[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Village
of Bosque Farms as last amended 6-18-2015. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Water — See Sec. 9-2.
Zoning — See Sec. 10-1.
This Section 9-3 shall be known as the "Sewer Service Ordinance."
A.
The Village sewer system is hereby declared to be established for
the health, safety and welfare of the Village of Bosque Farms, New
Mexico for the purposes of operation, management, accounting, and
for the billing and collection of user fees, connection fees and other
charges.
B.
The completion of the sewer system and the availability of service
is subject to the availability of funding for the design and construction
of the system.
A.
This Section 9-3 shall govern the collection and disposal of sewage
and polluted water within the Village of Bosque Farms, New Mexico.
B.
Service shall only be provided within the Village's municipal boundaries
except as otherwise provided in this Section 9-3.
C.
On a case-by-case basis approved by the governing body to protect
the health, safety and welfare of the Village, service may be provided
to customers outside the Village at terms and fees established by
the Village.
The following definitions shall be applicable whenever the defined
term is used in this Section 9-3. "Shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
Any property owner or agent who has submitted an application
for service.
The application a customer submits to the Village for service.
An application includes required attachments and supplemental information.
Five-day biochemical oxygen demand as determined by Standard
Methods.
The Village of Bosque Farms Clerk/Administrator.
Chemical oxygen demand as determined by Standard Methods.
Any customer who is not a residential customer.
The grinder pumping unit's electrical disconnect panel, alarm
device, and wiring from the control panel to the grinder pumping unit.
Any person receiving service.
Wastewater normally generated in, and normally disposed of
in, bathrooms, rest rooms and residential kitchens. Also included
in domestic sewage is wastewater normally generated in cleaning and
maintaining homes and commercial and institutional facilities and
normally disposed of in interior building wastewater drainage systems,
provided such wastewater does not contain any prohibited sewage.
A grinder pumping unit having two grinder pumps.
Any water draining from roofs, patios, driveways, parking
areas, areas outside buildings or areas flooded by stormwater. Also
included is any groundwater which is pumped by the customer but not
used for normal domestic uses in a building or any groundwater that
may seep into the customer's gravity sewer service line.
The easement granted by an applicant/customer to the Village
for installation, operation and maintenance of the grinder pumping
unit and pressure service line.
The governing body of the Village.
The customer's gravity sewer service pipe which transmits
the customer's sewage to the grinder pumping unit.
A Utilities-Director-approved, customer-provided and -maintained
device designed to remove grease and oil from the customer's wastewater.
The Village's sewage grinder pumping unit, including grinder
pump(s), tank, control panel and appurtenances.
Any person or his authorized representative appointed by
the Village as the Health Officer (or the Utilities Director if a
Village Health Officer has not been appointed) or any New Mexico Environment
Department representative charged with approval or inspection of public
or private sewage facilities.
The use and possession of a structure for the purpose for
which it is designed.
The Sewer Service Ordinance.
Wastewater normally generated in commercial or institutional
kitchens, laundries or car washes which has passed through the customer's
grease trap and/or sand trap, provided such wastewater does not contain
any prohibited sewage.
All direct costs incurred by the Village for a particular
effort, including, but not limited to, materials, contracts, engineering,
legal services, land, easements, salary for Village employees, plus
10% of all of these costs. Salary costs shall include all statutory
and customary benefits and burdens.
Individuals, partnerships, corporations, associations, societies,
clubs, churches, institutions and public bodies, and includes both
the masculine and feminine gender.
The logarithm to the base 10 of the reciprocal of the weight
of hydrogen ions in grams per liter in solution.
The Village's pressure pipe within the public right-of-way
from the pressure service line at the customer's property line to
the pressure sewer line.
The Village's pressure pipe from the grinder pumping unit
to the pressure sewer line, including associated valves and appurtenances.
The Village's pressure sewer collection and transmission
pipelines into which sewage is received from pressure service lateral
and through which sewage is transported to the Village's wastewater
treatment facility. "Pressure sewer line" includes valves and appurtenances
on these lines.
A privately owned sewage disposal facility which meets all
the requirements of the New Mexico Environment Department and serves
a property/facility which is in compliance with the Village's zoning
regulations.[1]
Any wastewater containing prohibited substances, or characteristics
prohibited by this Section 9-3.
Any substance, material, chemical or compound the discharge
of which to the sewer system is prohibited by this Section 9-3, or
any substance, material, chemical or compound in the customer's wastewater
in concentrations greater than those allowed by this Section 9-3.
