All persons discharging or depositing wastes into the public
sewers shall pay a sewer service charge proportional to the liquid
volume of waste so deposited, which charge shall be collected as a
sewer rent.
All persons discharging or depositing wastes with concentrations
in excess of the pollutant concentrations in normal sewage shall pay
a surcharge.
[Amended 4-18-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2013]
The total sewer service charge, (which shall be called the "user
charge"), is comprised of two parts, as follows:
Fixed user cost = UC(F)
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Variable user cost = UC(V)
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Total user cost UC(T) = UC(F) + UC(V)
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A. The fixed user cost shall be defined as all costs associated with
indebtedness for capital costs, fixed operational costs, and other
costs deemed fixed by the Town. The total of these costs shall then
be divided by the total number of equivalent dwelling units (EDU),
as generally as follows or as otherwise defined by the Town.
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Table of Equivalent Dwelling Units (EDUs)
Town of LeRay
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Description
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EDU Assessment
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Vacant lot
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0.5
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Single-family home
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1
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Apartments:
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1-bedroom
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0.5
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2-bedroom
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0.75
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3-bedroom
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1
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Boarding house, per room
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0.2
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Bowling alley, per lane (no food)
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0.2
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Campground:
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Per sewaged sites
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0.25
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Unsewered sites
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0.20
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Carwash
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As determined by water usage
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Church
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1
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Factories
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As determined by water usage
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Food service:
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Restaurant, per seat
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0.1
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Tavern, minimal food service, per seat
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0.05
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Mini mart
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As determined by water usage
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Hair dresser/barber
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1
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Hotel, per room
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0.3
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Laundromats, per machine
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1.5
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Mobile home parks:
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1-bedroom unit
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0.5
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2-bedroom unit
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0.75
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3-bedroom unit
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1
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Motels:
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Per living unit
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0.25
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With kitchen
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0.40
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Office buildings, per square foot
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0.001
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Dentist, per dentist
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1
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School
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As determined by water usage
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Service stations, per toilet
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1
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Shopping center, per square foot
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0.001
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B. The variable user cost shall be defined as costs associated with
the disposal into the Fort Drum Collection System, Development Authority
of the North County Transmission System, and the City of Watertown
Treatment Plant, the sum of which will be assessed to the user at
a rate per thousand gallons of sewage based upon metered water usage.
The service area of the POTW may be segmented to assist in a
fair distribution of user charges, especially if there is a pump station
serving a segment.
The volume of flow to be used in computing sewer service charges
and abnormal sewage surcharges shall be based upon metered water consumption
as shown on the records of meter readings maintained by the Town Water
Department. In the event that a person discharging wastes into the
POTW produces evidence, to the district operator, demonstrating that
a substantial portion of the total amount of metered water does not
reach the POTW, then the district operator shall either establish
a percentage of the total metered water to be used as a basis for
such computations, or direct the installation of appropriate flow
measuring (and totalizing) devices to measure and record the actual
amount of flow into the POTW. In the event that a person discharging
wastes into the POTW procures all or part of his water supply from
unmetered sources, the Town Board shall either direct the installation
of water meters on the other sources of water supply, or direct the
installation of appropriate flow measuring devices to measure and
record the actual amount of flow into the POTW. Any water meters and/or
flow-measuring devices installed pursuant to this section shall be
of a type and design acceptable to the Town Board and shall be installed,
maintained, and periodically tested as required by the district operator,
at the owner's expense. All such meters and/or flow-measuring
devices shall be subject to periodic inspection, testing, and reading
by the district operator or the Town Board. Any person discharging
wastes into the POTW may install a flow-measuring device at his option,
of the type, design, installation, and maintenance standards of the
Town Board, at the owner's expense.
The billing period shall be monthly for industrial and quarterly
for nonindustrial users.
The additional charges and fees associated with the operation
of the pretreatment program shall be assessed the user, and include:
A. Reimbursement of costs of setting up and operating the pretreatment
program.
C. Monitoring, inspections, and surveillance procedures.
D. Costs of equipment and supplies.
E. Reviewing accidental discharge procedures.
F. Construction inspections.
H. Application for consistent removal status as outlined in 40 CFR 403.
I. Other reasonable expenses to carry out the program to satisfy the
requirements of this article, the NYSDEC, and the federal government.
The charge for treatment and disposal of trucked or hauled waste
which has been introduced into the POTW shall be as established by
the Town Board. The manner of determining the volume dumped shall
be at the discretion of the district operator.
The Town may institute an equitable procedure for recovering
the costs of any capital improvements of those parts of the POTW which
collect, pump, treat, and dispose of industrial wastewaters from those
persons discharging such wastewaters into the POTW.
Provisions of Article
XI of this article relating to the collection of penalties shall apply to the collection of sewer service charges and abnormal sewage service surcharges, unless where otherwise provided by application of the sewer rent law by the Town.
The POTW shall be operated on the basis of a fiscal year commencing
on the first day of January and ending on the 31st day of December.
Revenues derived from user charges and associated penalties,
and impact fees, shall be credited to a special fund. Monies in this
fund shall be used exclusively for the following functions:
A. For the payment of the operation and maintenance, including repair
and replacement costs of the Town POTW;
B. For the discovery and correction of inflow and infiltration;
C. For the payment of interest on and the amortization of or payment
of indebtedness which has been or shall be incurred for the construction
or extension of the Town POTW; and
D. For the extension, enlargement, replacement of, and/or additions
to the Town POTW, including any necessary appurtenances.