All persons discharging or depositing wastes into the public sewers shall pay a sewer service charge proportional to the liquid volume of waste so deposited, which charge shall be collected as a sewer rent, as provided for in Chapter
156, Water.
All persons discharging or depositing wastes
with concentrations in excess of the pollutant concentrations in normal
sewage shall pay a surcharge. The surcharge shall be in proportion
to the excess concentration over that for normal domestic sewage.
The user charge shall be calculated as follows:
UC(nt) = UC(t) x (Conc(user)/Conc(n))
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Where:
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UC(nt) = Total user charge for abnormal sewage
discharges
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UC(t) = Total user charge for normal sewage
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Conc(user) = Concentration of waste for a particular
parameter (BOD, TSS, ammonia)
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Conc(n) = Normal concentration of waste for
a particular parameter (BOD, TSS, ammonia)
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Conc(n) BOD = 250 mg/l
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Conc(n) TSS = 250 mg/l
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Conc(n) ammonia = 25 mg/l
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The total sewer service charge (which shall
be called the "user charge") is comprised of three parts, as follows:
UC(t) = UC(a) + UC(rs) + UC(p)
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Where:
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UC(t) = Total user charge
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UC(a) = User charge associated with administration
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The administration charges shall be directly
related to the issuance of sewer bills, their payment and recordkeeping
costs. These service costs include salaries, benefits and contractual
expenses associated with billing and customer relations.
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UC(rs) = User charge associated with readiness
to serve
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The readiness to serve charge shall be directly
related to the cost associated with the construction and upgrading
of the facilities needed to collect and treat the wastewater. Costs
associated with readiness to serve include debt service for constructing,
repairing and operating the sewage treatment and collection systems.
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UC(p) = User charge associated with processing
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The processing charge is related to the annual
operation and maintenance cost for the collection and treatment systems.
Costs associated with processing include salaries, benefits and contractor
expenses expended for repairing and operating the sewage treatment
and collection systems.
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The service area of the POTW may be segmented
to assist in a fair distribution of user charges, especially if there
is a pump station serving a segment.
[Amended 8-21-1995 by L.L. No. 4-1995]
The volume of flow to be used in computing sewer
service charges and abnormal sewage surcharges shall be based upon
metered water consumption as shown on the records of meter readings
maintained by the Village of Montour Falls Water Department. In the
event that a person discharging wastes into the POTW produces evidence
to the WWTPO demonstrating that a substantial portion of the total
amount of metered water does not reach the POTW, then the WWTPO shall
either establish a percentage of the total metered water to be used
as a basis for such computations or direct the installation of appropriate
flow measuring (and totalizing) devices to measure and record the
actual amount of flow into the POTW. In the event that a person discharging
wastes into the POTW procures all or part of his/her water supply
from unmetered sources, the WWTPO shall either direct the installation
of water meters on the other sources of water supply or direct the
installation of appropriate flow measuring devices to measure and
record the actual amount of flow into the POTW. Any water meters and/or
flow measuring devices installed pursuant to this section shall be
of a type and design acceptable to the WWTPO and shall be installed,
maintained and periodically tested as required by the WWTPO, at the
owner's expense. All such meters and/or flow measuring devices shall
be subject to periodic inspection, testing and reading by the WWTPO.
Any person discharging wastes into the POTW may install a flow measuring
device, at his/her option, of the type, design, installation and maintenance
standards of the WWTPO, at the owner's expense.
The billing period shall be monthly for business
and bimonthly for nonbusiness users.
The additional charges and fees associated with
the operation of the pretreatment program shall be assessed the user,
and include:
A. Reimbursement of costs of setting up and operating
the pretreatment program.
C. Monitoring inspections and surveillance procedures.
D. Costs of equipment and supplies.
E. Reviewing accidental discharge procedures.
F. Construction inspections.
H. Application for consistent removal status as outlined
in 40 CFR 403.
I. Other reasonable expenses to carry out the program
to satisfy the requirements of this chapter, the NYSDEC and the federal
government.
[Added 5-17-1993 by L.L. No. 2-1993]
The charge for dumping septage into the POTW
shall be as set in the attached schedule which may be amended from
time to time by the Board of Trustees. The manner of determining the volume dumped shall be at
the discretion of the WWTPO.
The POTW shall be operated on the basis of a
fiscal year commencing on the first day of June and ending on the
31st day of May.
The Village of Montour Falls Board shall have
the authority to impose impact fees on new development, which development
may:
A. Cause enlargement of the service area of the POTW.
B. Cause increased hydraulic and/or treatment demands
on the POTW.
Revenues derived from user charges and associated
penalties and impact fees shall be credited to a special fund. Moneys
in this fund shall be used exclusively for the following functions:
A. For the payment of the operation and maintenance,
including repair and replacement costs, of the Village of Montour
Falls POTW.
B. For the discovery and correction of inflow and infiltration.
C. For the payment of interest on and the amortization
of or payment of indebtedness which has been or shall be incurred
for the construction or extension of the Village of Montour Falls
POTW.
D. For the extension, enlargement, replacement of and/or
additions to the Village of Montour Falls POTW, including any necessary
appurtenances.
The Village of Montour Falls shall maintain
and carry insurance on all physical properties of the POTW of the
kinds and in the amounts normally carried by public utility companies
and municipalities engaged in the operation of sewage disposal systems.
All moneys received for losses under any such insurance policies shall
be applied solely to the replacement and restoration of the property
damaged or destroyed.