Each user shall pay for services provided by the village sewer
system based on his/her/its use of the treatment works as determined
by water meter readings. Separate rates and charges shall be assessed
to recover the costs of the operation and maintenance and debt service
reduction. Each of these charges shall be calculated using a base
rate for the first 5,000 gallons of water, plus a set rate for each
additional 1,000 gallons of water usage.
A. Private water sources. Real property in the village receiving water
from private water sources and which said properties are required
to use the sanitary sewer system of the village are required to have
such private water sources metered by a regular village water meter,
and the sewer use charges herein established shall apply to such real
property based upon such metered water consumption, notwithstanding
the fact that said real property does not incur the usual water bill.
The village shall make no charge for the water used but shall use
the water meter reading as the basis for making the usual sewer charge.
B. Vacant parcels of land. The owners of vacant parcels of land capable
of being serviced by the village system who do not have restrictions
on development (i.e., floodplain, zoning, etc.) will benefit from
the construction of the new sewage treatment works. These potential
users will be charged only a proportionate share of the annual debt
service reduction which shall be based on average residential users
charges for debt service reduction.
The village shall conduct an annual financial review to determine
the accuracy of the accounting for revenues generated by the system
and the expenses of operation and maintenance, including portions
for long-term capital replacement of the sewage treatment system.
A budget will be prepared annually in compliance with the timetable
and guidelines provided for the villages by the office of the State
Comptroller and the applicable portions of the Village Law. The budget
shall identify the basis of determining annual operating and maintenance
costs, including operations, personnel, materials, energy and administration.
An annual review will be made to determine the adequacy of the rates
and to determine whether they generate sufficient revenues to cover
the projected costs and long-term capital replacement of the system.
The village shall revise the base charges and set rate per unit to
accomplish the following:
A. Maintain the proportionate distribution of operation and maintenance
costs necessary to the proper operation and maintenance (including
replacement) of the treatment works;
B. Generate sufficient revenue to pay the total operation and maintenance
costs necessary for the proper operation and maintenance (including
replacement) of the treatment works; and
C. Apply excess revenues collected from a class of users to the costs
of operation and maintenance attributable to that class for the next
year and adjust the rate accordingly.
User contributions for controlled discharges shall be subject to the regulations in Part
1 of this chapter, including but not limited to charges to cover the increased cost of handling and treating such discharges.
The cost of all flows not directly attributable to users shall
be distributed among all users and any sewer district that may connect
to the village system in the same manner that the costs of operation
and maintenance are distributed among all users in any sewer district
for their actual use. Any increased costs associated with the management
of effluent and/or sludge and any treatment works caused by the discharge
of toxic pollutants shall be paid for by those users discharging the
toxic pollutants.
Each user shall be notified annually, in conjunction with a
regular bill, of the separate rates and charges which are attributable
to wastewater treatment services operation and maintenance and debt
service payment.