(a) All rates and fees regarding recycled water service and their administrative costs shall be established by the City Council and incorporated into Ontario Municipal Code Title 6, Chapter 8B. Any changes in fee and rate schedules shall be automatically adopted into this chapter.
(b) Applicants for recycled water service shall pay their fair share for the construction of facilities needed to deliver recycled water to the applicant's property. All fees and estimated construction costs shall be paid prior to construction; however, the City may reimburse the applicant for a portion of the cost of such facilities as described in subsection (c) of this section.
(c) Under certain circumstances, the City may contribute to the cost of designing and/or constructing the facilities needed to deliver recycled water to an applicant's property. Subject to the availability of funds, the City may:
(1) Reimburse an applicant for costs incurred to install oversized facilities in the public right-of-way.
(2) Elect to participate in or construct pipelines, reservoirs, pumping stations or other facilities, as the City determines necessary, and/or as funds are available.
(3) Elect to fund or construct recycled water facilities, necessary for converting existing customers from potable to recycled water, with customer reimbursement to the City in the form of an increased recycled water rate, not to exceed the potable rate, until such time as reimbursement is complete under the terms of the recycled water use agreement.
(§ 1, Ord. 2689, eff. June 17, 1999, as amended by § 29, Ord. 2816, eff. December 1, 2005, and §