(A) Residential users served by the sewerage system shall pay the charges provided for by ordinance of the City Council and set out in Chapter 38, Fee Schedule. Sewer charge shall be based on water consumed annually during the months of December, January, and February. One-third of that charge will be billed monthly, starting with the bill mailed on or about May 1. In the case of multiple dwelling units or trailer courts served by a single meter, the rate shall be the same as for residential units served by the meter, provided the minimum charge for sewer service shall be the minimum average charge times the number of units that have used any quantity of water during the months of December, January, and February, or 333 cubic feet of water usage times the number of units that have used any quantity of water during those months, whichever is smaller. The sewage contribution of a new residential user either within or without the corporate limits of the city with no established winter months water record shall be based on the regular average charge until such time as the base contribution of sewage is determined. Use of minimum charge for schools during summer months will be determined by the city.
(B) Commercial users served by the sewage system shall pay the charges provided by ordinance of the City Council and set out in Chapter 38, Fee Schedule. Sewer charge shall be based on water consumed during the months of December, January, and February. One-third of that charge will be billed monthly, starting with the bill mailed on or about May 1. In the case of industries discharging only non-process related wastewater, the rate shall be the same as for commercial users. In the case of vehicle washing facilities, the rate shall be the same as for commercial users and based on water consumed monthly.
(C) (1) Industrial users contributing process waste to the sewerage system shall be billed monthly and charged according to the average daily contribution of flow, suspended solids, and BOD. The formula for determining the total amount to be charged each industrial process waste contributor is as follows:
A = (1/3) C (Vu) + (1/3) C (Su) = (1/3) C (Bu)
V S B
V S B
Where A= Amount owed by industrial user for sewage treatment and collection
C= Total sewage treatment collection expense for the year
Vu= Volume of flow from industrial user (gallons)
V= Total volume of flow to sewer system (gallons)
Su= Suspended solids from industrial user (pounds)
S= Total suspended solids to sewer system (pounds)
Bu= BOD from industrial user (pounds)
B= Total BOD to sewer system (pounds)
(2) Obtaining and analyzing sewage samples for use in determining the industrial sewer use charge to be billed against a given industrial user shall be the responsibility of the city and performed according to § 51.041 of this chapter.
(D) All sewage that is transported by truck or any vehicle to the plant for disposal shall pay the charges provided for by ordinance of the City Council and set out in Chapter 38, Fee Schedule.
(Prior Code, § 3-227) (Ord. 2001-2601, passed 1-21-2002; Ord. 2002-2620, passed 5-20-2002; Ord. 2016-2942, passed 10-17-2016)
Statutory reference:
Authority, see Neb. RS 16-681