For the use of and service rendered by the sewage works, rates and charges shall be collected from the owners of each and every lot, parcel of real estate or building that is connected with the city's sanitary sewerage system or otherwise discharges sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids either directly or indirectly into the sanitary sewerage system of the city, which rates and charges shall be payable as hereinafter provided and shall be in an amount determinable as follows:
(A) Except as herein otherwise provided, the sewage rates and charges shall be based on the quantity of water used on or in the property or premises subject to the rates and charges, as the same is measured by the water meter there in use, and shown by the consumption records of the water utility serving the city and its inhabitants. Sewage service bills shall be rendered once each month (or period equaling a month).
(B) Monthly flow charge, unmetered charge per month and wholesale flow charge:
Rates |
Rates | |
Monthly Flow Charge | |
Flow charge per 100 cubic feet | $7.68 |
Minimum charge (200 cubic feet) | $15.36 |
Unmetered Charge per Month (700 cubic feet) | |
Residential dwelling inside the city limits | $53.76 |
Residential dwelling outside the city limits | $80.711 |
Wholesale Flow Charge | |
Town of Georgetown Flow charge per 1,000 gallons | $4.60 2 |
Excess Strength Surcharge | |
BOD and/or TSS | $0.33 |
TSS | $0.33 |
Oil and grease | $0.33 |
Debt Service Surcharge | |
Residents of Jacqueline Estates, Winchester Estates, and Shagbark Estates | $30 |
1 Users outside the city limits are charged based on their monthly usage plus a 50% surcharge. 2 This section shall not otherwise amend the provisions of the city’s contract with the Town of Georgetown. | |
(C) In the event a lot, parcel or real estate or building discharges sanitary sewage, industrial waste, water or other liquid into the city sanitary sewer system, either directly or indirectly, and uses water in excess of 10,000 cubic feet per month and it can be shown to the satisfaction of the city that a portion of the water as measured by the water meter or meters does not and cannot enter the sanitary sewer system, then the owner or other interested party shall install and maintain meters, weirs, volumetric measuring devices or any adequate and approved method of measurement acceptable to the city for the determination of wastewater discharge.
(D) In the event two or more dwelling units such as trailers, apartments or housekeeping rooms discharging sanitary sewage, water or other liquids into the city’s sanitary sewerage system, either directly or indirectly, are users of water, and quantity of water is measured by a single water meter, then in such case billing shall be for a single service in the manner set out elsewhere herein. A DWELLING UNIT shall be interpreted as a room or rooms or other living space or spaces in which cooking facilities are provided.
(E) In the event a lot, parcel of real estate or buildings discharging sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids into the city’s sanitary sewerage system, either directly or indirectly, is not a user of water supplied by the water utility serving the city, the owner or other interested party shall be charged according to the following criteria:
(1) Residential dwellings inside the city limits will be charged $53.76 per month; based on 700 cubic feet consumption.
(2) A nonresidential sewer user that discharges less than 6,000 cubic feet per month as estimated by the city shall be charged according to the rate schedule herein provided as applied to an estimate of the wastewater discharge approved by the city.
(3) Sewer users that discharge in excess of 6,000 cubic feet per month as estimated by the city will be required to install a city approved method of flow measurement and will be billed according to the measured flow and the rate schedule herein provided.
(4) Residential dwellings outside the city limits will be charged $80.71 per month; based on 700 cubic feet consumption.
(5) Residents outside the city limits using both city water and city sewers will be charged their monthly usage plus a 50% surcharge.
(F) In order that the rates and charges may be justly and equitably adjusted to the service rendered, the city shall have the right to base its charges not only on volume but also on the strength and character of the sewage and wastes which it is required to treat and dispose of. The city shall have the right to measure and determine the strength and content of all sewage and wastes discharged, either directly or indirectly, into the city’s sanitary sewerage system, in such manner and by such method as it may deem practicable in the light of the conditions and attending circumstances of the case, in order to determine the proper charge.
(1) Normal domestic wastewater strength should not exceed:
(a) Five-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD): 225 milligrams per liter;
(b) Suspended solids (SS): 225 milligrams per liter;
(c) Oil and grease: 100 milligrams per liter; and
(d) Chemical oxygen demand (COD): 225 milligrams per liter.
(2) Normal domestic wastewater strength should not exceed the following:
Five-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) | 225 milligrams per liter |
Suspended solids | 225 milligrams per liter |
Oil and grease (O&G) | 100 milligrams per liter |
Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | 325 milligrams per liter |
(a) There shall be an excessive strength surcharge of $.33 per pound for the following parameters in excess of the limitation.
BOD and/or COD | $.33 per pound |
O & G | $.33 per pound |
SS | $.33 per pound |
(b) One pound of pollutant shall be its concentration in mg/l x discharge flow (usage) in million gallons x 8.34 (lbs./gallon).
(G) Any and all garbage collection fees and recycling fees shall be considered as and incorporated in the sewer rates and charges for purposes of billing and collection.
(H) The rates and charges shall be billed by the city and shall be collected in the manner provided by law and ordinance. The first billing may be for a period of more or less than one full month in order to make the monthly collection period correspond with the water meter readings of the water utility serving the city, depending upon the date on which the rates established by this chapter become effective.
(I) The rates and charges may be billed to the tenant or tenants occupying the properties served, unless otherwise requested in writing by the owners, but the billings shall in no way relieve the owner from liability in the event payment is not made as herein required. The owners of the properties served, which are occupied by tenants, shall have the right to examine the collection records of the city for the purpose of determining whether such rates and charges have been paid by the tenants; provided that, the examination shall be made at the office at which the records are kept and during the hours that the office is open for business.
(J) Where a metered water supply is used for fire protection as well as for other uses, the city may, in its discretion, make adjustments in the minimum charge and in the use charge as may be equitable.
(K) The New Albany Sewer Board is granted authority to hear, determine and grant temporary waivers of sewer use charges on new and unoccupied residential construction under the following circumstances and conditions:
(1) The New Albany Sewer Board shall prepare and adopt a form for the application;
(2) The owner of any property on which such new single-family residential construction is planned shall make written application for waiver of sewer use charges to the New Albany Sewer Board on such form within 15 days after water service is first provided to the subject property;
(3) The New Albany Sewer Board may grant a waiver from the obligation to pay sewer use charges for the subject property for a period of three months subsequent to the date on which water service is first provided to the property. In the event that the waiver is granted, the New Albany Sewer Board shall cause the sewer bill for the property to be adjusted in a manner that will reflect a full credit for sewer and sanitation billing during the period for which the waiver is granted; and
(4) The New Albany Sewer Board shall further have the authority to extend such waiver on a month-to-month basis upon written request by the owner and provided that the property is not occupied, but the waiver shall not extend for a total period of more than six months. However, if in the fourth, fifth or sixth month's water usage is greater than the minimum billing usage, the Sewer Board shall not grant any additional waivers. If no timely written request for extension is received, the waiver shall lapse at the end of the then applicable waiver period and the property shall not be eligible for the granting of further waivers.
(Ord. G-76-598, passed 3-1-1976; Ord. G-90-209, passed 2-6-1990; Ord. G-91-255, passed 2-14-1991; Ord. G-93-147, passed 3-18-1993; Ord. G-98-240, passed 4-16-1998; Ord. G-98-287, passed 12-9-1998; Ord. G-02-13, passed 5-6-2002; Ord. G-03-37, passed 5-15-2003; Ord. G-06-29, passed 8-29-2006; Ord. G-10-13, passed 4-15-2010; Res. R-17-04, passed 3-16-2017)