(A) Where an individual connection is sought for acreage or developed areas inside or outside the corporate limits of the city, sewer users shall pay a connection cost based on an equivalent development unit (EDU) factor pursuant to Attachment Number 1 to Ord. 2003-1500 for a single-family residence, which is hereby initially fixed and established as specified in § 34-628 of this code of ordinances and hereafter shall be amended and revised as needed to reflect changes in land uses, water conservation technology and general trends in water use as recommended by the Board of Public Works and Safety and approved by the Common Council. This unit cost per EDU assumes an average daily EDU wastewater flow of 300 gallons per day at a unit cost for additional wastewater treatment capacity of $1.50 per gallon of plant capacity. New sewer connections in conjunction with their designated type of service referenced in Attachment Number 1 to Ord. 2003-1500 will presently pay a connection cost based on the multiplication of the listed EDU factor times the amount as specified in § 34-628 of this code of ordinances. The equivalent user cost may, from time to time, be updated and changed by the city. Funds collected, including inspection costs, shall be deposited into the city’s Plant Expansion and Improvement Fund. Funds collected shall be used for the expansion and other capital improvements of sewerage facilities including bond payments on past capital projects and future capital projects relating to the city sewerage system.
(B) Users not listed in Attachment Number 1 to Ord. 2003-1500 (which is made a part of this division) or any user which the Board of Public Works and Safety believes to vary substantially (substantially meaning by more than 30% from the EDU factor listed in Attachment Number 1 to Ord. 2003-1500 or a user who due to some unique characteristic does not fit in any category listed on Attachment Number 1 to Ord. 2003-1500) shall have its EDU factor determined by the Board of Public Works and Safety based on projected EDU wastewater flows or any other equitable means as determined by the Board of Public Works and Safety. For the purposes of reviewing the unit contribution, the usage of a single-family residence will be considered as 300 gallons per day. Users listed in Attachment Number 1 to Ord. 2003-1500 shall also be billed a monthly rate in accordance with current sewer rate charges. After the connection of a user, if the type of use changes as listed in Attachment Number 1 to Ord. 2003-1500 to a greater use, then the user shall pay the additional fees established by the EDU factor listed in Attachment Number 1 to Ord. 2003-1500.
(Ord. 2003-1500, passed 1-6-2003)
Editor’s note:
Attachment Number 1, EDU Schedule, to Ord. 2003-1500, mentioned in this section, is not printed herein but is on file in the city’s Clerk-Treasurer’s office.