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§ 52.30 RATES.
   (A)   Pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter, the Village Council shall establish necessary fees and charges. Such fees and charges, as may be revised from time to time, shall be available in the office of the Village Administrator.
   (B)   The sanitary sewer charge rates shall be reviewed annually and shall be revised periodically, as required, to reflect actual treatment works operation, maintenance and debt service costs.
(Ord. 678, passed 9-7-76)
§ 52.31 BILLING AND COLLECTION.
   (A)   The billing and collection of sanitary sewer charges is hereby delegated to the Village Administrator, to be assessed, levied and collected in conjunction with the administration of the charges for water service supplied by the village. The same shall be subject to and governed by the valid and applicable rules and regulations from time to time established by the village with respect to the collection of water charges.
   (B)   The sanitary sewer charges shall be a lien upon all real property within the village and for certification of delinquent payments to the Ottawa County Auditor for special assessment upon the tax duplicate, in accordance with § 52.53.
   (C)   Any sanitary sewer charges which are delinquent shall be subject to a 10% surcharge. Sanitary sewer charges shall be considered delinquent if not paid within 30 days after due and payable.
   (D)   In addition to the 10% surcharge, any delinquent sanitary sewer charges shall be assessed a 1% penalty for each month the charges are not paid beyond the initial date of delinquency.
   (E)   Suspension of water service during any period of delinquency in the payment of sanitary sewer charges shall be as provided in § 52.56.
   (F)   The village shall have the right to enter into contract with industrial users requiring such users to abide by the provisions of this subchapter.
(Ord. 678, passed 9-7-76) Penalty, see § 52.99
§ 52.32 CONTROL MANHOLE.
   When required by the Village Administrator, a user shall install one or more suitable structures, together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances, in the building sewers to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such structures, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Village Administrator. The structures and appurtenances shall be installed by the user at its expense and shall be maintained by the user so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
(Ord. 678, passed 9-7-76) Penalty, see § 52.99
§ 52.33 TESTING.
   (A)   All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of industrial wastes to which reference is made in this subchapter shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association, unless such standards conflict with regulations promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, in which case, the regulations promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency shall govern. Sampling methods, location, time, duration and frequencies shall be determined on an individual basis subject to approval by the Village Administrator.
   (B)   All costs incident to sampling and analyses shall be borne by each user requiring such testing and analysis. Such costs incurred by the village shall be billed annually to each such user, based upon actual cost to the village, plus reasonable overhead. Such billing shall be billed with and be considered a part of the sanitary sewer charge for the month billed.
(Ord. 678, passed 9-7-76) Penalty, see § 52.99
§ 52.34 DISCHARGE OF WASTES TO STORM SEWERS.
   Wastes shall not be discharged into a storm sewer unless the waste is of such character as would permit the waste to be discharged directly to the body of water to which the storm sewer discharges and be in compliance with all criteria and standards of discharge established by regulatory agencies.
(Ord. 678, passed 9-7-76) Penalty, see § 52.99
§ 52.35 POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS.
   (A)   Employees of the village, duly authorized by the Village Administrator and bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing pertinent to discharge to the wastewater treatment works in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
   (B)   The authorized employees of the village are authorized to obtain information concerning industrial or commercial processes which have a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the wastewater treatment works. A user may withhold information considered confidential. A user must establish that the revelation to the public of the information in question might result in an advantage to competitors.
   (C)   While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in division (A), the authorized employees of the village shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the owner, and the owner shall be held harmless for injury or death to the village employees, and the village shall indemnify the owner against loss or damage to its property by village employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the owner and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the owner to maintain safe conditions as required in § 52.32.
(Ord. 678, passed 9-7-76)
RATES AND CHARGES
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