[Amended 1-12-1976 by L.L. No. 1-1976; 5-8-1978 by L.L. No.
1-1978; 12-22-1980 by L.L. No. 8-1980]
There is hereby established and imposed sewerage facilities
rents and sewer use rents, which rents are to be imposed upon the
owners of real property and which rents are to be determined as follows:
A. Sewer facility unit charge.
[Amended 6-13-1988 by L.L. No. 4-1988; 12-11-1989 by L.L. No.
4-1989; 6-20-2011 by L.L. No. 4-2011]
(1) The sum of all units derived in the manner set forth in Chapter
163, Fees, of this Code shall be divided into the annual cost of debt service to determine the sewer facility unit charge.
(2) The owner of each property in the City shall pay a sewer facility unit charge equal to the number of units assigned to that property multiplied by the sewer facility unit charge determined in Subsection
A(1) above.
(3) The minimum sewer facility unit charge shall be as set forth in Chapter
163, Fees, of this Code.
B. Sewer use rents.
(1) The sewer use rent shall be 108% of the customer's annual water bill, except as specified in Subsection
B(2) and
(3).
[Amended 2-10-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986; 2-9-1987 by L.L. No.
1-1987; 1-25-1988 by L.L. No. 1-1988; 12-11-1989 by L.L. No.
4-1989; 12-10-1990 by L.L. No. 3-1990; 11-25-1991 by L.L. No.
7-1991; 2-28-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994; 12-12-1994 by L.L. No.
6-1994; 12-9-1996 by L.L. No. 4-1996; 12-13-1999 by L.L. No.
5-1999; 7-15-2002 by L.L. No. 2-2002; 3-12-2018 by L.L. No. 2-2018; 12-10-2018 by L.L. No. 5-2018]
(2) When a user takes water from a source other than the City of Newburgh
water supply system and discharges such water into the sewer system
of the City of Newburgh, the quantity of such sewage discharge must
be measured by a metering device to be installed by the customer at
his own expense. In the alternative, the amount of water taken from
the other source must be measured by a meter installed at the expense
of the customer. Such metering device and the installation thereof
must be approved by the Superintendent of the Water Department and
shall be kept in good repair at the expense of the customer. The Superintendent
shall direct the type of meter, the manufacturer thereof and the placement
of the meter. Thereafter, he shall be given full access to read the
meter described above at reasonable times. The sewer rent for such
water shall be the same as if it had been taken from the City water
supply system.
[Amended 8-9-1993 by Ord. No. 10-93]
(3) When the City of Newburgh obtains water from the New York City Aqueduct and a surcharge of 14% to finance such water services is added to a customer's bill pursuant to §
293-38B of the Code of Ordinances, such surcharge of 14% shall not be added to the customer's sewer use rent.
[Added 7-15-2002 by L.L. No. 2-2002]
[Amended 5-26-1981 by L.L. No. 5-1981]
The sewer system referred to above for which sewer rents have
been established and imposed includes the existing sanitary sewer
system, the sewage treatment plant, intercepting sewers and appurtenances,
together with any future additions thereto, which service the real
property located within the boundaries of the City of Newburgh. Sewer
fund money may be expended upon this sewer system as provided in § 453
of the General Municipal Law.