(a) Prior to the application for a building sewer permit from the Health Officer, there shall be collected from each applicant a wastewater treatment plant and trunk sewer capacity fee by the County Department of Water and Sewers for each residence, business, industry, structure or use according to the schedule set forth in division (b) hereof. Such fees shall be the most current as adopted by the Board of County Commissioners and filed with the City Manager.
(b) Wastewater treatment plant and trunk sewer capacity fees shall be computed on the basis of Equivalent Residential Units (ERUs). One ERU is hereby defined as the average sewage flow capacity expected from a typical detached single-family dwelling. All uses other than single-family dwellings shall be expressed in fractions or multiples of one ERU.
TABLE OF ERUS FOR TYPICAL USES | |
Use | ERUs |
TABLE OF ERUS FOR TYPICAL USES | |
Use | ERUs |
Single-Family Dwellings | 1 |
Condominiums (each unit) | 1 |
Multiple-Family Dwellings | |
One bedroom | .71 |
Two bedroom | .86 |
Three bedroom | 1 |
Assembly Halls, Churches, Auditoriums | |
Up to 200 seats | 1 |
Each multiple of fraction of 100 | .5 |
Bars, Taverns, Restaurants | |
First 30 seats | 1 |
Each additional 20 or fraction | .75 |
Factories, Industrial Plants (Domestic wastes only) | |
For each 10 employees | 1 |
Hospitals, Nursing Homes | |
For each 3 beds | 1 |
Laundries | |
Coin-operated, per machine | .5 |
Commercial | consult Engineer |
Offices | |
Minimum 10 employees or less | 1 |
Each additional 10 or fraction | 1 |
Retail Merchant | |
Minimum 10 employees or less | 1 |
Each additional 10 or fraction | 1 |
Shopping Centers Without Food | |
Service or Laundries, per 350 sq. ft. | 1 |
Self-Service Car Wash | |
Each bay | 1 |
Retirement Homes (Includes apt. and individual) | |
One bedroom | .33 |
Two bedroom | .5 |
Service Stations Without Car Wash | |
First bay | 3 |
Each additional bay | 1 |
TABLE OF ERUS FOR TYPICAL USES (Cont.) | |
Use | ERUs |
TABLE OF ERUS FOR TYPICAL USES (Cont.) | |
Use | ERUs |
Service Stations Without Gas Service | |
First bay | 1 |
Each additional bay | .5 |
Schools | |
Elementary per 40 pupils | 1 |
Jr. High or High School per 25 pupils | 1 |
Other uses | consult Engineer |
Appropriate ERU classifications shall be determined by the Engineer in accordance with such table and the Ohio Department of Health Sewage Flow Guide.
TABLE FOR WA
REHOUSES, COMMERCIAL CONDOMINIUMS AND OTHER UNITS FOR WHICH ANTICIPATED DEMANDS ARE UNKNOWN | ||
Maximum Monthly Use | Meter | ERU |
At Base Rate (gallons) | Size (inches) | Factor |
TABLE FOR WA
REHOUSES, COMMERCIAL CONDOMINIUMS AND OTHER UNITS FOR WHICH ANTICIPATED DEMANDS ARE UNKNOWN | ||
Maximum Monthly Use | Meter | ERU |
At Base Rate (gallons) | Size (inches) | Factor |
12,000 | 5/8 x 3/4 | 1 |
24,000 | 1 | 2 |
36,000 | 3 | |
48,000 | 1-1/2 | 4 |
72,000 | 2 | 6 |
144,000 | 3 | 12 |
240,000 | 4 | 20 |
480,000 | 6 | 40 |
NOTE:
(1) Intermediate classifications can be established at any multiple of 12,000 gallons/month with 1 ERU charged per 12,000 gallons/month maximum base rate usage.
(2) Peak use surcharges shall be applied to all wastewater discharge in excess of the established maximum monthly use. Charges for volumes of commercial or industrial wastewater are subject to 150% and 200% peaking charges times the base rate for commercial and industrial customers as provided for by the Butler County ERU (Equivalent Residential Unit) Program.
(3) Customers can be reclassified to a higher maximum monthly use classification to avoid peak use surcharges by paying the additional connection fees applicable to the higher classification less credit for the fees previously paid.
(Ord. 22-81. Passed 8-6-81; Ord. 7-82. Passed 3-4-82; Ord. 7-87. Passed 3-12-87; Ord. 18-89. Passed 12-7-89; Ord. 2-91. Passed 2-21-91; Ord. 20-92. Passed 10-1-92; Ord. 01-2010. Passed 2-4-10.)