(a) For all premises and users that are connected to the sewers of the North Royalton Consolidated Sanitary Sewer District and that have water meters showing actual water consumption, whether privately owned or connected to the public water supply system, the sanitary sewer charge shall be as follows:
(1) Effective January 1, 2023, the sanitary sewer charge from zero to 1,000 cubic feet of water consumed per month, as registered by the water meters, shall be charged at the rate as stated below:
Description | 2022 | 2023 |
Fixed charge per bill | $8.00 | $9.00 |
rate per MCF consumption | $88.83 | $92.56 |
To be allocated as follows:
Wastewater Maintenance | 25.00% | 36.25% |
Wastewater Treatment | 60.00% | 50.25% |
Wastewater Debt Service | 7.00% | 13.50% |
Wastewater Repair and Replacement | 8.00% | 0 |
100% | 100% |
For more than 1,000 cubic feet of water consumed per month, as registered by the water meters, the sanitary sewer charge shall be at the rate indicated above per 1,000 cubic feet or fraction thereof per month. Senior citizens receiving a water homestead exemption from the City of Cleveland Division of Water shall receive a thirty six percent sanitary sewer discount on all rates provided for in this section. The Finance Director is hereby directed to apportion the revenues received from this sanitary sewer charge into the appropriate Waste Water Department fund, as stated above.
(2) With respect to those users and premises that are connected to sanitary sewers of the North Royalton Consolidated Sanitary Sewer District and that are serviced by wastewater treatment facilities operated by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Council hereby authorizes the Finance Director to bill those users in accord with the terms of this section and to thereafter, upon collection, send to the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District such amounts as due per the billing agreement.
(3) Beginning with the third billing cycle (summer period) of 1996, those residential users and premises that are connected to sanitary sewers of the North Royalton Consolidated Sanitary Sewer District and that are serviced by wastewater treatment facilities operated by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District may participate in the summer usage program of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District for only that portion of the charges retained by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. Beginning in 1997 and for each year thereafter, all residential users within the North Royalton Consolidated Sanitary Sewer District may participate in the summer usage program for the treatment charge only. The summer usage program will limit the amount of water usage used in determining the sewage charge from May 1 through September 30 of each year to an amount equal to the average of the user's prior water usage during October 1 through April 30. Usage in excess of this average shall not be used in computing the sewage treatment charges for the summer period.
(b) For all premises and users that are connected to the sewers of the North Royalton Consolidated Sanitary Sewer District and that do not have water meters showing actual water consumption, an estimate shall be established by an Ordinance of Council. The sanitary sewer charges shall be billed on such estimated consumption, with the rates as indicated in division (a) hereof.
(c) The City of North Royalton may charge an additional fee above and beyond the charges set forth in division (a) hereof.
(d) Division (a) hereof may be amended as needed so that the City can continue to operate the Waste Water Department under regulations set forth by the U.S. EPA and the Ohio EPA.
(Ord. 09-119. Passed 11-17-09; Ord. 12-60. Passed 4-17-12; Ord. 14-146. Passed 12-16-14; Ord. 16-169. Passed 12-6-16; Ord. 17- 138. Passed 12-19-17; Ord. 20-103. Passed 9-1-20; Ord. 22-160. Passed 10-4-22.)