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(a) Applicability.
All persons discharging industrial wastes into public sewers shall be subject to a surcharge, in addition to any other sewer-service charges, if these wastes have a concentration greater than the "normal" concentrations:
(1) A five-day, twenty-degree Centigrade biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) of 300 mg/l per million; or a chemical-oxygen-demand of 600 mg/l. Total organic carbon may be used where indicated for a specific waste, and correlation is established between TOC and COD or BOD.
(2) A suspended solids content of 400 mg/l; or
(3) A phosphorous content of 15 mg/l.
The amount of surcharge shall reflect the cost incurred by the City in removing the excess biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), suspended solids and phosphorous of the waste load. This surcharge shall include a proportionate share of the fixed charges and amortization costs for the sewage disposal works, and the annual cost of operation of the sewage treatment plant, including repairs, replacements and maintenance.
(b) Computation of surcharge.
The surcharge per person shall be determined as follows: The excess pounds of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), suspended solids and phosphorous will be computed by multiplying this product by the difference between the person's concentrations of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), suspended solids and phosphorous and the aforementioned "normal" concentration in parts per million by weight. The surcharge of such constituent will then be determined by multiplying the excess pounds of each constituent by the appropriate rate of surcharge listed in subsection (c). Average concentration figures in the above calculations shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of section 930.041.
(c) Rates of surcharge.
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |
Biochemical oxygen demand | 15.1¢ per lb. | 16.5¢ per lb. | 18.2¢ per lb. | 20.6¢ per lb. | 21.2¢ per lb. | 21.9¢ per lb. | 22.5¢ per lb. |
Chemical oxygen demand | 7.6 ¢ per lb. | 8.3 ¢ per lb. | 9.2 ¢ per lb. | 10.4 ¢ per lb. | 10.7¢ per lb. | 11.0¢ per lb. | 11.4¢ per lb. |
Suspended solids | 11.2¢ per lb. | 12.3¢ per lb. | 13.5¢ per lb. | 15.3¢ per lb. | 15.8¢ per lb. | 16.3¢ per lb. | 16.8¢ per lb. |
Phosphorus | $1.457 per lb. | $1.602 per lb. | $1.760 per lb. | $1.992 per lb. | $2.052 per lb. | $2.113 per lb. | $2.177 per lb. |
(d) Delinquency.
(Ord. 525-07. Passed 8-7-07; Ord. 57-11. Passed 2-16-11.)
Pursuant to Section 929.18 and in compliance with Federal requirements for user charges, municipal corporations and other governmental entities which own and operate treatment works which discharge to the treatment works of the City and which are presently or hereafter will be under contract with the City for wastewater treatment services, shall establish user charges to be applied to users within their jurisdiction for the operation, maintenance and replacement of the treatment works under their jurisdiction. Such user charges and any capital charges imposed by such municipalities and other governmental entities upon users within their jurisdiction shall be in addition to the sewer service charge provided by Section 929.03 applicable to outside City users. Such additional charges, when requested by, and as provided for in such agreement between the City and such municipality or other governmental entity, may, at the option of the City, be billed and collected by the City on behalf of such municipalities and other governmental entities. The Director of Public Utilities shall have authority to negotiate and amend contracts with such municipalities or governmental entities for billing, collection and other administrative services as needed.
(Ord. 3-89. Passed 1-3-89.)
(a) All lots, lands, buildings and premises owned by the City shall pay a sewer service charge at the same rate charged to all users of sewage services inside the City. Such payment shall be made from the appropriated allotted funds of the division or office to which service is rendered.
(b) All lots, lands, buildings and premises owned by any other municipality or governmental entity shall pay to the Director of Public Utilities a sewer service charge at the same rate charged by the Director of Public Utilities to all other customers of sewage service within the service area in which such municipality or governmental entity is located.
(Ord. 3-89. Passed 1-3-89.)
Sewer service charges as provided for in this chapter shall be paid to and collected by the Department of Public Utilities, Administrative Services Division and are payable at the same time as water bills are payable in the district in which the property is located.
(Ord. 3-89. Passed 1-3-89.)
If any sewer charges, surcharges or miscellaneous charges relating to sewer service billed by the City are not paid in full on or before the due date, an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount billed shall be added to the total owed by the customer.
(Ord. 30-06. Passed 1-31-06.)
Each sewer service charge levied by the Department of Public Utilities pursuant to this chapter is hereby made a lien upon the corresponding lot, parcel of land, building or premises served by a connection to the treatment works of the City and if each such charge is not paid within thirty days after it is due and payable, it may be certified to the auditor of the county in which the lot, parcel of land, building or premises is located and the auditor shall place the same on the tax duplicate of the county with interest and penalties allowed by law and collected as other taxes are collected. The City may maintain, in addition to the procedures hereinbefore provided, any other legal or equitable action to collect such sewer service charges.
(Ord. 3-89. Passed 1-3-89.)
When meter readings for the determination of volume of discharge and/or samples for the determination of materials or substances contained in wastewaters are not available or not representative or suitable for the purposes of billing users or to administer the provisions of this chapter, the Director of Public Utilities or his designate shall estimate the volume of discharge and materials or substances contained therein for the period that meter readings and/or samples are not available or otherwise not representative or suitable. Such estimates may be based on records for comparable periods or observations deemed representative of the discharge for the period meter readings or samples are not available or otherwise not representative, and may be used for the determination of charges, rentals and fees and the administration of this chapter.
(Ord. 3-89. Passed 1-3-89.)
Scheduled charges and fees set forth in rules and regulations authorized by Section 925.03 shall be payable at the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Administrative Services, upon receipt of an invoice therefor. At the option of the Director, such charges and fees may be billed with the sewer service charges.
(Ord. 3-89. Passed 1-3-89.)
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