§ 52.09 RATES AND CHARGES.

   (A)   The following schedule of rates shall apply to each user of the sewage treatment system. This schedule includes the rate for user charges as established herein and the rate for debt service charge, each based on the volume of metered water consumption unless otherwise noted.

   (B)   (1)   Waste water rate schedule for inside city customers.

WASTE WATER RATE SCHEDULE/INSIDE CITY CUSTOMERS
Gallons Per Month	Rates per Thousand Gallons 7/1/15 through 12/31/15	Rates per Thousand Gallons 1/1/16 through 6/30/16	Rates per Thousand Gallons 7/1/16 through 12/31/1 6	Rates per Thousand Gallons 1/1/17 through 6/30/17	Rates per Thousand Gallons 7/1/17 through 12/31/1 7	Rates per Thousand Gallons 1/1/18 through 6/30/18	Rates per Thousand Gallons 7/1/18
Minimum Rate	$15.74	$17.31	$18.65	$20.10	$21.65	$23.33	$25.14
For the first 2,000 gallons	$7.88	$8.67	$9.34	$10.07	$10.85	$11.69	$12.59
For the next 4,000 gallons	$5.54	$6.09	$6.56	$7.07	$7.62	$8.21	$8.85
For the next 4,000 gallons	$4.63	$5.09	$5.48	$5.91	$6.37	$6.86	$7.39
For the next 50,000 gallons	$3.85	$4.24	$4.57	$4.92	$5.30	$5.72	$6.16
All over 60,000 gallons	$3.78	$4.16	$4.48	$4.83	$5.20	$5.61	$6.04

 

   The rates for each year subsequent to CY 2018 shall remain unchanged until such time as amended by ordinance.

      (2)   Waste water rate schedule for outside city customers:

WASTE WATER RATE SCHEDULE/OUTSIDE CITY CUSTOMERS
Gallons Per Month (2,00 0 gal.)	Rates per Thousand Gallons 7/1/15 through 12/31/15	Rates per Thousand Gallons 1/1/16 through 6/30/16	Rates per Thousand Gallons 7/1/16 through 12/31/1 6	Rates per Thousand Gallons 1/1/17 through 6/30/17	Rates per Thousand Gallons 7/1/17 through 12/31/17	Rates per Thousand Gallons 1/1/18 through 6/30/18	Rates per Thousand Gallons 7/1/18
Minimum Rate	$29.11	$32.02	$33.36	$34.81	$36.36	$38.04	$39.85
For the first 2,000 gallons	$14.55	$16.01	$16.68	$17.41	$18.19	$19.03	$19.93
For the next 4,000 gallons	$10.24	$11.26	$11.73	$12.24	$12.79	$13.38	$14.02
For the next 4,000 gallons	$8.56	$9.42	$9.81	$10.24	$10.70	$11.19	$11.72
For the next 50,000 gallons	$7.12	$7.83	$8.16	$8.51	$8.89	$9.31	$9.75
All over 60,000 gallons	$7.01	$7.71	$8.03	$8.38	$8.75	$9.16	$9.59

 

   The rates for each year subsequent to CY 2018 shall remain unchanged until such time as amended by ordinance.

   (C)   In the event a lot, parcel of land, building or premises discharges sewage, water, or other liquid wastes, or uses water supplied on other than a metered basis from either a private or a public water supply, then the owner or occupant may be required to cause a water meter or other measuring device to be installed which is acceptable to the City Council, the Public Works Committee, or any other board of body of the City which may be in charge and control of the municipal sewerage system. The quantity of water used, as measured by such meter, shall determine the sewage rate, rental or charge. Pending installation of such meter, the sewage rate, rental, or charge shall be at the prevailing rates based on a consumption of 6,000 gallons per month. Said rate shall be determined by the rate schedules above and applied based on the location of the real property being located inside the city limits or outside the city limits.

   (D)   Each customer applying for a sanitary sewerage connection to the Murray Water and Sewerage System shall pay the fee set by the following sewer tap-on schedule:

      (1)   Sewer tap-ons, inside city, family residence - effective 07/01/2016.

         (a)   $1,500 for each single-family residence.

         (b)   $600 for each additional unit located within the same structure.

      (2)   Sewer tap-ons, outside city effective 07/01/2016.

         (a)   $2,100 for each single-family residence.

         (b)   $840 for each additional unit located within the same structure.

      (3)   In the event the cost to the city exceeds the above tap-on fees, a determination of the actual cost shall be made by the Director of Public Works and such cost shall be the responsibility of the water or sewer customer.

      (4)   The above tap-on fees are in addition to the water and sewer rates presently in effect or which may hereafter be adopted.

   (E)   Sewer rates provided in divisions (B) and (C) above are based on the underlying assumption that all metered water consumption is eventually returned to the sewage treatment system. Where it can be evidenced that the proportion of water actually returned to the treatment system by an industrial customer is significantly different from the metered consumption, service charges shall be determined on the basis of measured or estimated wastewater discharge. The city reserves the right to determine by whatever means and methods it may find practicable, the amount of water consumption or wastewater discharge that shall be used to compute sewer service charges.

   (F)   Surcharge for excessive strength. Users having a discharge over the normal sewage strength of 300 mg/l suspended solids or 250 mg/l B.O.D. shall incur an additional charge of $.14 per pound of suspended solids and $.17 per pound of biochemical oxygen demand.

   (G)   The foregoing rates and charges for the use of and services rendered by the Murray Water and Sewer System as established by divisions (A) through (E) of this section shall become effective from and after March 7, 1991.

(Ord. 793, passed 12-8-83; Am. Ord. 798, passed 3-22-94; Am. Ord. 86-830, passed 12-11-86; Am. Ord. 88-883, passed 11-29-88; Am. Ord. 91-942, passed 3-14-91; Am. Ord. 98-1150, passed 6-11-98; Am. Ord. 2000-1207, passed 3-9-00; Am. Ord. 2005-1378, passed 6-9-05; Am. Ord. 2006-1413, passed 6-8-06; Am. Ord. 2011- 1553, passed 11-10-11; Am. Ord. 2015-1666, passed 5-14-15; Am. Ord. 2016-1700, passed 4-28-16)