(A) The city may adopt additional charges and fees which may include:
(1) Fees for reimbursement of costs of setting up and operating the city's pretreatment program;
(2) Fees for monitoring, inspections and surveillance procedures;
(3) Fees for reviewing accidental discharge procedures and construction;
(4) Fees for permit applications;
(5) Fees for filing appeals;
(6) Fees for consistent removal by the POTW of excessive strength conventional pollutants;
(7) Fees for all costs directly related to investigation of a prohibited discharge;
(8) Other fees as the city may deem necessary to carry out the requirements contained herein.
(B) The following schedule of user charges rates shall apply to each user of the wastewater treatment works.
TOTAL GALLONS WATER CONSUMPTION/MONTH | RATE | UNIT |
TOTAL GALLONS WATER CONSUMPTION/MONTH | RATE | UNIT |
CITY RATES | ||
0-2,000 | $15.77 | Minimum bill |
Over 2,000 | $8.19 | per 1,000 |
COUNTY RATES | ||
0-2,000 | $18.93 | Minimum bill |
Over 2,000 | $9.48 | per 1,000 |
RCSD RATES | ||
0-2,000 | $30.74 | Minimum bill |
Over 2,000 | $14.38 | per 1,000 |
FARMERS/MIDLAND/SALT LICK (BATH CO.) RATES | ||
0-2,000 | $40.52 | Minimum bill |
Over 2,000 | $14.74 | per 1,000 |
* These rates shall be effective July 1, 2023.
(C) (1) For those users whose waste water has a greater strength than normal domestic waste water as defined in 52.31(J), a surcharge in addition to the normal user charge will be imposed and collected.
(2) The following surcharge rates shall apply to each user of the treatment works that has received permission from the
superintendent or designated authority to contribute waste water with a greater strength than normal domestic waste water:
PARAMETER SURCHARGE RATE
BOD5 $0.155 Per Pound
TSS $0.132 Per Pound
COD $0.200 Per Pound
NH3-H $0.200 Per Pound
Oil and Grease $0.250 Per Pound
(Total)
(3) Method of Billing Surcharges. The excessive strength surcharge shall be based on a formula (See Example Below), with the total applied to the monthly bill of affected users:
Surcharge Payment=[A(D-250) + B(E-300) + C(F-30) + G(H-150)]
x0.00834xM.
OR =[J(K-750) + B(E-300) + C(F-30) + G(H-30)]
x0.0834xM.
where the formula giving the larger surcharge payment will be used each month.
(4) Where formula components are as follows:
A. Surcharge rate for BOD5, in $/pound.
B. Surcharge rate for TSS, in $/pound.
C. Surcharge rate for NH3N, in $/pound.
G. Surcharge rate for O&G (Total), in $/pound.
J. Surcharge rate for COD, in $/pound.
D. User's average BOD5 concentration, in mg/l.
E. User's average TSS concentration, in mg/l.
F. User's average NH3N concentration, in mg/l.
H. User's average O&G (Total), in mg/l.
K. User's average COD concentration, mg/l.
M. User's monthly flow to sanitary sewer system, per 1,000 gallons.
No reduction in wastewater service charges, fees, or taxes shall be permitted because of the fact that certain wastes discharged to the wastewater works contain less than normal domestic wastewater contaminant limits.
(5) The Superintendent of the Morehead Utility Plant Board may require pretreatment of wastes containing other pollutants before discharge to the city's sewers is approved. Such treatment, if required, shall be based on the type and quantity of pollutant.
(D) These fees relate solely to the matters covered by this chapter and are separate from all other fees chargeable by the city.
(Ord. 14:95, passed 5-25-95; Am. Ord. 5:96, passed 3-12-96; Am. Ord. 20:98, passed 10-12-98; Am. Ord. 09:2001, passed 4-9-01; Am. Ord. 35:2003, passed 12-8-03; Am. Ord. 18:2009, passed 8-10-09; Am. Ord. 13:2013, passed 6-10-13; Am. Ord. 07:2016, passed 6-13-16; Am. Ord. 12:2017, passed 5-22-17; Am. Ord. 07:2018, passed 6-11-18; Am. Ord. 09:2023, passed 5-8-23)