1. A treatment fee shall be charged per pound of hauled waste disposed of at the WRF and assessed based on the waste type, pollutant loading, approved disposal location, and location of the source material. The fee for treatment shall include electrical, chemical, labor, equipment, fuel, maintenance, and any capital costs associated with the treatment processes utilized. The treatment fee shall reflect a total cost per gallon or per pound of hauled waste equaling the sum of the total cost of pollutants per gallon or per pound plus, if applicable, total cost of flow per gallon, based on: (1) the parameters of chemical oxygen demand (COD), estimated biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS) and/or total solids (TS), volatile solids (VS), total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), oil and grease (O&G), and, if applicable, total phosphorus (TP) contained in trucked waste to the WRF; (2) net weight of the wasteload in pounds; and (3) the treatment surcharge component rate per pound of pollutant as found in Section 118-352 of this division. Wasteloads disposed of at an unapproved location at the WRF, or containing pollutant concentrations different from typical pollutant concentrations or from original disclosures made during the wasteload approval process, may be subject to the following additional costs: treatment fees, charges, or fines may also be applied pursuant to Section 100.21(1)(L).
2. Treatment costs shall be reviewed and updated annually per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index. The WRA shall provide 30 days’ notice prior to assessing updated disposal rates with such notices posted, at a minimum, on the WRA website. The treatment fee for loads originating outside of the WRA participating communities shall be 1.5 times the fee for loads originating within the WRA participating communities unless otherwise approved by the WRA director.
3. Wasteload disposal weights shall be computed and recorded at the WRF truck scales and the resulting treatment fees shall be paid by the waste hauler or waste generator, at the WRA’s discretion, on the basis of monthly billings by the operating contractor. Limits of credit shall not exceed 60 days. Abuse of such credit shall be grounds for liability on the waste hauler or waste generator’s bond and for refusal of disposal services to any waste hauler or waste generator under this division.
4. Waste haulers and waste generators may elect to have their routine waste streams tested for actual concentration at their expense as set forth in Section 100.21 and as approved by the WRA director. When a waste hauler or waste generator has elected to test for actual concentration, the treatment fee will be based on the actual concentration whether it be higher or lower than the average concentration treatment fee. Said testing will be done at least semi-annually or as required by the WRA director.
(Section 100.82 – Ord. 22-07 – Oct. 22 Supp.)