(A) For the use of and the services rendered by the sewage works, rates and charges shall be collected from the owners of each lot, parcel of real estate or building that relates to the city's sanitary sewer system or otherwise discharged as sewage, industrial waste, water or other liquids, either directly or indirectly, into the sanitary sewer system of the city. These rates and charges include operations and maintenance, user charges, debt service charges, which rates and charges shall be payable as hereinafter provided and shall be in an amount determinable as follows.
(B) The sewage rates and charges shall be based on the quantity of water used on or in the property or premises subject to rates and charges, as the same is measured by the water meter there in use, plus a base charge based on the size of the water meter installed, except as herein otherwise provided. The water meters shall be read monthly and the users shall be billed monthly. The water usage schedule on which the amount of the rates and charges shall be determined by the addition of the base charge for the month and the treatment flow rate per month as follows:
(1) Sewer base charges.
Monthly Base Charge | Rate Per Month |
Monthly Base Charge | Rate Per Month |
5/8 to 3/4-inch meter | $16.65 |
1-inch meter | $29.11 |
1-1/4-inch meter | $41.55 |
1-1/2-inch meter | $55.41 |
2-inch meter | $91.44 |
3-inch meter | $193.93 |
4-inch meter | $332.46 |
6-inch meter | $748.02 |
8-inch meter | $1,357.42 |
(2) Sewer usage rates.
Treatment Flow Rate (In Addition to the Base Charge) | |
All customers | $5.64 per 100 cu. ft./month |
(3) The user charges, fees and debt service charges set forth in the rate structure hereinbefore set forth shall be changed, as necessary, by the Common Council.
(C) The rates, charges and fees set forth in this section shall be reviewed every calendar year for continued applicability and financial necessity.
(Ord. 2017-06, passed 6-12-2017)