[R.O. 2012 §715.010; Ord. No. 387 Art. I, 9-25-1985]
It is determined and declared to be necessary and conducive
to the protection of the public health, safety, welfare and convenience
of the City to collect charges from all users who contribute wastewater
to the City's treatment works. The proceeds of such charges so derived
will be used for the purpose of operating, maintaining and retiring
the debt for such public wastewater treatment works.
[R.O. 2012 §715.020; Ord. No. 387 Art. II §§1—11, 9-25-1985]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this Chapter shall be as follows:
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5)
days at twenty degrees Celsius (20°C), expressed in milligrams
per liter (mg/l).
Wastewater that has a BOD concentration of not more than
three hundred (300) milligrams per liter (300 mg/l) and a suspended
solids concentration of not more than three hundred fifty (350) milligrams
per liter (350 mg/l).
All expenditures during the useful life of the treatment
works for materials, labor, utilities, and other items which are necessary
for managing and maintaining the sewage works to achieve the capacity
and performance for which such works were designed and constructed.
Expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories,
or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the
treatment works to maintain the capacity and performance for which
such works were designed and constructed. The term "operation
and maintenance" includes replacement.
Any contributor to the City's treatment works whose lot,
parcel of real estate, or building is used for domestic dwelling purposes
only.
Is mandatory; MAY: Is permissive.
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in water, sewage, or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory.
Any devices and systems for the storage, treatment, recycling,
and reclamation of municipal sewage, domestic sewage, or liquid industrial
wastes. These include intercepting sewers, outfall sewers, sewage
collection systems, individual systems, pumping, power, and other
equipment and their appurtenances; extensions improvement, remodeling,
additions and alterations thereof; elements essential to provide a
reliable recycled supply such as standby treatment units and clear
well facilities; and any works, including site acquisition of the
land that will be an integral part of the treatment process or is
used for ultimate disposal of residues resulting from such treatment;
or any other method or system for preventing, abating, reducing, storing,
treating, separating, or disposing of municipal waste or industrial
waste, including waste in combined storm water and sanitary sewer
systems.
The estimated period during which a treatment works will
be operated.
That portion of the total wastewater service charge which
is levied in a proportional and adequate manner for the cost of operation,
maintenance, and replacement of the wastewater treatment works.
A water volume measuring and recording device, furnished
and/or installed by the City of Knob Noster or furnished and/or installed
by a user and approved by the City.
[R.O. 2012 §715.030; Ord. No. 387 Art. III §§1—3, 9-25-1985]
A.
The user
charge system shall generate adequate annual revenues to pay costs
of annual operation and maintenance including replacement and costs
associated with debt retirement of bonded capital associated with
financing the treatment works, which the City may by ordinance designate
to be paid by the user charge system. That portion of the total user
charge which is designated for operation and maintenance including
replacement of the treatment works shall be established by this Chapter.
B.
That portion of the total user charge collected which is designated for operation and maintenance including replacement purposes as established in Section 715.040, shall be deposited in a separate non-lapsing fund known as the Sewer Utility and Sewer Replacement and Improvement Fund and will be kept in two (2) primary accounts as follows:
1.
An account
designated for the specific purpose of defraying operation and maintenance
costs (excluding replacement) of the treatment works (Operation and
Maintenance Account).
2.
An account
designated for the specific purpose of ensuring replacement needs
over the useful life of the treatment works (Replacement Account).
Deposits in the Replacement Account shall be made at least annually,
from the operation, maintenance and replacement revenue in the amount
of one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800.00) annually.
C.
Fiscal
year-end balances in the Operation and Maintenance Account and the
Replacement Account shall be carried over to the same accounts in
the subsequent fiscal year, and shall be used for no other purposes
than those designated for these accounts. Monies which have been transferred
from other sources to meet temporary shortages in the Operation, Maintenance
and Replacement Fund shall be returned to their respective accounts
upon appropriate adjustment of the user charge rates for operation,
maintenance and replacement. The user charge rate(s) shall be adjusted
such that the transferred monies will be returned to their respective
accounts within the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which
the monies were borrowed.
[R.O. 2012 §715.040; Ord. No. 387 Art. IV §§1—6, 9-25-1985]
A.
Each
user shall pay for the services provided by the City based on his/her
use of the treatment works as determined by water meters acceptable
to the City.
B.
Monthly User Charges.
1.
Residential contributors. Monthly user charges shall be
based on monthly water usage.
2.
