(a) Sewage or industrial wastes above normal domestic strength, but acceptable for discharge into the sanitary sewerage system, shall be subject to a surcharge. The surcharge shall be determined on the basis of any or all of the listed constituents of water or wastes, as follows:
(1) Total suspended solids; and/or
(2) Five-day BOD at twenty degrees Centigrade and as herein provided.
(b) When any or all of the above listed constituents of a water or waste accepted for admission to the system exceed the values of their constituents for normal domestic sewage, the excess concentration in any or all, as the case may be, shall be subject to a surcharge based on the cost per pound to remove the excess quantity of each constituent, as indicated in Appendix A and summarized as follows: SSRBODSSRss or SSRp = C x D
Where:
• SSR = Sewage surcharge rate
• C = Pounds of BOD or SS in excess of that of normal domestic sewage
• D = Current cost per pound to treat normal BOD or SS loads.
(c) In addition to the surcharge, the user will pay the user charges as defined in other sections of this chapter.
(d) The pounds of BOD per day and/or pounds of suspended solids per day, above the concentrations previously described for normal strength sewage, that are discharged to the sewerage system, shall be determined by the Authority or an authorized representative thereof.
(e) In addition to a surcharge on BOD and suspended solids, the Authority shall have the right to surcharge any user for the discharge of any pollutant into the sewerage system or for any other reason deemed necessary and appropriate, such as excessively high rates of discharge.
(f) An annual industrial wastewater surveillance charge shall be paid by the discharger for each connection discharging industrial wastewaters to the sanitary sewer system.
(1) Where it has been reported that no industrial wastewaters are being discharged, this fee may be reduced to cover the cost of verifying said report.
(2) The monies collected from this charge shall be used to cover the cost of making surveys, record keeping and occasional analytical work necessary for verification of owner-reported results.
(Ord. 95-16. Passed 9-18-95; Ord. 2022-18. Passed 5-16-22.)