For the use of and the service rendered by the sewage works, rates and charges shall be collected from the owners of each and every lot, parcel of real estate, building or premises that is connected with the town's sanitary sewerage system or that otherwise discharges sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids, either directly or indirectly, into the sanitary sewerage system of the town, which rates and charges shall be payable as provided in IC 36-9-23 and shall be in an amount determinable as follows:
(A) Rate review. At least every two years hereafter, the Town Council shall engage appropriate consultants to perform a rate review to evaluate the current sewer rates and charges.
(B) Meters. Except as otherwise provided in this section, sewage 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 in use on the premises.
(C) (1) Metered rate. The water usage schedule on which the amount of sewage rates and charges shall be based is designated below for each 1,000 gallons of water usage as measured by each water meter:
Quantity of Water Used per Month | Charge per 1,000 Gal. | Charge per 1,000 Gal. beginning July 1, 2023 | Charge per 1,000 Gal. beginning July 1, 2024 |
first 5,000 gal. | $4.60 | $4.60 | All metered flows $4.60 |
next 10,000 gal. | $6.50 | $5.00 | |
next 20,000 gal. | $5.00 | $4.70 | |
next 40,000 gal. | $4.60 | $4.60 | |
all over 75,000 gal. | $4.00 | $4.40 |
(2) Metered minimum charge. A minimum charge for each user, where the user is a metered water customer, shall be based upon meter sizes as indicated below.
Meter Size | Monthly Min. Charge | Monthly Min. Charge beginning July 1, 2023 | Monthly Min. Charge beginning July 1, 2024 |
5/8" | $ 21.50 | $ 30.50 | $ 33.00 |
1" | $ 53.75 | $ 76.25 | $ 82.50 |
1 1/4" | $ 86.00 | $ 122.00 | $ 132.00 |
1 1/2" | $ 107.50 | $ 152.50 | $ 165.00 |
2" | $ 172.00 | $ 244.00 | $ 264.00 |
3" | $ 344.00 | $ 488.00 | $ 528.00 |
4" | $ 537.50 | $ 762.50 | $ 825.00 |
6" | $1,075.00 | $1,525.00 | $1,650.00 |
(3) Non-metered charges.
(a) The minimum charge for sewage service for users within the corporate limits of the town where the user is not a metered water customer shall be based on the size of the water connection estimated by the town’s waterworks, but in no event shall the charge for sewage service be less than $67.10 per month where the user is not a metered water customer.
(b) The minimum charge for sewage service for users located outside the corporate limits of the town where the user is not a metered water customer shall be $82.30 per month.
(4) Replacement-repair permit fees.
(a) A permit shall be applied for through the Community Development Department for the replacement or repair of any existing connection to a sanitary sewer main and no permit issued for such work shall become effective until the installation or repair is inspected and completed to the satisfaction of the superintendent.
(b) The superintendent shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the superintendent when the work is ready for final inspection before any underground portion of the replacement connection or repair is covered.
(c) Each applicant shall pay the following fees to the wastewater utility for each replacement or repair of an existing sewer connection.
DESCRIPTION | FEE |
Permit fee- includes one inspection | $50 |
Each additional inspection | $35 |
('80 Code, §13.40.010) (Ord. 1987-21, passed 11-10-8; Am. Ord. 2000-6, passed 3-13-00)
(D) Unless the Town of Cedar Lake timely participates in the costs of the improvements to the Lowell WWTP as contemplated in the Lowell Compliance Plan Phase I Project, to the full extent required under the 1973 agreement between the Town of Lowell and the Town of Cedar Lake, any increase in treatment capacity at the Lowell WWTP resulting from said project shall be and remain the sole and separate capacity of the Town of Lowell and shall not be available to the Town of Cedar Lake for use by it or its sewer utility or customers.
(Ord. 2000-6, passed 3-13-00; Am. Ord. 2005-08, passed 4-11-05; Am. Ord. 2007-09, passed 4-23-07; Am. Ord. 2008-26, passed 12-8-08; Am. Ord. 2021-07, passed 4-12-21; Am. Ord. 2022-14, passed 8-22-22)
Cross-reference:
Fee schedule, see § 11.053
Statutory reference:
For authority of town to establish rates and charges for use of sewage works, see IC 36-9-23-25 et seq.