(a) Rules and Regulations.
(1) Rules and regulations for the government of sewerage utilities, adopted by the Public Service Commission of West Virginia, and now in effect, and all amendments thereto and modifications thereof hereafter made by said Commission.
(2) In the event a building or premises discharging sewage, water or other liquid wastes into the municipal sanitary sewer system uses water supplied on other than a metered basis from the City of Keyser municipal water system or from any other source of water supply, the owner or occupant shall be required to cause a water or sewer meter or other measuring devise to be installed but pending such installation the sewer service rates and charges to such building or premises shall be based upon an estimated quantity of water used based upon prior average usage.
(3) In the event a lot, parcel of land, building or premises uses water in excess of 50,000 gallons per month and it can be shown to the satisfaction of the City Council that a substantial portion of the water as measured by the water meter does not and cannot enter the sewer facilities of the City, then the City may determine, in such manner as may be found practical, the amount of sewage entering the sewer system and the sewer service rate or charge shall be based thereon, or, the City may require or permit, at user’s expense and fees, the installation of additional meters or measuring devices in such manner as to determine the quantity of sewage actually entering the sewer facilities, in which case the sewer service rate or charge shall be based thereon.
(b) SCHEDULE NO. 1.
APPLICABILITY.
Applicable within the entire territory served.
AVAILABILITY OF SERVICE.
Available for domestic, commercial, industrial and resale sanitary sewer service.
RATES (customer with metered water supply).
A customer service charge of $3.24 per month shall be made to each customer connected to the system.
In addition to the service charge, commodity charges shall be based on the following usages of water:
First 500,000 gallons used per month | $12.16 per 1,000 gallons |
Over 500,000 gallons used per month | $9.73 per 1,000 gallons |
MINIMUM CHARGE (customers with a metered water supply).
No bill will be rendered for less than $3.24 per month.
OTHER SYSTEMS RATE FOR NEW CREEK PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT.
$3.27 per 1,000 gallons used per month based on metered flows of sewage.
OTHER SYSTEMS RATE FOR ALLEGHENY COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS.
$4.69 per 1,000 gallons used per month based on metered flows of sewage.
UNMETERED FLAT RATE (Customers with non-metered water supply).
Equivalent of 4,000 gallons of water usage $51.88
DELAYED PAYMENT PENALTY
The above schedule is net. On all accounts not paid in full when due, ten percent (10%) will be added to the net current amount unpaid. This delayed payment penalty is not interest is to be collected only once for each bill where it is appropriate.
TAP FEE
The following charges are to be made whenever the utility installs a new tap to serve an applicant:
A tap fee of $150.00 will be charged to customers applying for service before construction is completed adjacent to the customer’s premises in connection with a certificate proceeding before the Commission. This pre-construction tap fee will be invalid after the completion of construction adjacent to the applicant’s premises that is associated with a certificate proceeding.
A tap fee of $350.00 will be charged to customers applying for service outside of a certificate proceeding before the Commission for each new tap to the system.
LEAK ADJUSTMENT
$2.45 per 1,000 gallons of water is to be used when a bill reflects unusual water consumption which can be attributed to eligible leakage on the customer’s side of the meter. This rate shall be applied to all such consumption above the customer’s historical usage.
SECURITY DEPOSIT
Not to exceed two-twelfths (2/12) of the average annual usage of the applicant’s specific customer class or fifty dollars, whichever is greater. This fee may be changed by applicable statutory provisions.
CAP FEES
In the event of demolition or removal of a building trailer, or structure, it is necessary to first obtain a sewer cap permit from the Sanitary Board. The fee for the sewer cap permit is $30.00.
SEPTIC OR WASTEWATER HAULER’S PERMIT
Unless covered by a wastewater contribution permit, all haulers of septic waste, leachate or other wastewater shall be required to secure an annual permit from the Sanitary Board. The annual fee for this permit is $100.00.
Rates for trucked septic waste, leachate or other wastewater are set forth in Rate Schedule 5.
In the event that collection of bills creates a burden on the Sanitary Board or its staff, the permit to discharge may be suspended or revoked by the Supervisor. If the permit is revoked, a new permit will be required.
SERVICE TO TRAILER COURTS
House trailer courts shall be provided with a master meter. No bill shall be rendered for less than the minimum bill herein established multiplied by the number of units situated on the court site at the time the meter is read or the actual charge for sewer service based upon water used, whichever is greater. House trailers (as used herein above) shall include both mobile and immobile units.
