Each lot, parcel, building or premises situated within and without the City having access to or benefited by the sanitary sewer system of the City, whether or not connected with or discharging to a public sewer, shall be assessed a sewer service charge as follows effective July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2029:
The sum of the total fixed and total volume charges specified in subsections (a) and (b) below according to the actual or estimated water meter size being utilized as provided by Sections 929.03(a) and (b).
(a) Fixed charge per billing period.
(1) Inside the corporation limits of the City, industrial and nonindustrial user classes.*
Meter Size (Inches) | Rate Period | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
Meter Size (Inches) | Rate Period | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
5/8" | 2024-2029 | 22.62 | 23.47 | 24.35 | 25.26 | 26.21 | 26.99 |
3/4" | 2024-2029 | 30.60 | 31.74 | 32.93 | 34.17 | 35.45 | 36.51 |
1" | 2024-2029 | 46.70 | 48.45 | 50.27 | 52.15 | 54.11 | 55.73 |
1-1/2" | 2024-2029 | 86.84 | 90.10 | 93.47 | 96.98 | 100.62 | 103.63 |
2" | 2024-2029 | 135.00 | 140.06 | 145.31 | 150.76 | 156.42 | 161.11 |
3" | 2024-2029 | 247.38 | 256.66 | 266.28 | 276.27 | 286.63 | 295.23 |
4" | 2024-2029 | 407.96 | 423.25 | 439.13 | 455.59 | 472.68 | 486.86 |
6" | 2024-2029 | 809.35 | 839.70 | 871.19 | 903.86 | 937.76 | 965.89 |
8" | 2024-2029 | 1,291.03 | 1,339.45 | 1,389.68 | 1,441.79 | 1,495.86 | 1,540.73 |
10" | 2024-2029 | 1,933.29 | 2,005.79 | 2,081.00 | 2,159.04 | 2,240.00 | 2,307.20 |
12" | 2024-2029 | 2,737.65 | 2,840.31 | 2,946.82 | 3,057.33 | 3,171.98 | 3,267.14 |
14" | 2024-2029 | 4,826.13 | 5,007.11 | 5,194.87 | 5,389.68 | 5,591.80 | 5,759.55 |
16" | 2024-2029 | 5,950.70 | 6,173.85 | 6,405.37 | 6,645.57 | 6,894.78 | 7,101.62 |
18" | 2024-2029 | 7,235.94 | 7,507.29 | 7,788.81 | 8,080.89 | 8,383.92 | 8,635.44 |
24" | 2024-2029 | 10,448.97 | 10,840.81 | 11,247.34 | 11,669.12 | 12,106.71 | 12,469.91 |
30" | 2024-2029 | 16,553.79 | 17,174.56 | 17,818.60 | 18,486.80 | 19,180.06 | 19,755.46 |
(2) Outside the corporation limits of the City, industrial and nonindustrial user classes.**
Meter Size (Inches) | Rate Period | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
Meter Size (Inches) | Rate Period | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
5/8" | 2024-2 029 | 21.30 | 22.10 | 22.93 | 23.79 | 24.68 | 25.42 |
3/4" | 2024-2 029 | 28.69 | 29.76 | 30.88 | 32.04 | 33.24 | 34.24 |
1" | 2024-2029 | 43.45 | 45.08 | 46.77 | 48.52 | 50.34 | 51.85 |
1-1/2" | 2024-2029 | 80.38 | 83.39 | 86.52 | 89.76 | 93.13 | 95.92 |
2" | 2024-2029 | 124.66 | 129.33 | 134.18 | 139.21 | 144.43 | 148.77 |
3" | 2024-2029 | 228.03 | 236.58 | 245.46 | 254.66 | 264.21 | 272.14 |
4" | 2024-2029 | 375.66 | 389.75 | 404.36 | 419.52 | 435.26 | 448.31 |
6" | 2024-2029 | 744.76 | 772.69 | 801.66 | 831.73 | 862.92 | 888.80 |
8" | 2024-2029 | 1,187.70 | 1,232.24 | 1,278.45 | 1,326.39 | 1,376.13 | 1,417.41 |
10" | 2024-2029 | 1,778.28 | 1,844.96 | 1,914.15 | 1,985.93 | 2,060.40 | 2,122.21 |
12" | 2024-2029 | 2,193.37 | 2,275.62 | 2,360.96 | 2,449.49 | 2,541.35 | 2,617.59 |
14" | 2024-2029 | 3,596.70 | 3,731.58 | 3,871.51 | 4,016.69 | 4,167.32 | 4,292.34 |
16" | 2024-2029 | 5,016.04 | 5,204.14 | 5,399.30 | 5,601.77 | 5,811.84 | 5,986.20 |
18" | 2024-2029 | 6,132.24 | 6,362.20 | 6,600.78 | 6,848.31 | 7,105.12 | 7,318.27 |
24" | 2024-2029 | 8,311.05 | 8,622.71 | 8,946.07 | 9,281.54 | 9,629.60 | 9,918.49 |
30" | 2024-2029 | 12,759.86 | 13,238.35 | 13,734.79 | 14,249.85 | 14,784.22 | 15,227.74 |
(b) Volume Charge (per ccf).
