(A) The City may adopt reasonable fees for reimbursement of costs of setting up and operating the City’s Pretreatment Program, which may include:
(1) Fees for wastewater discharge permit applications including the cost of processing such applications for every three (3) year renewal is reassessed annually therefore permit seekers need to contact the Pretreatment Coordinator to determine current fee;
(2) Fees for monitoring, inspection, and surveillance procedures including the cost of collection and analyzing a User’s discharge, and reviewing monitoring reports and certification statements submitted by Users at cost of analysis;
(3) Fees for reviewing and responding to accidental discharge procedures and construction per visit;
(4) Fees for filing appeals;
(5) Fees to recover administrative and legal costs (not included in Section 201.240(B)) associated with the enforcement activity taken by the Utilities Director to address IU noncompliance; and
(6) Other fees as the City may deem necessary to carry out the requirements contained herein. These fees relate solely to the matters covered by this chapter and are separate from all other fees, fines, and penalties chargeable by the City.
(7) For waste streams connected to grease interceptor, oil and water separators, or sediment separators, the Utilities Director may charge a per month fee added to the sewer use bill per interceptor.
(8) For private lift stations, annual fees will be differentiated for: private lift station serving one (1) building, for privately owned collection and transmission systems serving multiple buildings, and for privately-owned collection and transmission systems with one (1) or more pump stations.
(Ord. 2013-15, passed 2-21-13)