System charges are hereby imposed upon all units of service in a total amount sufficient to pay the costs of the treatment system. System charges consist of general property tax, variable charges, industrial pretreatment charge, and impervious surface fee charge.
(a) A general property tax of two mills shall be used solely for payment of capital costs.
(b) Variable charges consist of a capital charge and a user charge. The capital and user charges for residential and commercial connections shall be based upon the flow and loan characteristics of wastewater discharged by each user, as estimated by water meter or wastewater meter readings, and shall be collected in a total amount sufficient to recover the capital costs and annual operation and maintenance costs, respectively, of the treatment plant and disposal system. The capital and user charges for such residential and commercial connections are contained in Schedule A. Each industrial unit of service shall be subject to appropriate metering and monitoring of water or wastewater flows. The capital charge and user charge for each industrial connection are contained in Schedule B. Under no circumstances shall variable charge rates to an industrial connection be less than the variable charge rates imposed under Schedule A for residential and commercial connections.
(c) An industrial pretreatment charge is hereby imposed upon all industrial units of service subject to national and local industrial pretreatment standards. The industrial pretreatment charge shall be in the amount necessary to recover the administrative and equipment costs associated with permitting and monitoring the discharge of industrial wastewater into the treatment system. The costs of laboratory analysis of wastewater constituents shall be borne by each individual unit of service, respectively. Annual charges for participation in the industrial pretreatment program are contained in Schedule C.
(d) All properties having impervious area within the City of Lakewood will be assigned an Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) or a multiple thereof, with all properties having any impervious area receiving at least one ERU as follows:
(1) All residential properties, as defined in Section 902.02(v), will be assigned one ERU. A flat rate will apply to all residential properties.
(2) All non-residential properties, as defined in Section 902.02(0), will be assigned an ERU multiple based upon the properties' individually measured impervious area (in square feet) divided by 2,800 square feet (one ERU) but in no event less than one ERU. This division will be calculated to the first decimal place and rounded according to mathematical convention.
(Ord. 24-2021. Passed 7-19-21.)