Inside City* | |||||||
User Class | Rate Period | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
Non-Industrial | 2024-2029 | 5.629 | 5.841 | 6.060 | 6.287 | 6.523 | 6.718 |
Industrial | 2024-2029 | 6.079 | 6.307 | 6.543 | 6.789 | 7.043 | 7.254 |
Outside City* | |||||||
User Class | Rate Period | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
Non-Industrial | 2024-2029 | 3.607 | 3.743 | 3.883 | 4.029 | 4.180 | 4.305 |
Industrial | 2024-2029 | 4.065 | 4.217 | 4.376 | 4.540 | 4.710 | 4.851 |
*The total volume charge per 100 cubic feet shall be prorated for a portion of 100 cubic feet used.
**Users outside the City may also be subject to additional user and capital charges imposed by other governmental entities in the manner provided by Section 929.09.
(c) Miscellaneous Charges.
Users that discharge wastewater with unusual strength or character to the treatment works including, but not limited to, the discharges defined in Section 930.08 shall be charged:
(1) All prevailing user charges provided for in subsections (a) and (b) above, plus
(d) Senior/Homestead/Low-Income Sanitary Sewer Discount Programs.
(1) Those sanitary sewer consumers residing inside the city limits who are eligible for the Senior Sanitary Sewer Discount Program as specified in subsection (d)(2), and are furnished 667 cubic feet of water per month or less, shall pay a monthly sanitary sewer volume rate which is twenty-five percent (25%) less than the rates established above in subsection (b) Volume Charge. Non-discounted sanitary sewer volume rates shall apply based on all water consumed greater than 667 cubic feet per month.
Those consumers who qualify for the Senior Sanitary Discount Program and have an eligible total income shall pay a monthly sanitary sewer volume rate based on all metered water consumption which is forty percent (40%) less than the rates established above in subsection (b) Volume Charge. An eligible total income shall be a household income that is at or below 200% of the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2).
Those consumers, including those entered into a landlord tenant agreement, who have an eligible total income shall pay a monthly sanitary sewer volume rate based on all metered water consumption which is twenty five percent (25%) less than the rates established above in subsection (b) Volume Charge. An eligible total income shall be a household income that is at or below 200% of the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2).
(2) Consumers eligible for the Senior Sanitary Sewer Discount Program shall be any consumer who satisfies all of the criteria immediately below:
A. Is receiving service by means of a single meter for a single unit utilized solely for residential purposes that is owned and occupied by the consumer;
B. Is the contract holder or spouse of the contract holder for DPU's utility services; and
C. Has been certified or whose spouse has been certified by the Director of Public Utilities as being sixty-five years of age or older or permanently and totally disabled at any age. For the purposes of this section, the terms "sixty-five years of age or older" and "permanently and totally disabled" shall be defined in a like manner as provided for in the State of Ohio Homestead Exemption, under Ohio R.C. 323.151.
(3) The Senior Sanitary Sewer Discount Program shall only apply to charges levied against the permanent residence of the consumer.
(4) Consumers eligible for the Low-Income Program shall be any consumer who satisfies all of the criteria immediately below:
A. Is receiving service by means of a single meter for a single unit utilized solely for residential purposes and is occupied by the consumer;
B. Is the contract holder, spouse of the contract holder, or entered into a landlord tenant agreement for DPU's utility services; and
C. Total income has been certified annually by the Director of Public Utilities as being at or below 200% of the poverty guidelines in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2).
(Ord. 242-24. Passed 6-5-24.)