(A) If the Director finds that any person has discharged any wastes or wastewater into the city's sewer system in violation of the provisions of this chapter, or of the user's industrial wastewater discharge permit, and that the discharge caused increased operating costs or diminished the efficiency of the treatment process, the Director must estimate the value of the damage and add that sum to that person's next regular sewer service billing. The items the Director must consider must include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) The cost of repairs to the city's sewer system;
(2) The depreciation of the system due to damages not repaired;
(3) The extra operating costs;
(4) The value of the loss of wastewater treatment plant operating efficiency based upon the city's normal operating costs and the extent to which the performance of the plant was reduced below normal as a result of such improper discharge to the sewer.
(B) All charges made pursuant to this section are due and payable upon receipt of notice thereof. All such charges must become delinquent ten days after mailing notice thereof to the mailing address of the discharger subject to the charges. This remedy is nonexclusive and may be asserted in addition to any other remedy available to the city under law.
(Ord. 1093, passed 2-17-04) Penalty, see § 51.999