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(A) The sewer use charges for all user classifications established in this chapter shall be reviewed annually to assure equity of the sewer use charges established herein, and revised, as necessary, to reflect actual sewage treatment and collection costs. Each user shall be notified at least bi-annually of that portion of the sewer use charges which are attributable to sewage treatment.
(Prior Code, § 3-235)
(Prior Code, § 3-238)
Statutory reference:
Authority, see Neb. RS 16-681
(A) All moneys collected from sewer use charges pursuant to this chapter shall be set aside and placed in one of three separate accounts. That portion of the sewer use charge attributable to the operation and maintenance of the sewage treatment and collection facilities shall be deposited in a (non-lapsing) fund to be used only for the purpose of defraying operation and maintenance costs of the treatment and collection facilities. Funds transferred from other revenue sources to meet temporary shortages in the operation and maintenance account shall be refunded following an appropriate adjustment in the portion of the sewer use charge allocated for operation and maintenance of the sewage treatment and collection facilities.
(B) A non-lapsing account shall be established to accrue funds to provide adequate revenues to meet equipment replacement needs of the sewage treatment plant and shall be used for no other purpose.
REPLACEMENT is defined in the Federal Regulations as "Expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories or appurtenances which are necessary during the service life of the treatment works to maintain the capacity and performance for which such works were designed and constructed."
A non-lapsing account shall be established for the deposit of funds to be used only for the purpose of paying the interest and principal of the revenue bonds issued on the sewage treatment facility. This and the two other accounts shall carry over fiscal year-end balances to meet costs in the subsequent fiscal year.
(Prior Code, § 3-236)
Statutory reference:
Authority, see Neb. RS 16-681
Where, in the judgment of the City Council, special conditions surround the use of city water to the extent that the application of the service charges, rates or rentals as specified in this chapter would be inequitable and unfair to either the city or the user, the Council shall establish a special rate applying to the user. The special rates when adopted by ordinance shall apply to all users under like circumstances.
(Prior Code, § 3-237)
Statutory reference:
Authority, see Neb. RS 16-681
REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT
(A) The City Sewer Department may require the owner of any property which is within the municipality and connected to the public sewers or drains to repair or replace any connection line which serves the owner's property and is broken, clogged or otherwise in need of repair or replacement. The property owner's duty to repair or replace a connection line shall include those portions upon the owner's property and those portions upon public property or easements up to and including the point of junction with the public main.
(B) The City Clerk shall give the property owner notice by registered letter or certified mail, directed to the last-known address of the owner or the agent of the owner, directing the repair or replacement of the connection line. If within 30 days of mailing the notice the property owner fails or neglects to cause the repairs or replacements to be made, the Utilities Director may cause the work to be done and assess the cost upon the property served by the connection.
(Neb. RS 18-1748) (Prior Code, § 3-241) (Ord. 1756, passed 10-1-1984)
Statutory reference:
Similar state law provisions, see Neb. RS 18-1748
(A) Any person found to be violating any provision of this chapter shall be served by the city with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in the notice, permanently cease all violations. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be fined in the amount not less than $25 and not exceeding $100 for each violation. Each 24-hour period in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
(Prior Code, § 3-240)
(B) The city reserves the right to disconnect any sewer which has not been properly connected according to the procedures as set out in this chapter. In addition, any person who installs a connection into a sewer line in a manner not provided for shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of $100.
(Prior Code, § 3-209)
Statutory reference:
Authority, see Neb. RS 16-225, 16-681