Any customer receiving service for a single-family residence
or single-family dwelling unit with a single kitchen facility which
is receiving water from a Village water meter which only serves that
single-family residence/single-family dwelling unit or from its own
independent water supply.
A Utilities-Director-approved, customer-provided and -maintained
device designed to remove sand, grit and mud from the customer's wastewater.
Any contents or material from a septic tank, cesspool, leach
field, privy or vault privy.
A customer is connected to the sewer system or a building/property
could be connected to the sewer system.
All domestic sewage and other permitted sewage.
The sewage collection and disposal system owned and operated
by the Village, including grinder pumping units.
A grinder pumping unit having one grinder pump.
Any customer discharge of wastewater to the sewer system
which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of
flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes five
times the average twenty-four-hour concentration or flow from that
customer.
The laboratory procedures set forth in the latest edition
of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, published
jointly by the American Public Works Association, the American Water
Works Association and the Water Environment Federation.
Total dissolved solids as determined by Standard Methods.
Total suspended solids as determined by Standard Methods.
The individual hired by the governing body to that position.
If an individual has not been, or is not currently hired to the position,
the Clerk/Administrator shall be the Utilities Director. "Utilities
Director" also means his/her agents or designated representatives.
The New Mexico incorporated municipality of the Village of
Bosque Farms.
The Bosque Farms Wastewater Facilities Plan dated July 1995.
The Village's facility which receives sewage from pressure
sewer lines and treats such sewage.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Sec. 10-1, Zoning.
A.
The Utilities Director shall serve under the direction of the Clerk/Administrator.
B.
The Utilities Director shall supervise and manage the sewer system,
including construction, installation, operation, maintenance, repair,
replacement, ordinance enforcement, and other duties in connection
with the sewer system as the governing body and Clerk/Administrator
may prescribe from time to time.
The Village shall make and enforce such rules, regulations and
standards as it may deem necessary for the safe, efficient and economical
management of the sewer system. Any construction and connection to
the sewer system shall be in compliance with the requirements and
standards of this Section 9-3 and with the Village's planning and
zoning regulations, which are incorporated into and made part of this
Section 9-3.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 10, Land Use.
A.
Except as specifically provided hereinafter in this Section 9-3,
it is unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic
tank, cesspool or other facility intended for the disposal of sewage
or prohibited sewage.
B.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet, to the ground
or to groundwater any sewage, prohibited sewage or other polluted
waters except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance
with subsequent provisions of this Section 9-3.
A.
Private sewage disposal may be used for a building prior to the connection
of such building to the sewer system being required under subsequent
provisions of this Section 9-3.
B.
Private sewage disposal shall be accomplished with a private sewage
disposal unit. The owner of a private sewage disposal unit shall operate
and maintain the unit in a sanitary manner at all times.
C.
When a property served by a private sewage disposal unit is connected
to the sewer system, within 90 days of the connection to the sewer
system the private sewage disposal unit shall:
D.
The provisions of this Section 9-3 for private sewage disposal shall
not limit or be construed to interfere with any reasonable requirements
that may be imposed by a Health Officer.
A.
The owner of each lot or parcel of real property within the Village
limits shall connect to the sewer system if the sewer system is within
200 feet of the lot or parcel and if one of the following conditions
occurs:
(1)
A new building or structure is constructed on an undeveloped lot
and use of the new building or structure generates wastewater;
(2)
An existing building or structure, which is served by an existing
private sewage disposal unit, is removed from the property or demolished
and is replaced by a new structure that is required to be placed on
a permanent foundation and which generates wastewater;
(3)
An existing private sewage disposal unit has failed and needs repair
or replacement as determined by the New Mexico Environment Department;
or
(4)
An existing building or structure, which is serviced by a private
sewage disposal unit, is remodeled or repaired in such a manner that
the drain field would have to be expanded, as required by the New
Mexico Environment Department. In such a case, the entire structure
would have to be served by the sewer system.
C.
Right-of-way. No installation will be made that is not within the
Village right-of-way or within the limits of a right-of-way permit
which is held in the name of the Village. It shall be the responsibility
of the customer or customers extending the main to obtain all right-of-way
and utility permits. The Village, at its option, may require the customer
to obtain a right-of-way certification from a qualified attorney and/or
surveyor, such right-of-way to be dedicated and accepted by the Village
of Bosque Farms prior to any type of utility installation.
