(A) A pretreatment charge shall be collected from users of the city’s wastewater disposal system, which includes the following charges:
(1) A charge for wastewater discharge permits as required by § 50.046 shall be $350 for a five-year permit. This fee shall include the charge for annual inspections and permit reviews performed during the duration of the permit.
(2) A charge for laboratory analysis of each industrial user sample collected by the POTW will be $170 per sample. Any sample analysis performed by a contract (outside) laboratory will be charged based on the prevailing fee of the contract laboratory.
(3) In-house laboratory analytical fees are as follows:
HOD (Total or Carbonaceous) | $25 |
TSS | $10 |
NH3-N | $10 |
pH | $ 5 |
(4) A sampling fee of $70 will be charged for each sampling event.
(5) Monthly pretreatment fees per 1,000 gallons: $0.516 (surcharge for non-residential accounts).
(6) If any nonresidential account discharges waste causing the city to utilize sewer cleaning equipment to remove grease or other obstruction from sewer lines, lift stations or wet wells, a fee of $150 per hour with a minimum of three hours will be imposed. If the city purchases chemicals, hardware or other material for the purpose of cleaning or maintaining sewer lines, lift stations or wet wells due to the discharge of grease or other obstructive substances by any user, the city shall maintain the right to assess the user for the cost of said materials.
(B) The city shall make and enforce such regulation as deemed necessary for the safe, economic and efficient management of the POTW. The city shall reserve the right to increase or decrease the frequencies of sampling and testing of any wastewater discharges if it deems necessary in order to make the pretreatment program more efficient and cost effective for the city.
(Ord. 03-02, passed 3-24-03; Am. Ord. 05-13, passed 5-24-05; Am. Ord. 11-02, passed 4-11-11; Am. Ord. 2017-10, passed 5-11-17)