(A) Purpose. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the recovery of costs from users of the city’s wastewater disposal system for the implementation of the program established herein. The applicable charges or fees shall be as set forth in a schedule of sewer use charges and fees by the POTW Director and approved by the City Council. A copy of these charges and fees will be made available from the POTW Director.
(B) User charges. A user charge shall be levied on all users including, but not limited to, persons, firms, corporations or governmental entities that discharge, cause or permit the discharge of sewage into the POTW.
(1) The user charge shall reflect at least the cost of debt service, operation and maintenance (including replacement) of the POTW.
(2) Each user shall pay its proportionate cost based on volume of flow.
(3) The City Manager shall review annually the sewage contributions of users, the total costs of debt service, operation and maintenance of the POTW and will make recommendations to the City Council or Board serving the city for adjustments in the schedule of charges and fees as necessary.
(4) Charges for flow to the POTW not directly attributable to the users shall be distributed among all users of the POTW based upon the volume of flow of the users.
(C) Surcharges. The amount of the surcharges will be based upon the volume of flow and the character and concentration of the constituents of the wastewater.
(1) The volume of flow used in determining the total discharge of wastewater for payment of user charges and surcharges shall be based on the following:
(a) Metered water consumption as shown in the records of meter readings maintained by the city; or
(b) If required by the city or at the individual dischargers option, other flow monitoring devices which measure the actual volume of wastewater discharged to the sewer. The devices shall be accessible and safely located, and the measuring system shall be installed in accordance with plans approved by the city. The metering system shall be installed and maintained at the users expense according to arrangements that may be made within the city.
(c) Where any user procures all or part of his or her water supply from sources other than the city, the user shall install and maintain at his or her expense a flow measuring device of a type approved by the city.
(2) The character and concentration of the constituents of the wastewater used in determining surcharges shall be determined by samples collected and analyzed by the city. Samples shall be collected in such a manner, as to be representative of the actual discharge and shall be analyzed using procedures set forth in 40 C.F.R. part 136.
(3) The determination of the character and concentration of the constituents of the wastewater discharge by the Director or his or her duly appointed representatives shall be binding as a basis for charges.
(Ord. 01-19, passed 3-27-2001; Ord. 13-20, passed 9-24-2013)