D.
Ownership. Upon completion and acceptance by the Village of the sewer
main and appurtenances, all material within the public right-of-way
or a utility easement shall become the property of the Village.
An application from an applicant shall be from all applicants.
An application shall include:
B.
For applicants who will be commercial customers:
(1)
Other information deemed necessary by the Utilities Director so the
Utilities Director can determine:
C.
For multiple buildings receiving water from a single Village water
meter, the application shall be submitted by the person responsible
for the water service.
D.
The Utilities Director may undertake such investigations and require
such information from an applicant about the applicant's facilities
and proposed discharges to the sewer system as the Utilities Director
deems reasonably necessary to:
(1)
Verify compliance with this Section 9-3 and Village's standards;
(2)
Verify appropriateness of the applicant's requested location for
the grinder pumping unit, control panel and pressure service line;
(3)
Verify that any special requirements such as, but not limited to,
grease traps or sand traps are installed by the applicant and are
operational; and
(4)
Determine service is available.
A.
Grease traps shall be installed and maintained in the gravity service
lines leading to all double grinder pumping units with the following
exception:
(1)
Grease traps shall not be required for double grinder pump units,
which only serve multiple single-family residential dwelling units.
B.
Sand traps shall be installed and maintained in the gravity service
lines leading to grinder pumping units serving car washes, schools,
day-care facilities, commercial laundries and laundromats.
C.
Should the Utility Director's inspection of a grinder pumping unit
indicate excessive grease, oil, sand or mud, the Utility Director
shall give the customer notice and the customer shall install the
new and/or additional sand traps and/grease traps required by the
Utilities Director within 60 days of the notice.
D.
Customers shall operate and maintain grease traps and sand traps
to prevent any accumulated grease, oil, sand or mud from being discharged
to the sewer system.
E.
The Utilities Director shall periodically inspect grease traps and
sand traps to verify compliance with this Section 9-3. Customers shall
allow reasonable access to grease traps and sand traps for inspection
and monitoring.
A.
For properties where the building was served by a private sewage
disposal unit prior to connection to the sewer system:
(1)
Applicants shall be responsible for:
(a)
Submitting an application.
(b)
Selecting the location for the grinder pumping unit, pressure
service line, control panel and wiring between the control panel and
the grinder pumping unit, subject to the concurrence of the Utilities
Director.
(c)
Uncovering the gravity sewer line that will be connected to
the grinder pumping unit so the Village can determine the orientation
for the grinder pumping unit's gravity service line connection point.
(d)
Precisely locating and marking horizontally and vertically any
customer-owned buried water pipes or other buried improvements prior
to the Utilities Director installing the grinder pumping unit and
the pressure service line.
(e)
Removing and replacing any fencing required to allow the Utilities
Director access for installation of the grinder pumping unit or the
pressure service line.
(f)
Restoring landscaping, ground surface material and any other
customer-owned improvements required as a result of the Village's
installation of the grinder pumping unit or pressure service line.
(g)
Selecting the applicant's licensed electrician (or obtaining
a homeowner's permit from the state for the required electrical work).
(h)
Having the applicant's licensed electrician (or accomplished
by the applicant under a state homeowner's permit) install the control
panel and associated wiring from the control panel to the grinder
pumping unit in accordance with applicable codes and Village standards
(requires state inspection).
(i)
Selecting the applicant's licensed plumber (or obtaining a homeowner's
permit from the state for the required plumbing work).
(j)
Having the applicant's licensed plumber (or accomplished by
the applicant under a state homeowner's permit):
[1]
Connect the gravity service line to the grinder pumping unit
in accordance with applicable codes and Village standards (requires
state inspection).
[2]
Arrange for the Utilities Director to activate the grinder pumping
unit.
[3]
Provide additional efforts as necessary if the grinder pumping
unit cannot be activated when planned.
(2)
The Clerk/Administrator shall be responsible for:
(a)
Preparing the application forms and giving them to the Utilities
Director.
(b)
Billing the applicant or customer for any special charges incurred
in installation of the grinder pumping unit or pressure service line.
(c)
Beginning monthly billing to the customer when the application
is returned, indicating the customer is connected to the sewer system,
or 90 days after the grinder pumping unit has been installed, whichever
comes first.
(3)
The Utilities Director shall be responsible for:
(a)
Verifying that the applicant's proposed locations for the grinder
pumping unit, control panel and pressure service line are in conformance
with this Section 9-3 and Village standards.
