(a) The maximum sewage strength for users is as follows:
Maximum Sewage Strength | |||
B.O.D. | C.O.D. | S.S. | |
Residential, governmental, institutional | 250 mg/l | 500 mg/l | 300 mg/l |
Commercial | 300 mg/l | 600 mg/l | 400 mg/l |
Industrial | 400 mg/l | 800 mg/l | 500 mg/l |
(Ord. 2006-550. Adopted 12-18-06.)
(b) All users discharging nonindustrial wastes which exceed the maximum strength for the user class shall be subject to a surcharge in the B.O.D. or C.O.D., and the S.S. components of their user charge rate equal in percentage to the amount by which the measured strengths exceed the assigned strengths. In the case of the B.O.D. and C.O.D. components, a user shall be charged only for the extra strength of whichever component has been exceeded by the greatest percent.
Charge and Customer Type | Effective April 1, 2015 |
High Strength Surcharge ($ per Pound) | |
BOD (in excess of maximum allowable sewer strength) | 0.6067 |
COD (in excess of maximum allowable sewer strength) | 0.3034 |
TSS (in excess of maximum allowable sewer strength) | 0.4005 |
(Ord. 2006-550. Adopted 12-18-06; Ord. 2011-476. Adopted 11-21-11; Ord. 2012-452. Adopted 12-10-12; Ord. 2013-507. Adopted 12-10-13; Ord. 2014-526. Adopted 12-8-14; Ord. 2015-118. Adopted 3-30-15.)
(c) All users permitted by the Director of the Department of Sanitary Sewer Services to discharge industrial wastes which exceed the concentrations or limits specified in Sections 921.05, 921.06, 925.03 and subsection (a) hereof shall be subject to a surcharge in addition to any other charges and fees. The amount of the surcharge shall be determined on an individual basis by the Director to reflect the cost incurred by the County to treat the excess waste loads.
(Ord. 2006-550. Adopted 12-18-06; Ord. 2015-555. Adopted 12-14-15.)