925.06   USER CHARGES AND DEBT SERVICE CHARGES.
   (a)   The following User Charges and Debt Service Charges shall be paid, on a bimonthly basis, by all classes of users (as defined in Section 925.05) throughout the service area, and the charges shall be based on each 100 cubic feet of flow being discharged to the sanitary sewer system.
 
All Classes
User Charge
Debt Service Charge
Total
2021
$7.09 per 100 cu. ft.
$1.00 per 100 cu. ft.
$8.09 per 100 cu. ft.
Permanent
3% increase on previous year user charge
$1.00 per 100 cu. ft.
Total of user charge plus debt service per 100 cu. ft.
 
   (b)   A Minimum Bimonthly Charge of $6.00 per user is hereby established in order to generate sufficient revenue to recover fixed costs associated with the wastewater treatment works. The minimum amount of usage billed bi-monthly shall be 200 cubic feet at a charge of $16.00. The same rate will apply to users inside and outside the Village limits.
   (c)   Each industry discharging to the sanitary sewer system will complete and file with the Village an industrial waste questionnaire containing pertinent information as to quantity of flow, characteristics of discharged wastewaters, etc., and this information will be used to determine billings for the first year following the effective date of this chapter. Subsequent billings will be based on revised information taken from annual updated reports to be filed with the Public Utilities, or from other records. Interim reports may be requested at the discretion of the Superintendent. New industries shall file a fully executed questionnaire with the Village prior to being issued a sewer permit.
   (d)   Where industrial wastewater is combined with sanitary wastewater at the point or points of discharge, and no separate metering of each increment is provided, the sanitary wastewater from industry shall be considered equal to 2 cubic feet or 15 gallons per day per employee (4 cubic feet, or 30 gallons per day where showers are used) at “Normal Strength” loadings as previously defined herein.
   (e)   The service charges, other than minimum charges, shall be computed on the basis of the water purchased from the Village, as registered by the water meter or meters, unless the actual quantity of wastewater entering the sanitary sewer system can be determined, as specified hereinafter.
   (f)   Each premises served by the sanitary sewer system of the Village shall be charged, and where a premises is served by more than one sewer connection a combined charge shall be levied based on the total flow from all connections. However, where the property is not occupied, a minimum charge shall be levied for each sewer connection.
   (g)   Where more than one meter is installed, whether for the convenience of the owner of the premises or the Village, service charges shall be rendered to the owner of the premises for each meter, unless the combined flow through all meters is authorized by the Superintendent.
   (h)   When a person, firm or corporation can show to the satisfaction of the Board of Trustees that a portion of the water as measured by the water meter (s) does not enter the sanitary sewer system, such as uncontaminated cooling water, said person, firm or corporation may submit an application in writing to the Board of Trustees for the installation of an auxiliary water meter. The Board of Trustees have the authority to permit or to require an additional meter (s) to be installed at the applicant's expense, so as to measure the quantity of water actually entering the sanitary sewer system. The quantity of water used to determine the service charges shall be the quantity of water entering the sanitary sewer system as so determined.
   (i)   If the Superintendent finds that it is not practicable to measure such water by meters, he shall determine the volume of wastewater in any manner or method as he may find practicable, in order to arrive at the percentage of metered water entering the sanitary sewer system and the quantity of water used to determine the sewer service charges shall be that percentage so determined.
   (j)   In the event that the conditions set forth in division (h) above are not, for any reason, met all water metered to the premises shall be used for billing purposes.
   (k)   When premises are supplied either whole or in part with water from wells or any source other than a public water supply, such wells or source of supply shall be registered in writing with the Board of Trustees. The owner of the premises shall install and maintain at his expense, a meter or meters acceptable to the Village, on all such supplies, and the quantity of water used to determine the service charges shall be the quantity as measured by the meter or meters. If the meter or meters are not installed within six (6) months from the date of notification in writing by the Board of Trustees, the owner or other users of the premises shall be billed double the minimum charge.
   (l)   Where an auxiliary meter (or meters) is required for the proper determination of water subject to the service charges, such meter shall be installed only after approval has been granted by the Superintendent. Such meters shall be installed, owned and maintained by the property owner. Venturi meters, flumes, weirs and other methods of measuring flow shall be used only when authorized by the Superintendent. It is understood that where an auxiliary meter has been installed, such a meter shall not be removed without the approval of the Superintendent.
   (m)   All meters shall be installed in accordance with the standards and rules and regulations of the Village Public Utilities. Where private meters are used on wells, or in an industrial water distribution system, and such meters are set behind the primary water supply meter, the aforementioned standards, rules and regulations may be modified or waived by the Board of Trustees.
   (n)   Fire protection service branches shall be exempt from all service charges except for water used for purposes other than fire protection that may be discharged to the sanitary sewer.
   (o)   Where a sanitary sewer in the area served by the Village of Lisbon is available to any lot, parcel of land, building, or premises which is improved, it is a conclusive presumption that wastewater from said lot, parcel of land, building, or premises which is improved is discharged into such sewer, and the owner shall be billed the service charges as provided herein. Any lot, parcel of land, building, or premises abutting a street, alley, or easement in which there is a public sanitary sewer shall be deemed to have available access to a sanitary sewer, and the owner or other users of said real property shall connect to said sewer within six (6) months from the date the owner is notified in writing by the Board of Trustees that the sewer is made available for use to their property. In the event the owner or other users of the real property are not connected on said date, the charge specified under divisions (a) and (b) of this section shall be imposed upon said property. Exceptions shall be as specified under Section 927.04(d) of the Sewer Use Ordinance.
   (p)   The Water Department shall charge a flat rate surcharge of $2.50 per month or $5.00 per billing cycle to each account using the services of the Village Water Department.
(Ord. 1557.  Passed 4-14-97; Am. Ord. 1652.  Passed 9-25-2000; Am. Ord. 1682.  Passed  1-28-2002; Ord. 1739.  Passed 3-8-2004; Ord. 1840.  Passed 9-22-2008; Am. Ord. 1861.  Passed 9-28-2009; Ord. 1984.  Passed 2-9-2016; Ord. 2082-2020.  Passed 11-24-20.)