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(A) (1) The basic sewer bill for all users shall consist of sewer user charges for operation, maintenance, and replacement, using the unit charges described in § 50.03 applied to the user’s billable flow. Users shall be billed quarterly, upon the same schedule that water billings are made. The basic sewer bill shall be computed using the following formula:
(2) The village shall reserve the right to require any user to meter his or her flow.
(B) Any residential sewer user not connected to the village water system shall pay a flat rate per billing period to be established by the village. All nonresidential users shall be required to meter sewage flows.
(C) A one-time handling charge equal to 10% of charges due shall be added to all charges due for sewer service if bill is not paid within 30 days of the rendition of the statement.
(D) In the event that a customer has not paid sewer charges within 60 days after the same is rendered, it shall be the duty of the proper officers of the village to shut off the water supply to said customer until such time as all past due bills for sewer service are fully paid, together with a service charge of an amount as set forth in § 35.02 for the restoration of water service; provided, that in cases of genuine hardship, the Village Clerk or his or her designee may set up a monthly payment schedule for such customer and avoid the necessity of shutting off water.
(E) Nonreceipt of any bill described in this section shall not release liability of user for those charges. In any case where the user in responsible for the nonreceipt of bill, the conditions herein described for late payment and additional charges shall apply thereto. In any case where the village is responsible for the nonreceipt of a bill, the village, at its discretion, may grant the user an extension of any discount period and late payment conditions described herein.
(Prior Code, § 7-4-4) (Ord. passed 9-10-1984) Penalty, see § 50.99
(A) All sewer charge monies shall be placed in the sewerage fund. Sewer charge monies for the operation and maintenance shall be kept in separate accounts from the monies collected from the replacement reserve. Sewer charge funds shall be used to cover costs as outlined in § 50.03.
(B) Expenditures shall be made by the village management in accordance with the detailed annual budget and ordinances authorized by the Village Board.
(C) Expenditures from the replacement reserve on facilities shall be for making renewals to accommodate wear of physical elements and/or movable property, which would result in an extended useful life or meet the anticipated useful life.
(D) An audit shall be performed no less than once per annum. Such audit shall be performed by a certified public accountant selected by the Village Board.
(E) The USEPA or its authorized representative shall have access to any books, documents, papers, and records of the village which are applicable to the village system of user charges for the purpose of making audit, examination, excerpts, and transcriptions thereof to ensure compliance with the terms of the federal regulations and conditions of the federal grant.
(Prior Code, § 7-4-5) (Ord. passed 9-10-1984)
(A) Whenever sewer bills become delinquent as set forth in § 50.04, the same shall become and constitute a lien upon the real estate to which sewer service is supplied, pursuant to the terms and provisions of 65 ILCS 5/11-141-7 and 5/11-141-16. Statements rendered for such charge shall be deemed notice to all parties, whether or not the person charged with the statement is the owner of the property served. The claim for lien shall be made in the form of a sworn statement selling out a description of the real estate, sufficient for the identification thereof, upon or for which the sewerage service was supplied, the amount or amounts of money due for such sewerage service, and the date or dates when such amount or amounts became delinquent. If all amounts shown due remain unpaid after recording as provided by law, the village may foreclose such lien in like manner and with like effect as in the foreclosure of mortgages on real estate. In the alternative, the village may, in its discretion, file suit to collect such amounts as are delinquent and due against the occupant or user of the real estate in a civil action, and shall collect, as well, all attorney fees incurred by it, the same to be fixed by order of the court. In addition to penalties and costs attributable and chargeable to the recording of such notices of lien, user and owner shall be liable for interest upon all unpaid balances after delinquency remaining from time to time unpaid at the rate of 12% per annum.
(B) In all cases where the sewer service charge has become delinquent and the village elects to file a statement thereof in the office of the Recorder of Deeds as hereinabove set forth, there shall be added in addition to the amount due the village such charges and expenses as are necessary and required to verify the legal description of the property to which the lien is to attach, plus a sum established by the Village Board as sufficient to cover the cost of preparation of such notices and forms required. In each instance, the Clerk or a duly appointed employee of the village shall be authorized and directed to include such additional costs in the amount claimed due the village in the notice of lien.
(C) The village reserves the right to revoke discharge permits and disconnect service to any user whenever bills become delinquent.
