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.
All persons discharging or depositing wastes with concentrations in excess of the pollutant concentrations in normal sewage shall pay a surcharge.
[Amended 4-18-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2013]
The total sewer service charge, (which shall be called the "user charge"), is comprised of two parts, as follows:
Fixed user cost = UC(F)
Variable user cost = UC(V)
Total user cost UC(T) = UC(F) + UC(V)
A. 
The fixed user cost shall be defined as all costs associated with indebtedness for capital costs, fixed operational costs, and other costs deemed fixed by the Town. The total of these costs shall then be divided by the total number of equivalent dwelling units (EDU), as generally as follows or as otherwise defined by the Town.
Table of Equivalent Dwelling Units (EDUs)
Town of LeRay
Description
EDU Assessment
Vacant lot
0.5
Single-family home
1
Apartments:
1-bedroom
0.5
2-bedroom
0.75
3-bedroom
1
Boarding house, per room
0.2
Bowling alley, per lane (no food)
0.2
Campground:
Per sewaged sites
0.25
Unsewered sites
0.20
Carwash
As determined by water usage
Church
1
Factories
As determined by water usage
Food service:
Restaurant, per seat
0.1
Tavern, minimal food service, per seat
0.05
Mini mart
As determined by water usage
Hair dresser/barber
1
Hotel, per room
0.3
Laundromats, per machine
1.5
Mobile home parks:
1-bedroom unit
0.5
2-bedroom unit
0.75
3-bedroom unit
1
Motels:
Per living unit
0.25
With kitchen
0.40
Office buildings, per square foot
0.001
Dentist, per dentist
1
School
As determined by water usage
Service stations, per toilet
1
Shopping center, per square foot
0.001
B. 
The variable user cost shall be defined as costs associated with the disposal into the Fort Drum Collection System, Development Authority of the North County Transmission System, and the City of Watertown Treatment Plant, the sum of which will be assessed to the user at a rate per thousand gallons of sewage based upon metered water usage.
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.
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 Town Water Department. In the event that a person discharging wastes into the POTW produces evidence, to the district operator, demonstrating that a substantial portion of the total amount of metered water does not reach the POTW, then the district operator 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 water supply from unmetered sources, the Town Board 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 Town Board and shall be installed, maintained, and periodically tested as required by the district operator, at the owner's expense. All such meters and/or flow-measuring devices shall be subject to periodic inspection, testing, and reading by the district operator or the Town Board. Any person discharging wastes into the POTW may install a flow-measuring device at his option, of the type, design, installation, and maintenance standards of the Town Board, at the owner's expense.
The billing period shall be monthly for industrial and quarterly for nonindustrial 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.
B. 
Issuing permits.
C. 
Monitoring, inspections, and surveillance procedures.
D. 
Costs of equipment and supplies.
E. 
Reviewing accidental discharge procedures.
F. 
Construction inspections.
G. 
Filing appeals.
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 article, the NYSDEC, and the federal government.
The charge for treatment and disposal of trucked or hauled waste which has been introduced into the POTW shall be as established by the Town Board. The manner of determining the volume dumped shall be at the discretion of the district operator.
The Town may institute an equitable procedure for recovering the costs of any capital improvements of those parts of the POTW which collect, pump, treat, and dispose of industrial wastewaters from those persons discharging such wastewaters into the POTW.
Provisions of Article XI of this article relating to the collection of penalties shall apply to the collection of sewer service charges and abnormal sewage service surcharges, unless where otherwise provided by application of the sewer rent law by the Town.
The POTW shall be operated on the basis of a fiscal year commencing on the first day of January and ending on the 31st day of December.
A. 
New hook-ups: In addition to all construction costs associated with the installation of new connection, including the owner of the facility receiving a new connection, the following inspection and administration fee shall be paid:
(1) 
Residential: $150.
(2) 
Commercial: $0.50 per square foot of building floor area.
B. 
In addition, the Town Board shall have the authority to impose impact fees on new development, which development may:
(1) 
Cause enlargement of the service area of the POTW.
(2) 
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. Monies 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 Town 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 Town POTW; and
D. 
For the extension, enlargement, replacement of, and/or additions to the Town POTW, including any necessary appurtenances.
A. 
The Town shall maintain and keep proper books of records and accounts for the POTW, separate from all other records and accounts, in which shall be made full and correct entries of all transactions relating to the POTW. The Town will cause an annual audit of such books of record and account for the preceding fiscal year to be made by a recognized independent certified public accountant, and will supply such audit report to authorized officials, and the public, on request.
B. 
In conjunction with the audit, there shall be an annual review of the sewer charge system to determine if it is adequate to meet expenditures for all programs for the coming year.
C. 
Classification of old and new industrial users should also be reviewed annually.
D. 
The Town 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.