House trailers either mobile or immobile, located on sites other than a part or court, shall be billed on the same manner as any other family or business unit.
(c) SCHEDULE NO. 2
SURFACE OR GROUND WATER SURCHARGE
An additional amount shall be charged where surface or groundwater is introduced into the sanitary system where evidence of a violation exists. Surcharge formula to be applied in cases where surface drainage is connected to the utility’s sewer system.
APPLICABILITY
Whenever the utility has discovered that a customer’s roof drain, downspout, storm sewer or similar facilities conducting surface water have been connected to the utility’s sewer system and such customer has failed to take appropriate action, within thirty (30) days of receipt of a demand by the utility in accordance with the Rules of the Public Service Commission, to eliminate such connection, a surcharge will be imposed upon the customer calculated on the basis of the following formula:
S = A x R x 0.0006233 x C
S =the surcharge in dollars
A =the area under roof and/or the area of any other water collection surface connected to the sanitary sewer, in square feet
R =the measured monthly rainfall, in inches
0.0006233 =a conversion factor to change inches of rain x square feet of surface water to thousands of gallons of water
C =the utility’s approved rate per thousand gallons of metered water usage
The Utility shall not impose the surcharge unless and until the customer has been notified by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by hand delivery, that it has been established by smoke testing, dye testing or on-site inspection that rain or surface water is being introduced into the sanitary sewer system at the customer’s location, and that the customer has not acted within thirty (30) days from receipt of such notice to divert the water from the sanitary sewer system. The surcharge shall be calculated and imposed for each month that the condition continues to exist. Failure to pay the surcharge and/or correct the situation shall give rise to the possible termination of water service in accordance with the Rules of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia.
(c) SCHEDULE NO. 3
SURCHARGE FORMULA TO BE APPLIED IN THE CASE OF USERS PRODUCING UNUSUAL WASTE
The charge for the treatment of unusual waste will be calculated on the basis of the following formula:
Ci = VoVi + BoBi + SoSi
Ci =charge to unusual users per year
Vo =average unit cost of transport and treatment chargeable to volume, in dollars per gallon
Vi =volume of wastewater from unusual users, in gallons per year
Bo =average unit cost of treatment, chargeable to Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) in dollars per pound
Bi =weight of BOD from unusual users, in pounds per year
So =average unit cost of treatment (including sludge treatment) chargeable to total solids in dollars per pound
Si =weight of total solids from unusual users in pounds per year
When an unusual user is to be served, a preliminary study of its wastes, and the cost of transport and treatment thereof, will be made. Waste containing materials which, in judgement of the City of Keyser Sanitary Board, should not be introduced into the sewer system need not be handled by it. The results of this preliminary study will be used to determine the feasibility of the proposed sewer service and the charge thereof, based upon the formula set out above.
Thereafter, unusual sewage will be monitored on a regular basis and at the conclusion of each fiscal year, based on the investigation and audit of the City of Keyser Sanitary Board records, new cost figures will be calculated for use in the above formula. The cost of establishing the monitoring facilities shall be paid by the unusual user. Based on these audited figures, additional billings covering the past fiscal year will be made for payment by each unusual user, or refund given by the City of Keyser Sanitary Board, as the case may be. Such audited figures will then be used for the preliminary billing for the next fiscal year, at the end of which an adjustment will be made as aforesaid.
(d) SCHEDULE NO. 4
Where the amount of sanitary sewage discharged into the Sanitary Board’s System by certain industrial plant or plants cannot be accurately determined by the use of the plant’s water meter or meters, and said plant cannot install a flow meter to measure such waste, a special formula will be used whereby such plant or plants will pay to the Sanitary Board a sewer charge calculated at fifty (50) gallons of water per each employee at the plant each working day.
(e) SCHEDULE NO. 5
AVAILABILITY
Available for haulers of septic waste, leachate or other wastewater.
RATES
Each hauler shall pay a minimum charge of $20.00 per load. Additionally, each hauler shall pay a commodity charge of $20.00 per 1,000 gallons per load. Load will be the actual capacity of the truck or other transport method delivering the septic waste, leachate or other wastewater. Actual load shall be determined or verified solely by the Sanitary Board.
DELAYED PAYMENT PENALTY.
The above schedule is net. On all accounts not paid in full when due, ten percent (10%) will be added to the net current amount paid. This delayed payment penalty is not interest and is to be collected only once for each bill where it is appropriate.
(Issued 3-17-16)
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