(b)
Installing the grinder pumping unit, pressure service line and
pressure service lateral.
(c)
Connecting the pressure service line to the grinder pumping
unit, connecting the pressure service line to the pressure service
lateral, and connecting the pressure service lateral to the pressure
sewer line.
(d)
Determining if any special charges are to be paid by the customer
for installation and informing the Clerk/Administrator of such charges.
(e)
Verifying the grinder pumping unit and control panel are operating
properly.
(f)
Verifying any water meters, grease traps, sand traps or other
facilities required by this Section 9-3 or as a condition of providing
service are installed and operating properly.
B.
For properties where the building was not served by a private sewage
disposal unit prior to connection to the sewer system:
(1)
Applicants shall be responsible for:
(a)
Submitting an application.
(b)
Having the building designed and constructed to allow installation
of a grinder pumping unit, control panel and pressure service line
in accordance with Village standards and applicable codes.
(c)
Selecting the location for the grinder pumping unit, pressure
service line, control panel and wiring between the control panel and
the grinder pumping unit, subject to the concurrence of the Utilities
Director.
(d)
Selecting the applicant's licensed electrician (or obtaining
a homeowner's permit from the state for the required electrical work).
(e)
Having the applicant's licensed electrician (or accomplished
by the applicant under a state homeowner's permit) install the control
panel and associated wiring from the control panel to the grinder
pumping unit in accordance with applicable codes and Village standards
(requires state inspection).
(f)
Selecting the applicant's licensed plumber (or obtaining a homeowner's
permit from the state for the required plumbing).
(g)
Having the applicant's licensed plumber (or accomplished by
the applicant under a state homeowner's permit):
(2)
The Clerk/Administrator shall be responsible for:
(a)
Preparing the application forms and giving them to Utilities
Director.
(b)
Billing the applicant/customer for any special charges incurred
for the grinder pumping unit provided by the Village or for the inspection
of the installed grinder pumping unit, pressure service line or control
panel.
(c)
Beginning monthly billing to the customer when the application
is returned, indicating the customer is connected to the sewer system,
or 90 days after the grinder pumping unit has been installed, whichever
comes first.
(3)
The Utilities Director shall be responsible for:
(a)
Verifying that the applicant's proposed locations for the grinder
pumping unit, control panel and pressure service line are in conformance
with this Section 9-3 and Village standards.
(b)
Installing the grinder pumping unit and installing the pressure
service lateral and connecting to the pressure sewer line unless such
was provided by the subdivision developer under the terms of this
Section 9-3.
(c)
Determining if any special charges are to be paid by the applicant/customer
for installation and informing the Clerk/Administrator of such charges.
(d)
Verifying the grinder pumping unit and control panel are operating
properly.
(e)
Verifying any water meters, grease traps, sand traps or other
facilities required by this Section 9-3 or as a condition of providing
service are installed and operating properly.
[Amended 3-28-2019]
The customer shall continue to be responsible for:
A.
Removing and replacing any fencing required to allow the Utilities
Director access for repair or replacement of the grinder pumping unit
or the pressure service line.
B.
Restoring landscaping, ground surface material and any other customer-owned
improvements required as a result of the Utilities Director's maintenance,
repair or replacement of the grinder pumping unit or pressure service
line.
C.
Preventing damage to the installed grinder pumping unit and pressure
service line, including damage caused by roots from new or existing
vegetation on the property.
D.
Providing electricity for the operation of the grinder pumping unit
and maintaining customer-owned wiring up to the control panel.
E.
Monitoring the grinder pumping unit's alarm device and notifying
the Village of all alarms.
F.
Observing the grinder pumping unit for visible or other noticeable
indications of unit failure, improper operation or damage and notifying
the Village of such indications.
G.
Maintaining site grading, drainage and irrigation so surface water
does not accumulate within four feet of the grinder pumping unit.
H.
Maintaining landscaping so the control panel and grinder pumping
unit are easily visible and assessable.
I.
Complying with this Section 9-3.
These requirements apply to all subdivisions which do not have
final plat approval prior to July 1, 1998.
A.
The subdivision plat shall include dedication of an easement for
each lot.
B.
The subdivision shall be designed and constructed so the requirements
subsequently given in this Section 9-3 for new buildings can be readily
accomplished.
C.
