed pursuant to any provision of this chapter.
(Ord. 4567. Passed 2-27-91.)
(b) In the event any customer, discharging sewage or other liquids into the City sewer system, either directly or indirectly obtains part or all of the water used by him or her from sources other than a water utility, such user of other waters shall, at its own expense, install and maintain water meters satisfactory to the City for measuring all water usage other than that obtained from the public water system, and the quantity of water used to determine the volumetric usage charge under this chapter shall be the sum of the quantity measured by all such meters plus the quantity of water obtained from the public water systems. City personnel shall at all reasonable times have the authority to enter the customer's premises to gain access to meters owned by the customer for the purpose of reading the meters. Each meter, whenever installed by the customer, shall have been tested for accuracy at the customer's expense, and thereafter will be tested periodically, also at the customer's expense.
(c) Customers requesting consideration for a reduction in the sewage volumetric charges because of water not entering the City sewer system shall make written application to the City for such consideration, giving the name of the person, the person's address and account number and supporting data fully describing the sources of water as well as the disposition of water alleged not to be entering the City sewer system. The application shall be accompanied by a drawing to approximate scale showing the plan of the property, water source, sewer layout, existing meters and proposed meters to determine the quantity of flow entering or not entering the City sewer system. The cost of furnishing, installing and maintaining any meters other than those utilized shall be borne by the customer. The type, size, location, arrangement and maintenance of such meters shall be subject to the approval of the City.
(d) In the event that it is established to the satisfaction of the City that a portion of the water measured by the water meters servicing the customer's property does not and cannot enter the City sewer system, then the City may determine, in such manner and by such method as it may deem practical, the portion of the metered water actually entering the City sewer system, or the City may require or permit the installation of additional meters by the customer in such a manner as to determine the quantity of sewage actually entering the City sewer system. The sewage volumetric charges shall be based upon the quantity of sewage estimated, measured or computed by the City to be actually entering the City sewer system.
(Ord. 4543. Passed 9-26-90.)