(D) All amounts charged under this section and § 50.04 are due and shall continue to be due hereunder, whether or not said sewer is disconnected, and no sewer shall be reconnected until the village is paid in full for all amounts due to it and in addition, there shall be paid to the village a deposit equal to the estimated charge for the next succeeding year. Such deposit shall be held by the village in escrow, and will be returned upon satisfactory payment of bills for a period of two years.
(Prior Code, § 7-4-6) (Ord. passed 9-10-1984) Penalty, see § 50.99
The following unit charge shall be applied to each user’s billable flow:
(A) The basic unit charge for operation, maintenance, and replacement shall be in an amount as set forth in § 35.02 $3.34 per 1,000 gallons of water used; and
(B) A surcharge of an amount as set forth in § 35.02 shall be added to each sewer bill.
(Prior Code, § 7-4-7) (Ord. passed 3-11-1996; Ord. passed 5-9-2005; Ord. 11-13-2006)
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the village or in any area under the jurisdiction of said village, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.
(B) It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the village, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said village any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter.
(C) Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
(D) The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes situated within the village and abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located any public sanitary (or combined) sewer of the village, is hereby required at his or her expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, within 90 days after date of official notice to do so; provided, that said public sewer is within 200 feet of the property line.
(Prior Code, § 7-4-8) (Ord. passed 9-10-1984) Penalty, see § 50.99
(A) Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of § 50.08, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this section.
(B) Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Village Clerk. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the village, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications, and other information as are deemed necessary by the Village Clerk. A permit and inspection fee of an amount as set forth in § 35.02 shall be paid to the village at the time the application is filed.
(C) A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Village Clerk. He or she shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Clerk when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within 72 hours of the receipt of written notice by the Clerk.
(D) The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the State Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act, 225 ILCS 255/1 et seq., and Code and with the State Environmental Protection Agency. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than 40,000 square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
(E) At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in § 50.08(D), a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer within 90 days in compliance with this chapter, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material such as clean bank-run gravel or dirt.
(F) The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, and at no expense to the village.
(G) No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed or required by any other local governmental body, the state, or federal government.
(Prior Code, § 7-4-9) (Ord. passed 9-10-1984) Penalty, see § 50.99
(A) No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with, or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the village.
(B) All disposal by any person into the sewer system is unlawful except those discharges in compliance with federal standards promulgated pursuant to the Federal Act and more stringent state and local standards.
(C) (1) There shall be two classes of building sewer permits:
(a) For residential wastewater service; and
(b) For commercial, institutional/governmental, or industrial wastewater service.
(2) In either class mentioned in division (C)(1) above, the owner or his or her agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the village.
(3) The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Clerk. There shall be two categories of fees associated with the application for sewer service.
(a) Category I: The village shall charge and receive from the applicant a fee in the amount as set forth in § 35.02 for any connection to a pre-existing sewer lateral.
(b) Category II: The village shall charge and receive from the applicant, a fee in the amount as set forth in § 35.02 for any new connection.
(4) In both cases mentioned in division (C)(3) above, said fee amounts include an approval rate permit and inspection fee. Industrial users must provide information describing their wastewater constituents, characteristics, and type of activity.
(D) A building sewer permit will only be issued and a sewer connection shall only be allowed if it can be demonstrated that the downstream sewerage facilities, including sewers, pump stations, and wastewater treatment facilities, have sufficient reserve capacity to adequately and efficiently handle the additional anticipated waste load.
(E) All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the village from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
(F) A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building, except that where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard, or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer.
(G) Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Director of Public Works, to meet all requirements of this chapter.
(H) The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing, and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the village. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society of Testing Materials, Water Pollution Control Federation Manual of Practice No. 9, and Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in the state shall apply.
(I) Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by a means which is approved in accordance with division (B) above, and discharged to the building sewer.
(J) No person(s) shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
(K) The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code, or other applicable rules and regulations of the village, or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society of Testing Materials, Water Pollution Control Federation Manual of Practice No. 9, and Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in the state. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Village Clerk before installation.
(L) The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Village Clerk when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Clerk or his or her representative.
(M) All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the village.
(Prior Code, § 7-4-10) (Ord. passed 9-10-1984; Ord. passed 8-14-1995)
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