The subdivision developer shall install all pressure sewer lines
and all pressure service laterals within the subdivision required
to serve all lots and dedicate such lines to the Village upon the
Village's acceptance. The installed pressure sewer lines and pressure
service laterals shall include required appurtenances, shall be constructed
in accordance with the Village's standards, shall be constructed in
accordance with engineered construction drawings approved by the Utilities
Director, and shall be subject to the inspection and approval of the
Utilities Director.
D.
The subdivision developer shall prepay the Village for 120% of the
estimated out-of-pocket costs the Utility Director estimates the Village
will incur in designing and installing all pressure sewer lines outside
of the subdivision required to serve the subdivision. When installation
of the lines is completed by the Village, the Village will reimburse
the developer for any portion of the prepayment not incurred by the
Village or the developer shall pay the Village for any costs incurred
above the prepayment.
E.
The location and size of all pressure sewer lines shall be in accordance
with the Wastewater Master Plan if indicated therein. If the location
and size of the pressure sewer lines is not indicated in the Wastewater
Master Plan, the Utilities Director shall determine the size and location
to serve all future customers that could be served by the lines. The
Utilities Director shall be the final authority in making such determination.
These requirements apply to buildings for which building permits
are not issued prior to July 1, 1998.
A.
Buildings shall be designed and constructed so:
(1)
The control panel is installed (or can be installed if not installed
prior to building being occupied) within 50 feet of the grinder pumping
unit and so it is visible from the adjacent pressure sewer line to
which the building is (or will be) connected.
(2)
The building's gravity service line can be connected to a grinder
pumping unit at an invert elevation so that for:
(a)
A single grinder pumping unit, the gravity service line shall
not be more than 35 inches below the finished ground surface where
the unit will be installed.
(b)
A double grinder pumping unit, the gravity service line shall
not be more than 50 inches below the finished ground surface where
the unit will be installed.
B.
On a case-by-case basis, the Utilities Director may modify these
requirements if the application would be impractical for a particular
building. If so modified, the customer shall reimburse the Village
for any additional out-of-pocket costs the Village incurs in allowing
the modification. Such out-of-pocket costs shall include costs associated
with allowing gravity service line depths deeper than indicated above.
The Utilities Director shall be the final authority as to what modification,
if any, to allow.
A.
No person shall discharge anything but sewage into the sewer system.
B.
No person shall discharge any drainage water, prohibited sewage or
prohibited substances into the sewer system.
C.
Prohibited sewage is wastewater which:
(1)
Contains prohibited substances.
(2)
Has a pH less than 5.5 or greater than 9.5.
(3)
Has a corrosive property capable of causing damage to any portion
of the sewer system.
(4)
Is discharged as a slug.
(5)
Includes unpolluted waters.
(6)
Has a temperature higher than 150° F.
(7)
Causes interference with the wastewater treatment facility.
(8)
Has been diluted to reduce the concentration of toxic materials or
prohibited substances.
D.
Prohibited substances include:
(1)
BOD greater than 300 milligrams per liter.
(2)
COD greater than 400 milligrams per liter.
(3)
TSS greater than 300 milligrams per liter.
(4)
TDS greater than 200 milligrams per liter more than the TDS found
in the Village water system.
(5)
Fats, grease, wax or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of
100 milligrams per liter.
(6)
Any of the following metals in concentrations greater than 115% of
the concentration found in the Village water system: antimony, arsenic,
barium, beryllium, bismuth, boron, cadmium, chromium (hexa and tri),
cobalt, copper, iron, lead, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, nickel,
rhenium, selenium, silver, strontium, tellurium, tin, uranyl ion,
zinc.
(7)
Gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel oil, diesel fuel or other flammable
or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
(8)
Motor oil.
(9)
Antifreeze.
(10)
Herbicides or pesticides.
(11)
Septage.
(12)
Toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases (in sufficient quantity,
either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere
with any wastewater facility, constitute a hazard to humans or animals,
create a public nuisance or create any hazard in the wastewater treatment
facility's receiving water or residuals disposal methods).
(13)
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in grinder pumping units, pressure
service lines or pressure sewer lines or causing interference with
the proper operation of the sewer system. These substances include,
but are not limited to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, shavings, metal,
glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, whole blood, manure, hair,
entrails, paper dishes, paper cups, milk containers, plastic eating
utensils, and straws, either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
(14)
Substances, which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures
between 32° F. and 150° F.
(15)
Garbage that has not been properly shredded.