Industrial and commercial contributors. User charges shall
be based on monthly water usage. If a commercial or industrial contributor
has a consumptive use of water, or in some other manner uses water
which is not returned to the wastewater collection system, the user
charge for that contributor may be based on a wastewater meter(s)
or separate water meter(s) installed and maintained at the contributor's
expense, and in a manner acceptable to the City.
C.
(Reference
is made to Appendix A of this Chapter, which is on file in the City
Offices). The minimum charge per month shall be one dollar twenty-five
cents ($1.25) for the first one thousand (1,000) gallons. In addition,
each contributor shall pay a user charge rate for operation and maintenance
including replacement of fifty cents ($0.50) per one thousand (1,000)
gallons additional of water (or wastewater) as determined in the preceding
Section, and an additional zero dollars ($0.00) per one thousand gallons
(1,000) of water or wastewater for debt retirement.
D.
For those
contributors who contribute wastewater, the strength of which is greater
than normal domestic sewage, a surcharge in addition to the normal
user charge will be collected. The surcharge for operation and maintenance
including replacement will be developed on a case by case basis.
E.
Any user
which discharges any toxic pollutants which cause an increase in the
cost of managing the effluent or the sludge from the City's treatment
works, or any user which discharges any substance which singly or
by interaction with other substances causes identifiable increases
in the cost of operation, maintenance, or replacement of the treatment
works, shall pay for such increased costs. The charge to each such
user shall be determined and approved by the Board of Aldermen.
F.
The user
charge rates established in this Section apply to all of the City's
treatment works, regardless of their location.
[R.O. 2012 §715.050; Ord. No. 387 Art. V §1, 9-25-1985]
Due date and penalty shall be the same as provided for water
accounts.
[R.O. 2012 §715.060; Ord. No. 387 Art. VI §§1—2, 9-25-1985]
A.
The City
will review the user charge system at least every two (2) years, and
revise user charge rates as necessary to ensure that the system generates
adequate revenues to pay the cost of operation and maintenance including
replacement and that the system continues to provide for the proportional
distribution of operation and maintenance including replacement costs
among users and user classes.
B.
The City
will notify each user at least annually, in conjunction with a regular
bill, of the rate being charged for operation and maintenance, including
replacement of the treatment works.
[R.O. 2012 §715.070; Ord. No. 681 §I, 6-3-2003]
It is determined and declared to be necessary and conducive
to the protection of the public health, safety, welfare, and convenience
of the City to collect charges from all users who use the City's water
system. The proceeds of such charges so derived will be used for the
purpose of operating, maintaining and retiring the debt of such public
water system.
[R.O. 2012 §715.080; Ord. No. 681 §II, 6-3-2003]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this Article shall be as follows:
The Board of Aldermen of Knob Noster and/or those employed
by the Board in charge of operation, maintenance, and administration
of the City's facilities.
All expenditures during the useful life of the system for
materials, labor, utilities, and other items which are necessary for
managing and maintaining the system to achieve the capacity and performance
for which system was designed and constructed.
Expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories,
or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the
system to maintain the capacity and performance for which such works
were designed and constructed. The term "operation and maintenance"
shall not include "replacement".
Any user of the City's water system whose lot, parcel of
real estate, or building is used for domestic dwelling purposes only.
Is mandatory; MAY: is permissive.
The estimated period during which the treatment works will
be operated.
That portion of the total water service charge which is levied
in a proportional and adequate manner for the cost of operation, maintenance,
and replacement of the water system.
A water volume measuring and recording device, furnished
and/or installed by the City or furnished and/or installed by a user
and approved by the City.
Any devices and systems for the storage, treatment, recycling,
transmission, and distribution of water. These include transmission
and distribution lines, individual systems, pumping, power, and other
equipment and their appurtenances; extensions, improvements, remodeling,
additions, and alterations thereof; elements essential to provide
a reliable water supply such as standby treatment units and any works,
including site acquisition of land, that will be part of the treatment
process.
[R.O. 2012 §715.090; Ord. No. 681 §III, 6-3-2003; Ord. No. 743 §I, 5-2-2006]
A.
The user
charge system shall generate adequate annual revenues to pay the costs
of annual operation and maintenance including replacement and cost
associated with debt retirement of bonded capital associated with
financing the water system which the City may by ordinance designate
to be paid by the user charge system. That portion of the total user
charge which is designated for operation and maintenance including
replacement of the water system shall be established by this Article.
B.
That
portion of the total user charge collected which is designated for
the operation and maintenance including replacement purposes as established
in Article IV, shall be deposited in a separate non-lapsing fund known
as the Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement fund and will be kept
in two (2) primary accounts as follows:
1.
