(a) The service charge for any lot, parcel of land, dwelling unit, or business site situated within the City having any connection within the City sanitary sewer system District I and the City water supply system and discharging sewages, industrial wastes, water, or other liquids into the City sewer system shall be based upon the quantity of water used thereon or therein as the same is measured by the City waterworks water meter there in use, and there shall be charged per quarter year:
Cubic Feet | Residential Rate Applied/cu.ft | Commercial Rate Applied/cu.ft. | Industrial Rate Applied/cu.ft. |
First 2,000-20,000 | .01759 | .01868 | .02022 |
Next 20,001-40,000 | .01500 | .01594 | .01724 |
Next 40,001-80,000 | .01238 | .01315 | .01424 |
Next 80,001- 1,000,000 | .01153 | .01225 | .01326 |
Except that the minimum quarterly rates will be charged according to the size of meter as follows:
Size of meter in inches | Allowed (cu. ft.) | Residential Minimum bill - Net | Commercial Minimum bill - net | Industrial Minimum bill - net |
5/8 | 2,000 | $72.63 | $77.16 | $83.52 |
1 | 5,600 | 135.77 | 144.26 | 156.14 |
1 ½ | 8,000 | 0.00 | 189.03 | 204.59 |
2 | 10,000 | 0.00 | 225.24 | 243.78 |
3 | 14,000 | 0.00 | 300.98 | 325.76 |
4 | 20,000 | 0.00 | 412.97 | 446.98 |
6 | 30,000 | 0.00 | 570.90 | 617.92 |
8 | 50,000 | 0.00 | 865.19 | 936.45 |
(b)
For the purpose of this section, family unit is defined as one or more persons occupying a premises and living as a single housekeeping unit. A dwelling is any building or portion of a building designed for residential purposes, including one-family, two-family, and multiple dwellings. It is the intent of this section that each such individual dwelling or family unit shall be subject to the minimum charge set forth in this section.
(c) Any user or users of the sanitary sewer system of the City who may not purchase all or any of their water from the Tallmadge water systems shall be billed and pay for sewer service at a fixed quarterly rate determined and approved by the Service Director, which shall be based on a flat rate as follows:
Residential | Commercial | Industrial |
$90.35 | $95.99 | $103.90 |
(Ord. 48-2010. Passed 4-8-10.)