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.
[Adopted 6-14-1983 by Ord. No. 128]
[Amended 4-9-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-05]
The provisions of this Article shall apply to all persons and users of the sewage works, public sewer, and wastewater treatment plant whether within or without the corporate limits of Snow Hill.
[Amended 9-13-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-5; 4-9-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-05]
Each person and user of the sewage works and wastewater treatment plant 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:
Cs = [Bc (B) + Sc (S) + Pc (P)] Vu |
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Where: |
Cs = A surcharge for wastewater of excessive strength (cost in dollars). |
Bc = O & M cost for treatment of a unit of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) (cost per pound of BOD). |
B = Concentration of BOD from a user above a base level (pounds per MG). |
Sc = O & M cost for treatment of a unit of suspended solids [cost per pound of suspended solids (SS)]. |
S = Concentration of SS from a user above a base level (pounds per MG). |
Pc = O & M cost for treatment of a unit of any pollutant (cost per pound). |
P = Concentration of any pollutant from a user above a base level (pounds per MG). |
Vu = Volume contribution from a user per unit of time (MG per time period). |
MG = Million gallons. |
[Amended 9-13-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-5; 4-9-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-05]
The annual sewage charge calculated in accord with the provisions of this Article shall be due and payable quarterly on the first days of the month as follows: Western district: January, April, July and October: Central district: February, May, August and November, and Eastern district: March, June, September and December. Said districts are as established by the Town Manager from time to time. The annual sewage charge 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 30 days of the date billed shall be charged a penalty of 1 1/2% and bear interest at the rate of 1 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. For any septage waste hauler account that is delinquent, the Town may upon written notice immediately suspend the hauler from disposing waste at the wastewater treatment plant.
[Amended 9-13-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-5; 5-11-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-05; 4-9-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-05]
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.
[Amended 4-9-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-05]
All such sewage charges collected shall be used solely for the payment of the operating and maintenance expense of the sewage works, 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.