Computation, determination and billing of fixed and volume charges and the basis therefor shall be as follows:
(a) Fixed charge.
The fixed charge portion of the sewer service charge in the total fixed charged amounts set forth in Section 929.03(a) shall be applicable regardless of the quantity of water supplied or wastewater discharged and shall be computed, determined and billed each billing period on the basis of the size of the water meter serving the user if no sewage meter has been installed, which water meter measures water consumption all or part of which is returned to the treatment works, or on the basis of the estimated size of a water meter which would be adequate for the user if no water meter or sewage meter has been installed. Where a sewage meter measures all of the wastewater discharged to the treatment works, the Director of Public Utilities shall determine the size of a water meter that would be adequate to serve the capacity of the sewer meter installation, and the total fixed charge shall be in the amount set forth in Section 929.03(a) for the water meter size so determined.
(Ord. 3-89. Passed 1-3-89.)
(b) Volume Charge.
(1) The volume charge shall be equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the metered water consumption established by a water meter reading except as noted below. The actual or estimated volume to be billed shall be multiplied by the applicable user class total volume charge specified in Section 929.03(b).
(2) In the event a meter reading is not available or, if available, is not an accurate recording of actual consumption or represents a significant change from prior consumption, the volume to be billed shall be based on one hundred percent (100%) of a volume established by the Department of Public Utilities in the manner provided in Section 929.14 until such time as the actual consumption can be determined, at which time an appropriate billing adjustment shall be made.
(3) In the event a user has installed a sewage meter pursuant to Section 929.07, the volume to be billed shall be based upon one hundred percent (100%) of the metered wastewater discharged to the treatment works as established by the sewage meter reading.
(4) The quarterly volume charge for a single or duplex residential user shall be subject to winter averaging provided that a water meter is utilized at the premises to measure metered water consumption and there is a regularly scheduled water consumption reading available which is suitable for determining the volume of water consumed for the first billing cycle after January 15th of each calendar year. The volume of water used in the first billing cycle after January 15th shall be the “winter average” and shall be the volume utilized for each of the subsequent three quarters. In the event that the metered water consumption established by an actual or estimated meter reading is less than the winter average volume, then the volume charge shall be established using the metered water consumption.
(Ord. 30-06. Passed 1-31-06.)
(c) Charges For Unusual Wastes.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Former subsection (c) was repealed by Ordinance 259-03, passed May 27, 2003.)
(d) Notification of Operation, Maintenance and Replacement Charges.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Former subsection (d) was repealed by Ordinance 259-03, passed May 27, 2003.)