(16)
Garbage from any shredder or grinder larger than those normally
manufactured and sold for residential and noncommercial use or from
more than one shredder or grinder discharging to a grinder pumping
unit.
(17)
Substances which are not amenable to treatment or reduction
by the wastewater treatment facility such that the treated water or
residuals do not meet applicable legal or regulatory requirements.
(18)
Water or wastes from vehicle repair facilities, industrial facilities,
equipment repair facilities, or from any other commercial or institutional
facility or operation which could generate any process, spill or wash-down
wastewater, with the exception that strictly domestic sewage and/or
permitted sewage can be discharged from such facilities if the customer's
facilities and drainage arrangements provide positive physical protection
so other water or wastes cannot reach the customer's gravity service
line.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove or damage any part
of the sewer system, or to excavate any street, alley, sidewalk or
easement without the permission of the Utilities Director.
B.
The sewer system is hereby classified as "high profile," which requires
an excavation permit and line exposure when working within five feet
of the sewer system.
C.
Any person or utility company is required to obtain an excavation
permit from the Village for all work requiring an excavation of any
kind. The Village shall provide the permit on the same day that the
actual excavation will occur. The utility company shall notify the
Village when a crew is on its way to allow the Village Utility Department
personnel to be present to approve the permit.
D.
Should any excavation occur inside the Village limits without an
excavation permit, the Village may impose an administrative charge
of up to $300.
E.
Any damage to the sewer system caused during excavation without a
permit will result in an administrative fee of $1,000 plus the cost
of the repair and/or replacement to the sewer system.
F.
Any damage to the sewer system caused during excavation with a permit
as a result of negligence will result in a charge of $300 plus the
cost of the repair and/or replacement to the sewer system.
G.
Telephone and cable television lines shall be installed at a depth
of 24 inches within the right-of-way.
The Utilities Director shall have the right at any time, without
notice, to shut off any grinder pumping unit and/or any pressure sewer
line for the purpose of necessary repairs. In that event, the Village
shall not be liable for any damages occasioned by the interruption
of sewer service.
A.
Fees for connecting buildings to the sewer system shall be as follows:
(1)
Single grinder pumping unit: current market value at the time the
application is submitted.
(2)
Double grinder pumping unit: current market value at the time application
is submitted.
(3)
Plus current market value per linear foot for each linear foot of
pressure service line required above 200 linear feet.
B.
For any customer where the served property is located on a private road in the Village, in addition to the connection fee the customer shall pay the out-of-pocket costs incurred in extending the pressure sewer line and installing the pressure service lateral required to provide service to all lots on private road. See § 9-3-9C, Right-of-way.
C.
For any customer where the served property is outside the municipal
boundaries of the Village, in addition to the connection fee determined
by the governing body the customer shall pay the out-of-pocket costs
incurred in extending the pressure sewer line and installing the pressure
service lateral required to provide service.
D.
If a customer requests an existing grinder pumping unit be relocated
on the served property, the customer shall pay the Village all out-of-pocket
costs incurred in moving, replacing, partially replacing, disconnecting
and reconnecting the customer's grinder pumping unit, which may include
an additional connection fee.
E.
If a customer is required to replace an existing single grinder pumping
unit with a double grinder pumping unit due to water usage above that
allowed for a single grinder pumping unit, or if a customer is required
to install additional grinder pumping units:
(1)
A new application shall be submitted with an additional connection
fee. The connection fee shall be determined as if the building were
not served by a private sewage disposal unit prior to connection to
the sewer system.
(2)
The customer shall have the existing control panel (except for buried
wires) removed by the customer's electrician and returned in reusable
condition to the Village. The Village may, but is not required to,
remove part or all of the existing grinder pumping unit and/or pressure
service line.
(3)
The installation of the grinder pumping unit, control panel and pressure
service line will be as if the property had not had service and had
never been served with a private sewage disposal unit.
F.
An applicant may sign a note with the Village and pay the connection
fee as follows for each grinder pumping unit the applicant requires:
(1)
Single grinder pumping unit:
(a)
Ten percent down with application.
(b)
The Village will finance the remaining balance for 24 months
with interest at the rate of 0.833% per month on the unpaid balance.
The final payment, with interest, will be due and payable on the 12th
month following the date the note is executed by the applicant.
(c)
Should an applicant/customer fail to make the note payments
when due:
[1]
The remainder of the note shall become immediately due.
