(A) The city shall maintain financial records to accurately account for revenues generated by the treatment system and expenditures for operation and maintenance of the system, including normal replacement costs.
(B) The city shall review not less once every five years the wastewater contribution of users, the total cost of OM&R of the treatment facilities, debt, service obligations, and user charge rates. Based on such review, the city shall revise, when necessary but not before December 31, 2024, the schedule of volume-based user charges, customer charges and excessive strength sewage surcharges set forth in § 52.164 to accomplish the following:
(1) Maintain an equitable distribution of OM&R costs among users of the treatment system; and
(2) Generate sufficient revenues to offset costs associated with the proper operation and maintenance of the treatment facilities to meet debt service requirements;
(3) Each user shall be notified, at least annually, in conjunction with a regular bill of the volume-based user charge rate, customer charge and surcharge rates applicable to that user.
(Ord. 020-009, passed 8-10-2020)