(a) Potable Water User Charge. The Village will not provide free service to anyone. Each potable water user shall pay for the sewer service provided by the Village of Shawnee Hills based on water use as determined by Del-Co Water Company, Inc. The monthly sewer service charge for each user shall be based on the cost of water usage, operation cost, maintenance and repair (OMR), debt service (DSC), and any applicable sewer surcharge rate (SSR). Each month, each Potable Water User shall pay the following:
A flat fee of $17.27 + $0.793 for every 100 gallons of water used (as read and recorded by Del-Co Water Company) + a flat fee of $18.90 (DSC) + $3.39 per ERU + any applicable SSR
(b) Well Water User Charge. The Village will not provide free service to anyone. Each well water user shall pay for the sewer service provided by the Village of Shawnee Hills. The monthly sewer service charge for each user shall be based on the cost of water usage, operation cost, maintenance and repair (OMR), debt service (DSC), and any applicable sewer surcharge rate (SSR). Each month, each Well Water User shall pay the following:
A flat fee of $40.12 + a flat fee of $18.90 (DSC) + $3.39 per ERU + any applicable SSR
(Ord. 04-2023. Passed 3-13-23.)
(c) Sewage Surcharge Rate (SSR). SSR shall be the base rate per EDU plus 15% or the proportionate rate for payment of the cost to treat wastewater discharges containing concentrations of BOD and SS higher than those expresses in the definition of normal domestic wastewater shall be based upon Section 1147.07 through 1147.11 of the Columbus City Code and all future amendments.
SSR-BOD or SSR-SS = C x D
Where C = Additional pounds of BOD or SS
D = Current cost per pound to treat normal BOD, SS loads of TKN (cost per pound as shown in Section 1147.11 outside City total charge).
(d) Upon written notification to the Village of excessive water usage (i.e. filling a swimming pool, routine lawn watering, or other outside water usage), the Village will use the prior six month history from October thru March to determine whether to credit the Potable Water User for the excess water usage. If there is no history for those six months the Village will base the usage on 3500 gallons per month.
(e) Any user who discharges to the sanitary sewer system any substance which singly or by interaction with other substances causes identifiable increase in the cost of operation, maintenance or replacement of the sewage treatment facilities, shall pay for such increased costs. The charge to each such user shall be determined by the appropriate financial personnel and approved by the Village Administrator.
(f) When either or both the total suspended solids and the BOD of a water or a waste accepted for admission to the system exceeds the values of their constituents for normal domestic sewage, the excess concentration in either or both, as the case may be, shall be subject to a surcharge based on the cost per pound to remove the excess quantity of each constituent. In addition to the surcharge, the user will pay the user charges as defined in other sections of this section.
(g) In addition to a surcharge on BOD and suspended solids, the Village shall have the right to surcharge any user for the discharge of any pollutant into the sewage system or for any other reason deemed necessary and appropriate, such as excessively high rates of discharge.
(h) The Village shall have the right to gain access to the wastestream from any establishment and take its own samples.
(i) The user charge rates established in this section apply to all users in the service area of the Village of Shawnee Hills' sanitary sewer system.
(j) Any cost to establish the extra strength user's rate shall be borne solely by the user.
(Ord. 26-2016. Passed 11-28-16.)