[2]
Should the applicant/customer demonstrate to the Clerk/Administrator
that an economical hardship exists, a time extension for payment may
be granted. The Clerk/Administrator shall be the final authority in
determining if a time extension shall be granted.
(2)
Double grinder pumping unit:
(a)
Ten percent down with application.
(b)
The Village will finance the remaining balance for 24 months
with interest at the rate of 0.833% per month on the unpaid balance.
The final payment, with interest, will be due and payable on the 12th
month following the date the note is executed by the applicant.
(c)
Should an applicant/customer fail to make the note payments
when due:
[1]
The remainder of the note shall become immediately due.
[2]
Should the applicant/customer demonstrate to the Clerk/Administrator
that an economical hardship exists, a time extension for payment may
be granted. The Clerk/Administrator shall be the final authority in
determining if a time extension shall be granted.
(d)
The Village shall bill note payments with the customer's monthly
water and/or sewer bills.
G.
A deposit of $25 will be required from any customer not on the Village
water system. The deposit shall be held by the Village of Bosque Farms
and shall be returned upon notice of disconnection and full payment
of the consumer's sewer bill.
[Rates effective 7-1-2023]
A.
The monthly sewer use fees shall be as follows:
(1)
Residential customers connected to Village water:
(a)
Minimum fee for:
[1]
Single grinder pumping unit: $31.04.
[Amended 7-1-2018; 7-1-2019; 7-1-2020; 7-1-2021; 7-1-2022; 7-1-2023]
(b)
Plus commodity fee of:
[1]
Water usage between 5,001 gallons and 10,000 gallons will be
an additional $4 per 1,000 gallons.
[2]
Water usage between 10,001 gallons and 20,000 gallons will be
an additional $6 per 1,000 gallons.
[3]
Water usage between 20,001 gallons and 40,000 gallons will be
an additional $8 per 1,000 gallons.
[4]
Water usage of 40,001 gallons or more will be an additional
$10 per 1,000 gallons.
(3)
Commercial customers connected to Village water or master water meter
customers:
(a)
Minimum fee for:
[1]
Single grinder pumping unit: $31.04.
[Amended 7-1-2018; 7-1-2019; 7-1-2020; 7-1-2021; 7-1-2022; 7-1-2023]
[2]
Double grinder pumping unit: $54.26.
[Amended 7-1-2018; 7-1-2019; 7-1-2020; 7-1-2021; 7-1-2022; 7-1-2023]
[3]
Specialty grinder pumping unit and use of grinder pump: to be
determined based on type.
(b)
Plus commodity fee of:
[1]
Water usage between 5,001 gallons and 10,000 gallons will be
an additional $4 per 1,000 gallons.
[2]
Water usage between 10,001 gallons and 20,000 gallons will be
an additional $6 per 1,000 gallons.
[3]
Water usage between 20,001 gallons and 40,000 gallons will be
an additional $8 per 1,000 gallons.
[4]
Water usage of 40,001 gallons or more will be an additional
$10 per 1,000 gallons.
(4)
Commercial customers not connected to Village water:
(a)
Minimum fee for:
[1]
Single grinder pumping unit: $46.89.
[Amended 7-1-2018; 7-1-2019; 7-1-2020; 7-1-2021; 7-1-2022; 7-1-2023]
[2]
Double grinder pumping unit: $54.26.
[Amended 7-1-2018; 7-1-2019; 7-1-2020; 7-1-2021; 7-1-2022; 7-1-2023]
[3]
Specialty grinder pumping unit and use of grinder pump: to be
determined based on type.
(5)
For commercial customers having more than one grinder pumping unit,
5,000 gallons per grinder pumping unit shall be allowed before a commodity
fee is charged.
(6)
If a customer can adequately demonstrate to the Utilities Director's
satisfaction a single high month of water use was the result of a
break in the customer's plumbing system, the Utilities Director may
recommend to the Clerk/Administrator an adjustment to the customer's
sewer bill for that month to reflect the estimated metered water which
could not have entered the sewer system. The Clerk/Administrator shall
be the final authority in determining if such an adjustment is to
be made.
[Amended 4-20-2017]
(7)
On July 1 of each year, the minimum monthly fees contained in this
Section 9-3 shall be adjusted automatically to reflect a cost-of-living
increase of 3%.
[Amended 4-17-2014; 4-20-2017; 6-21-2018]
B.
C.
