There shall be and there is hereby established a "user charge rate" for use of the Municipal sewerage system of the City based upon the amount of water consumed, to cover the operation, maintenance and replacement costs, debt service and a portion of the capital improvement costs as follows: (Ord. 98.60, 12-7-1998)
A. Rates: The user rates can be found in Fee can be found in the City of Sycamore Consolidated Fee Schedule.
1. Pollutant Surcharges: The surcharge for pollutants which are in excess of those found in normal domestic wastes can be found in Fee can be found in the City of Sycamore Consolidated Fee Schedule.
2. Rates Outside City Limits: In order to cover operation and maintenance expenses for the sewer system, bond retirements for improvements and interest for improvements to sewage plant and pumping station and clerical, office and similar expenses, as well as the generally greater distance from the sewage disposal system of such users, all rates shall be increased fifty percent (50%) if service is outside the corporate limits.
B. Notice Of Rates: The user of wastewater treatment services will be notified annually, in conjunction with a regular bill, of the rate and that portion of the user charges which are attributable to the wastewater treatment operation, maintenance and replacement. (Ord. 98.60, 12-7-1998; amd. Ord. 2012.47, 3-4-2013; Ord. 2014.36, 2-16-2015; Ord. 2018.25, 4-15-2019, eff. 5-1-2019; Ord. 2023.04, 5-1-2023)