(A) The wastewater charge for the use of and for service supplied by the wastewater facilities of the village shall consist of the combination of a billing charge, a special charge, a capital improvement charge, a debt service charge, and a user charge.
Billing charge |
+ Special charge |
+ Capital improvement charge |
+ Debt service charge |
+
User charge |
Wastewater charge |
(B) Billing charge. All users shall be assessed a separate charge per bill to recover the costs of meter reading, processing bills, mailing costs, and costs of collection. The billing charge shall be sufficient to recover the costs related to billing the users of the wastewater facilities and shall be charged as a fixed amount per bill.
(C) Special charge. Any user may be assessed a separate charge to recover costs on a monthly basis for special circumstances or individual situations. Items for which a special charge may be assessed include, but are not limited to: costs of monitoring, inspections, sampling or testing assessed to a non-residential user; capacity fees; local improvement project payments; past due wastewater charges; finance charges from unpaid bills; and account establishment charges. A special charge will be assessed and included on the bill for wastewater charges only by arrangement between the village and the individual user and will be clearly indicated on the bill.
(D) Capital improvement charge. All users shall be assessed a separate charge to provide for capital improvements to the wastewater facilities for the improvement, extension, construction or reconstruction of the wastewater treatment works and collection system. The capital improvement charge shall be computed by apportioning the annual amount to be accrued on the basis of a fixed charge per user per month; or, by multiplying the capital improvement rate by a user’s monthly billable flow. The capital improvement rate shall be in units of cost per 100 gallons of billable flow and computed by dividing the annual amount to be accrued by the annual billable flow.
(E) Debt service charge. All users shall be assessed a separate charge to retire any and all debts, charges or costs of financing including principal and interest payments, depreciation and reserve funds, bond maintenance, assessments or other charges which have been incurred for the construction of the wastewater facilities. The debt service charge shall be computed by apportioning all annual costs of financing or debt service of all outstanding loans, bonds, or obligations to be accrued on the basis of a fixed charge per user per month; or, by multiplying the debt service rate by a user’s monthly billable flow. The debt service rate shall be in units of cost per 100 gallons, and computed by dividing the annual amount to be accrued by the annual billable flow.
(F) User charge. All users shall be assessed a separate charge for the operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of the wastewater facilities based on actual usage of the facilities (proportionate share of flow to the facilities) and the relative strength of the wastewater discharged to the facilities. The user charge shall be computed by multiplying the user rate by a user’s monthly billable flow. The user rate shall be in units of cost per 100 gallons of billable flow and computed by dividing the annual amount to be accrued by the annual billable flow. The wastewater usage charge shall be increased by a waste strength multiplier for certain types of use. Users which discharge non-domestic strength wastewater shall pay a wastewater usage charge that is the standard charge multiplied by the waste strength multiplier set forth in § 54.020.
(Ord. 18-04-01, passed 4-24-2018)