A.
Users of the system complying with the provisions of this Part 2 shall pay rates and charges as set forth below. Such rates and charges shall be designed to produce revenues which are proportionate to the cost of providing service to each user class of each customer class. Such cost shall include, but not be limited to, operation, maintenance, replacement, depreciation and a reasonable rate of return of the system's investment. Any bulk user of the system must establish a similar schedule of rates and charges to assure that its individual users are paying proportionate share of the cost of providing service in conformance with EPA regulations.
B.
A surcharge shall also be imposed on those users who exceed normal
BOD, TSS, phosphorus and ammonia concentrations established as provided
herein.
The following rates and charges for sewage disposal service
shall apply for users within the City of Grand Rapids:
|
2010 Commodity Rate per 100 Cubic Feet
| |
|---|---|
|
Domestic
|
$3.33
|
|
Commercial
|
$3.33
|
|
Industrial
|
$3.33
|
|
2010 Monthly Service Charge
| |
|---|---|
|
Water Meter Size
(inches)
|
Charge
|
|
3/4 or less
|
$13.70
|
|
1
|
21.94
|
|
1 1/4
|
32.54
|
|
1 1/2
|
45.50
|
|
2
|
78.48
|
|
3
|
172.70
|
|
4
|
304.61
|
|
6 or larger
|
681.50
|
A.
If the City Manager determines that a discharge will not cause pass-through or interference as defined in this Part 2, industrial or commercial users whether they are located within a retail service area or a bulk service area shall be charged a surcharge if the concentration of their discharge exceeds a five-day BOD of 250 mg/L, and/or TSS of 250 mg/L; or any phosphorus of 15 mg/L. That charge shall be $0.231 per pound of BOD and $0.285 per pound of TSS and $1.160 per pound of phosphorus in excess of the above limits. In addition, all industrial or commercial users shall be charged a surcharge for ammonia concentrations exceeding 38 mg/L. The charge shall be $0.298 per pound of ammonia in excess of the above limit. Discharge concentrations of these substances and the resulting surcharge shall be based on at least three composite samples per quarter. This sampling shall be performed by either the City or the industrial user as determined by the City Manager.
C.
The following schedule of charges shall apply to any analysis which
may be required as part of a discharge permit:
|
Analysis
|
2010 Charge
(each) (except where noted otherwise)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Metals
|
$7
| |
|
TSS
|
$7
| |
|
BOD
|
$14
| |
|
Total phosphate
|
$13.50
| |
|
pH
|
$5
| |
|
EPA 624
|
$60
| |
|
EPA 625
|
$115
| |
|
BTEX/MTBE
|
$35
| |
|
Sulfide
|
$12
| |
|
Oil and grease
|
$25
| |
|
Total cyanide
|
$15
| |
|
Hexavalent chromium
|
$10
| |
|
Fecal coliform
|
$45
| |
|
Labor
|
$56.16 per hour
| |
|
Sampler
|
$35 per day
| |
|
Vehicle
|
$3.18 per hour
|
D.
These charges will be reviewed annually and may change to reflect
the current cost of providing these services.
Annually, after the close of the fiscal year and prior to the
adoption of the system's budget, there shall be a review of rates
and charges. Upon completion of the review, a report shall be prepared
and presented to the City Commission summarizing the review and recommending
rates and charges which assure that all the costs of the system will
be recovered from customer and user classes proportionately to the
cost of providing service to them.
