[R.O. 1994 § 706.010; Ord. No.
2010-02, 1-12-2010]
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. 1994 § 706.020; Ord. No.
2010-02, 1-12-2010]
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
two hundred fifty (250) mg/l and a suspended solids concentration
of not more than three hundred (300) 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.
The solids that either float on the surface of or are in
suspension in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable
by laboratory filtering.
Any devices and systems for the storage, treatment, recycling
and reclamation of municipal sewage, domestic sewage or liquid industrial
wastes. These include interceptor sewers, outfall sewers, sewage collection
systems, individual systems, pumping, power and other equipment and
their appurtenances; extensions, improvements, 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 land that will be an integral
part of the treatment process or is used for ultimate disposal of
residues resulting from such treatment, including land for composting
sludge, temporary storage of such compost and land used for storage
of treated wastewater in land treatment systems before land application;
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 stormwater and sanitary sewer systems.
The estimated period during which the 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 Lake Ozark or furnished and/or installed
by a user and approved by the City of Lake Ozark.
[R.O. 1994 § 706.030; Ord. No.
2010-02, 1-12-2010]
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 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 the operation and maintenance, including replacement purposes as established in Section 706.040, 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 treatment works. Deposits in the operation
and maintenance account shall be made annually from the operation
and maintenance revenue in the amount as determined annually by the
Board of Aldermen.
2.
The replacement account shall be an account designated for the
purpose of ensuring replacement needs over the useful life of the
treatment works. Deposits in the replacement account shall be made
annually from the replacement revenue in the amount as determined
annually by the Board of Aldermen.
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. 1994 § 706.040; Ord. No.
2010-02, 1-12-2010; Ord. No. 2010-10, 3-23-2010]
A.
Each user shall pay for the services provided by the City based on
their use of the treatment works as determined by water meter(s) acceptable
to the City.
B.
For residential contributors, user charges shall be based on water
used during the current month. If a residential contributor does not
receive water from the City of Lake Ozark, the user charge will be
based on an estimated monthly use of four thousand five hundred (4,500)
gallons. For industrial and commercial contributors, user charges
shall be based on water used during the current month. 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 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.
The minimum charge per month for residential customers shall be fifteen
dollars ($15.00). In addition, each contributor shall pay a user charge
for operation and maintenance including replacement of three dollars
thirty-one cents ($3.31) per one thousand (1,000) gallons of water
as determined in the preceding Section. The minimum charge per month
for commercial and industrial customers shall be twenty-two dollars
three cents ($22.03). In addition, each contributor shall pay a user
charge for operation and maintenance including replacement of four
dollars twenty-one cents ($4.21) per one thousand (1,000) gallons
of water as determined in the preceding Section.
D.
For those contributors which 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 is:
E.
For commercial and industrial users which do not receive water from
the City, the following monthly user charges shall apply:
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Motels
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$11.36 per room
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Resorts
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$13.13 per unit
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Campgrounds full service
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$4.58 per site
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Campgrounds primitive
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$2.30 per site
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Restaurants
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$3.20 per seat
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Fast food
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$3.20 per seat
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Amusement shows
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$0.12 per seat
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Comedy club
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$0.99 per seat
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Taverns and lounges
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$2.02 per seat
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Car washes
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$49.32 per bay
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Medical clinics
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$28.52 per unit
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Supermarkets
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$94.37 per unit
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Schools
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$1.07 per student
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Churches
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$0.12 per member
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Office suites
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$28.52 per suite
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Office retail
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$28.52 per suite
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Marinas — slips 30 feet or longer
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$2.30 per slip
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Marinas — slips under 30 feet
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$1.17 per slip
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Convenience stores
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$94.37 per store
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Excursion boats
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$0.62 per seat
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Dump stations
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$28.52 each
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F.
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 user
shall be as determined by the responsible plant operating personnel
and approved by the Board of Aldermen.
G.
The user charge rates established in this Chapter apply to all users
of the City's treatment works within the City limits, regardless
of the user's location.
H.
The user charge rates established in this Chapter shall be multiplied
by a factor of one and one-half (1.5) for all users outside of the
City limits, regardless of the user's location.
[R.O. 1994 § 706.050; Ord. No.
2010-02, 1-12-2010]
A.
All users shall be billed monthly. Billings for each month shall
be made within thirty (30) days after the end of that month. Payments
are due when billings are made. Any payment not received within thirty
(30) days after the billing is made shall be delinquent.
B.
A late payment penalty of ten percent (10%) of the user charge bill
will be added to each delinquent bill for each thirty (30) days of
delinquency. When any bill is thirty (30) days in default, rendition
of water and/or sewer service to such premises shall be discontinued
until such bill is paid following due notice and opportunity of hearing.
[R.O. 1994 § 706.060; Ord. No.
2010-02, 1-12-2010]
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.
