[Adopted 6-14-1983 by Ord. No. 128]
This Article shall be known as the "Snow Hill
Sewage Charges Ordinance," and the provisions therein contained are
hereby adopted for the purpose of establishing the manner in which
the charges for the operation and maintenance of the sewage system,
including the sewage treatment plant, of the Town of Snow Hill shall
be established and collected from the users thereof.
The provisions of this Article shall apply to
all users of the sewage system, whether within or without the corporate
limits of Snow Hill.
[Amended 9-13-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-5]
Each user of the sewage system shall pay such
charges as are established from time to time by duly enacted resolution
of the Mayor and Council of Snow Hill.[1]
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 131, Penalties, Fees, Fines and Other Charges. Original Section 3, regarding metered and unmetered water service and determination of equivalent dwelling units, as amended 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 1992-9, and Sections 4 through 9, all of which dealt with the determination of equivalent dwelling units, which immediately followed this section, were deleted 9-13-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-5.
Where the Mayor and Council are permitted to charge a surcharge under the provisions of § 193-35C(15) of Article III of this chapter, said surcharge shall be based upon the following formula:
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Cs = [Bc (B) + Sc (S) + Pc (P)] Vu
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Where:
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Cs = A surcharge for
wastewater of excessive strength (cost in dollars).
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Bc = O & M cost for
treatment of a unit of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) (cost per pound
of BOD).
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B = Concentration of BOD from a user above a
base level (pounds per MG).
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Sc = O & M cost for
treatment of a unit of suspended solids [cost per pound of suspended
solids (SS)].
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S = Concentration of SS from a user above a
base level (pounds per MG).
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Pc = O & M cost for
treatment of a unit of any pollutant (cost per pound).
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P = Concentration of any pollutant from a user
above a base level (pounds per MG).
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Vu = Volume contribution
from a user per unit of time (MG per time period).
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MG = Million gallons.
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[Amended 9-13-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-5]
The annual sewage charge calculated in accord
with the provisions of this Article shall be due and payable quarterly
on the first days of January, April, July and October and shall be
collected as water bills are now collected and shall be liens on the
real estate against which the charges are respectively imposed. Any
such charges not paid within 45 days of the date billed shall bear
interest at the rate of 1Â 1/2% per month until paid. In any case
where the sewage charge shall be delinquent as aforesaid, the Mayor
and Council, after 10 days' notice sent, may discontinue water and
sewer services to said property or user until such time as said delinquent
charge and all accrued interest are paid, the cost of discontinuing
and reconnecting said water and sewer service to be at the expense
of the delinquent property owner or user.
[Amended 9-13-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-5; 5-11-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-05]
The collector of taxes of the Town of Snow Hill is hereby charged
with the duty of collecting said sewage charges and is hereby vested
with all necessary authority to collect the same as water bills are
now collected.
All such sewage charges collected shall be used
solely for the payment of the operating and maintenance expense of
the sewage system, including the sewage treatment plant, as the same
may be constituted from time to time, and for improvements thereto
and for paying the principal and interest on bonds issued for the
purpose of providing funds for construction and maintenance of the
sewage system and the sewage treatment plant as the same shall be
due and payable.
