1. Rates and Charges.
A. User Charges. The user charge for all classifications shall be an amount of money per thousand gallons of potable water delivered to customers during a billing period, as measured by the potable water system meter or other reliable means. It shall be computed for each individual user by multiplying the volume of potable water delivered to said user by the appropriate classification user rate. Such rates are as follows:
(1) Residential Users - $6.00 per 1,000 gallons
(2) Commercial Users - $8.15 per 1,000 gallons
(3) Industrial Class A Users - $7.00 per 1,000 gallons
(4) Industrial Class B Users - $7.00 per 1,000 gallons
(5) High Volume Rate - $7.00 per 1,000 gallons
B. Minimum. The minimum fees for each classification shall be as follows:
(1) Residential Users - $43.00
(2) Commercial Users - $50.00
(3) Industrial Class A Users - $100.00
(4) Industrial Class B Users - $100.00
C. Nonmetered Industrial Class B Domestic Rate: $2.50/employee
(Subsection 1 – Ord. 657 – Jan. 24 Supp.)
2. Surcharge. In addition to the user sewer rates shown above, a sewer surcharge of $28.00 per month shall be charged to all customers connected to the City’s sewer system.
(Ord. 646 – Feb. 22 Supp.)
3. Determination of Level of Charges. From time to time, the City Clerk and/or City Administrator shall assess the costs for: (i) operation and maintenance including billing, collection, and administrative costs; (ii) the cost of replacements for the sewage treatment works of the City so as to recover said operation and maintenance costs, and to maintain an adequate reserve for replacements; and (iii) the cost of debt service. The fraction of the charges dedicated to replacements shall not be less than twenty percent of the total of other operation and maintenance costs unless analysis of replacement experience indicates the need for an increase or reduction in this fraction, provided, however, that this fraction shall be such as to always provide adequate revenues to meet the replacement needs of the treatment works over its service life. The Superintendent shall assist in this assessment, and engineering assistance may be employed as well.