(a) For the use of and the service rendered by the treatment works, rates and charges shall be collected from the owners of each and every lot, parcel of real estate or building that is connected with the City sanitary system or otherwise discharges sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids, either directly or indirectly into the sanitary sewerage system of the City. Such rates and charges include user charges, debt service costs, excessive strength surcharges and other service charges, which rates shall be payable as hereinafter provided and shall be in an amount determinable as follows:
(1) The sewer rates and charges shall be based on the quantity of water used on or in the property or premises subject to such rates and charges, as the same is measured by the water meter there in use, plus a base charge, except as herein otherwise provided. For the purpose of billing and collecting the charges for sewage service, the water meters shall be read monthly, and the users shall be billed each month. The water usage schedule on which the amount of such rates and charges shall be determined shall be as follows:
RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL:
Total | |
Base Rate | $18.98 |
Treatment | $6.54/100cf |
Effective January 1, 2023 | |
Base Rate | $19.55 |
Treatment | $6.74/100cf |
Effective January 1, 2024 | |
Base Rate | $20.72 |
Treatment | $7.14/100cf |
Effective January 1, 2025 | |
Base Rate | $21.96 |
Treatment | $7.57/100cf |
Effective January 1, 2026 | |
Base Rate | $22.62 |
Treatment | $7.80/100cf |
Effective January 1, 2027 | |
Base Rate | $23.30 |
Treatment | $8.03/100cf |
(2) For residential users of the sewage works that are not metered water users or from whom accurate meter readings are not available, the monthly charge shall be as follows:
Total | |
Total | $71.30 |
Effective January 1, 2023 | |
Total | $73.47 |
Effective January 1, 2024 | |
Total | $77.88 |
Effective January 1, 2025 | |
Total | $82.55 |
Effective January 1, 2026 | |
Total | $85.02 |
Effective January 1, 2027 | |
Total | $87.57 |
INDUSTRIAL:
TIER 1 | 0-100ccf | $6.54 |
TIER 2 | 101-250ccf | $5.65 |
TIER 3 | 251-2500ccf | $4.39 |
TIER 4 | >2501ccf | $4.12 |
Monthly Customer Charge | $18.98 | |
Effective January 1, 2023: | ||
TIER 1 | 0-100ccf | $7.19 |
TIER 2 | 101-250ccf | $6.22 |
TIER 3 | 251-2500ccf | $4.83 |
TIER 4 | >2501ccf | $4.53 |
Monthly Customer Charge | $20.88 | |
Effective January 1, 2024: | ||
TIER 1 | 0-100ccf | $7.62 |
TIER 2 | 101-250ccf | $6.59 |
TIER 3 | 251-2500ccf | $5.12 |
TIER 4 | >2501ccf | $4.80 |
Monthly Customer Charge | $22.13 | |
Effective January 1, 2025: | ||
TIER 1 | 0-100ccf | $8.08 |
TIER 2 | 101-250ccf | $6.99 |
TIER 3 | 251-2500ccf | $5.43 |
TIER 4 | >2501ccf | $5.09 |
Monthly Customer Charge | $23.46 | |
Effective January 1, 2026: | ||
TIER 1 | 0-100ccf | $8.32 |
TIER 2 | 101-250ccf | $7.20 |
TIER 3 | 251-2500ccf | $5.59 |
TIER 4 | >2501ccf | $5.24 |
Monthly Customer Charge | $24.16 | |
Effective January 1, 2027: | ||
TIER 1 | 0-100ccf | $8.57 |
TIER 2 | 101-250ccf | $7.42 |
TIER 3 | 251-2500ccf | $5.76 |
TIER 4 | >2501ccf | $5.39 |
Monthly Customer Charge | $24.88 | |
(3) For the service rendered to the City, the City shall be subject to the same rates and charges hereinabove provided or to charges and rates established in harmony therewith.
(b) The quantity of water discharged into the sanitary sewer system and obtained from sources other than the City shall be determined by the City in such a manner as the City shall reasonably elect, and the sewage service shall be billed at the above appropriate rates; further, as is hereinafter provided in this section, the City may make proper allowances in determining the sewage bill for quantities of water shown on the records to be consumed, but which are also shown to the satisfaction of the City that such quantities do not enter the sanitary
sewerage system.
(1) In the event a lot, parcel of real estate or building discharging sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids into the City's sanitary sewerage system, either directly or indirectly, is not a user of water supplied by the City, the water used thereon or therein is not measured by a water meter or is measured by a water meter not acceptable to the City, then the amount of water used shall be otherwise measured or determined by the City. In order to ascertain the rate or charge provided in this chapter the owner or other interested party shall, at his expense, install and maintain meters, weirs, volumetric measuring devices or any adequate and approved method of measurement acceptable to the City for the determination of sewage discharge.
(2) In the event a lot, parcel of real estate or building discharging sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids into the City sanitary sewerage system, either directly or indirectly, is a user of water supplied by the City, and in addition, is a user of water from another source which is not measured by a water meter or is measured by a water meter not acceptable to the City then the amount of water used shall be otherwise measured or determined by the City. In order to ascertain the rates or charges, the owner or other interested parties shall, at his expense, install and maintain meters, weirs, volumetric measuring devices or any adequate and approved method of measurement acceptable to the City for the determination of sewage discharge.
(3) In the event two or more residential lots, parcels of real estate, or buildings discharging sanitary sewage, water or other liquids into the City sanitary sewerage system, either directly or indirectly, are users of water and the quantity of water is measured by a single water meter, then in each such case, for billing purposes, the quantity of water used shall be averaged for each user and the base charge and the flow rates and charges shall apply to each of the number of residential lots, parcels of real estate or buildings served through the single water meter.
(4) In the event a lot, parcel of real estate or building discharges sanitary sewage, industrial waste, water or other liquids into the City's sanitary sewerage system either directly or indirectly, and uses water in excess of 1000 cubic feet per month, and it can be shown to the satisfaction of the City that a portion of water as measured by the water meter or meters does not and cannot enter the sanitary sewer system, then the owner or other interested party shall, at his own expense, install and maintain meters, weirs, volumetric measuring devices or any adequate and approved method of measurement acceptable to the City for the determination of sewage discharge.
(5) In order that the residential users discharging sanitary sewage not be penalized for sprinkling lawns, washing cars, watering gardens, etc., during the months of May, June, July, August, September and October, the billing for sanitary sewer services for residential users for the months of May, June, July, August, September and October (Summer Average) of a particular year shall be based upon that user's average monthly water usage billed during the months January, February, March, April, November and December (Winter Average). Residential sanitary sewer services applicable to the Summer Average shall apply to each lot, parcel of real estate, or building which is occupied and used as a residence. The Summer Average shall not apply to any premises which are partially used for commercial or industrial purposes.
The Winter Average shall be determined by the customer's actual usage during the prior year for November thru April. When the average is calculated, the high and low readings will be discarded. If a customer has less than six (6) readings, the number shall be defaulted to a value of eight hundred (800) cubic feet. For billing purposes, a minimum of three hundred (300) cubic feet shall be set and the lesser of the actual/average (default if used) will be charged. (Ord. 30-22. Passed 10-24-22.)