[Adopted 12-11-1991 by L.L No. 2-1991]
[Amended 5-8-2008 by L.L. No. 3-2008]
The purpose of this article shall be to generate sufficient revenue, first to pay for the necessary operation and maintenance costs and then capital construction costs, the net of related estimated revenues and budget resource appropriations, from users who are connected, in whole or in part, to the Town of Owasco Sanitary Sewer District No. 1, Sanitary Sewer District No. 2 and any future sanitary sewer districts.
The Town of Owasco shall determine the total annual costs of operation and maintenance of the sewer system which are necessary to maintain the capacity and performance, during the service life of the treatment works, for which such works were designed and constructed. The total annual cost of operation and maintenance shall include, but need not be limited to, City of Auburn fees, labor, repairs, equipment, replacement, maintenance, necessary modifications, power, sampling, laboratory tests and other reasonable costs.
[Amended 12-13-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001; 5-8-2008 by L.L. No. 3-2008]
A. 
The schedule of charges and rates for sewer service shall be as adopted annually or at any other time as determined by resolution of the Town Board, except that, if no action is taken by the Board, the most recently adopted schedules shall continue in effect.
B. 
In-district charges shall be based upon the consumption volume of water on premises served by the district sewer system or such part thereof, operation and maintenance costs of the district and the costs or fees of the City of Auburn. Such premises served shall be any property or parcel that fronts or abuts a sewer line and is connected to a public sewer line. The water consumption for all in-district users shall be the quarterly consumption reported by the Town of Owasco Water Department.
C. 
Out-of-district charges shall be calculated by resolution of the Town Board, using the previous year's land value, water consumption and applicable user rates in effect in the respective district to which the out-of-district user is connected, operation and maintenance costs of the district and the costs or fees of the City of Auburn.
D. 
When there is no previous quarterly record or incomplete records, the amount of consumption shall be estimated by the Town of Owasco Water Department and the assessment adjusted on the following quarterly billing to cover actual consumption and discharge into the sanitary line.
The Town of Owasco shall review annually the necessary operation and maintenance costs and capital construction costs, the net of related estimated revenue and budget resource appropriations, as well as each user's wastewater contribution percentage, and will revise the system as necessary to assure equity of the sewer rent charges established herein and to assure that sufficient funds are obtained to adequately operate and maintain the sewer system.
A. 
Sewer rents of all sewer users shall become due and payable quarterly, in conjunction with the regular water bill. The penalty for payments received 30 days after the billing date shall be 10% of the net amount of the sewer rent due.
B. 
Unpaid sewer bills shall be levied against the real property liable for same at the same time and in the same manner as Town taxes and shall be included in the Town tax bill for the following fiscal year, and such amount shall be collected and enforced in the same manner and at the same time as is provided by law for the collection and enforcement of Town taxes.
Each user will be notified, at least annually, in conjunction with a regular bill, of the rate and that portion of the user charges which are attributable to wastewater treatment services.
This system of service charges shall take precedence over any terms or conditions of agreements or contracts between the Town of Owasco and users (including industrial users, special districts, other municipalities or state and federal agencies or installations) which are inconsistent with Section 204(b)(l)(A) of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., as amended) or the rules and regulations of 40 CFR 35.
Each user who discharges any toxic pollutants which cause an increase in the cost of managing the effluent or the sludge of the wastewater treatment works shall pay for the increased costs.
Whenever a new sanitary sewer district is created within the Town of Owasco, users within the newly established district shall pay a sewer rent for that portion of the year during which the premises are connected or are required to be connected to a public sewer line. The annual charge shall be calculated by the Town Board of the Town of Owasco on or before December 31 of the year in which the district was created or the premises were connected or required to be connected to a public sewer line. This annual charge shall then become a part of the annual sewer rent charge for the succeeding year and shall be due and payable with the annual sewer rent charge for the calendar year following that year in which the sewer district was first established.