The
Operation and Maintenance Account shall be an account designated for
the specific purpose of defraying operation and maintenance costs
(excluding replacement) of the water system. Deposits in the Operation
and Maintenance Account shall be made at least annually from the operation
and maintenance revenue in the amount of three hundred fifty-seven
thousand seven hundred thirty-nine dollars ($357,739.00) annually.
2.
The
Replacement Account shall be an account designated for the purpose
of ensuring replacement needs over the useful life of the water system.
A Certificate of Deposit (CD) in the amount of one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000.00) will be designated "restricted" and used for
the sole purpose of the water system, and should the Replacement Account
funds be utilized, such funds will be replaced in a timely manner.
3.
Fiscal
year-end balances in the Operation and Maintenance Account and the
Replacement Account shall be carried over to the same accounts in
each subsequent fiscal year, and shall be used for no other purposes
than those designated for these accounts. Monies which have been transferred
from other sources to meet temporary shortages in the Operation, Maintenance,
and Replacement Fund shall be returned to their respective accounts
upon appropriate adjustment of the user charge rates for operation,
maintenance, and replacement. The user charge rate(s) shall be adjusted
such that the transferred monies will be returned to their respective
accounts within the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which
the monies were borrowed.
[R.O. 2012 §715.100; Ord. No. 681 §IV, 6-3-2003]
A.
Each
user shall pay for the services provided by the City based on their
use of the water system as determined by water meter(s) acceptable
to the City.
B.
All monthly
user charges will be based on monthly water usage.
C.
The minimum
charge for:
1.
City
resident customers per month shall be nine dollars eighty-five cents
($9.85) for the first one thousand (1,000) gallons. In addition, each
user shall pay a user unit charge of three dollars ($3.00) per one
thousand (1,000) gallons thereafter.
2.
Outside
City limits customers per month shall be twelve dollars eighty-five
cents ($12.85) for the first one thousand (1,000) gallons. In addition,
each user shall pay a user unit charge of six dollars ($6.00) per
one thousand (1,000) gallons thereafter.
D.
The user
charge rates established in the Article applies to all users of the
City's water system.
E.
A minimum
month charge shall be billed for each dwelling unit including each
residence, each unit located in a duplex, occupied mobile home park
lot located within a mobile home park, each occupied apartment located
within an apartment building, or a residence, and each business.
F.
Where
a single meter exists for multiple dwelling units or business, a minimum
charge shall be billed for each dwelling unit or business occupied
and/or in use at the time meters are read each month. All gallons
shall be billed in accordance with the applicable rate schedule (residential/non-residential).
[R.O. 2012 §715.110; Ord. No. 681 §V, 6-3-2003]
A.
Water
meters shall be read by the City on or near the twenty-fifth (25th)
day of each calendar month, and statements shall be rendered to consumers
for water used since the previous meter reading. Bills for water shall
be due and payable upon reading of the meter, and if not paid on of
before the fifteenth (15th) day of the following month, shall bear
a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bill.
B.
Disconnection Of Service.
1.
Whenever
a water bill is not paid on or before the twenty-fifth (25th) day
of the month following the period for which the bill was rendered,
the City may disconnect water service to the premises on which the
meter was used, except as limited to Section 441.650, RSMo. If the
water service to the premises is in the name of the owner, service
shall not be reconnected until such time as the water bill, late payment
penalty and reconnection charge are paid.
2.
If the
water service to the premises is in the name of an occupant who is
not the owner, and the bill and other charges due remain unpaid for
a period of two (2) weeks after disconnection, then the City shall
take the occupant utility deposit and may file an action against the
occupant to collect any charges due after the deposit. Furthermore,
the occupant may not establish an account for water service at another
premise until the bill and other charges are paid. Service to the
premises may be reconnected in the name of the owner, or in the name
of another occupant upon payment of the appropriate utility deposit.
3.
Service
may also be disconnected to any customer who fails to comply with
orders restricting or prohibiting the use of water.
[R.O. 2012 §715.120; Ord. No. 681 §VI, 6-3-2003]
A.
The City
shall review the user charge system annually and revise user charge
rates as necessary to ensure that the system generates adequate revenues
to pay the costs of operation and maintenance including replacement
and that the system continues to provide for the proportional distribution
of operation and maintenance including replacement costs among users
and user classes.
B.
The City
will notify each user at least annually, in conjunction with a regular
bill, of the rate being charged for operation and maintenance including
replacement of the treatment works.
[R.O. 2012 §715.130; Ord. No. 681 §§VII — VIII, 6-3-2003]
A.
It shall
be a violation of a municipal ordinance for a water customer to obstruct,
block, or otherwise place impediments that prevent City employees
from having reasonable access to read a water meter.