The monthly sewer use fees shall be billed starting when connection
to the sewer system has been made and/or 90 days from time of installation
of the grinder pumping unit, whichever comes first.
D.
The applicable fee shall continue to be due for any installed grinder
pumping unit to which service has been discontinued by the Village
under the provisions of this Section 9-3.
E.
Monthly fees and bills shall be determined for a monthly billing
period, not for a calendar month.
F.
Monthly fees shall be due without prorating for any portion of a
month or monthly billing period during which service is provided.
G.
Monthly bills indicating the amount due may be mailed with, or as
a part of, a customer's water bill. Monthly bills shall be due within
20 days following the date the statement was mailed.
H.
New residents whose property is not connected to the Village water
system will be required to fill out an application for a new resident
and place a refundable deposit prior to the change of billing name.
The deposit shall be returned upon notice of sewer disconnection and
full payment of consumer's final sewer bill.
[Added 4-20-2017]
The Village may assess special charges to a customer for any
out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Village beyond the normal costs
the Village incurs in providing service to similar customers. Special
charges shall be made for, but are not limited to, these situations:
A.
Costs associated with sampling, analyzing and evaluating the customer's
wastewater and the effect of such wastewater on the sewer system when
such wastewater is found to be prohibited sewage and thereafter for
verification of compliance with this Section 9-3 as the Utilities
Director deems appropriate.
B.
Costs associated with repairing or replacing components of the sewer
system which are damaged or destroyed by the actions of the customer
or by any of the customer's wastewater discharged to the sewer system.
C.
Costs associated with restoring a salvaged grinder pumping unit to
reusable condition or replacing the grinder pumping unit if a unit
is no longer in use due to the customer requiring a larger unit or
requesting a unit be relocated on the served property.
D.
Costs associated with more than a single inspection of work performed
or components installed by an applicant's licensed electrician and/or
an applicant's licensed plumber.
E.
Costs beyond routine inspections associated with verifying compliance
with the grease trap and sand trap requirements of this Section 9-3.
F.
Costs associated with inspection of the pressure sewer lines and
pressure service laterals installed by a subdivision developer.
G.
Costs associated with enforcing this Section 9-3.
A.
If any customer fails to pay the monthly sewer charges within 20
days after the date of mailing of the monthly bill, a charge of 10%
of the monthly sewer billing shall be assessed to the unpaid, delinquent
amount to cover the associated costs and charges in maintenance and
administrative costs for the delinquent account.
B.
If any fee, charge or penalty for sewer service remains unpaid 40
days after the monthly bill has been mailed, the Village may disconnect
a customer's water service and/or disconnect or make inoperable the
customer's grinder pumping unit. Prior to discontinuing service, the
Village shall provide written notice to the customer 10 days prior
to such discontinuance.
C.
The Clerk/Administrator shall hear any appeal or complaint and shall
be the final authority regarding delinquent bills and may decide service
will be continued for not more than an additional 30 days before service
is discontinued. If such a continuance is allowed, no additional notice
will be necessary for the Village to discontinue service if the bill,
or any subsequent bill, is still delinquent.
D.
When water and/or sewer service has been discontinued due to delinquent
payment, water/sewer service shall not be restored to the property
and/or customer until all arrears in charges have been paid, together
with a processing fee of $50. Once the charges have been paid, water/sewer
service will be restored during regular business hours. In the event
a customer relocates within the Village of Bosque Farms, leaving a
delinquent water/sewer bill at his/her previous residence, water/sewer
service at his/her new location will not be provided until the delinquent
charges from service at his previous address have been paid.
A.
Service shall not be terminated to any occupied property in response
to customer's request after a grinder pumping unit has been installed.
B.
Service may be temporarily (not to exceed three months) terminated
only to unoccupied or otherwise vacant properties such as rental units,
mobile homes moving on or off of properties, etc. Should the customer
demonstrate to the Clerk/Administrator that an economical hardship
exists, a time extension may be granted.
C.
Upon receipt of a written statement by the owner of a lot or parcel
of property which has previously been connected to the public sewer
system that there is no longer any building or structure for human
occupation or use or for any business purpose located thereon and
that the toilet and other facilities therein have been removed, disconnected
and properly plugged from the Village sewer system, and upon inspection
by the Utilities Director or his designated representative to ascertain
that the statement is true, the sewer charges shall cease as of the
first day of the following month. The Utilities Director or his designated
representative shall remove the motor from the grinder pumping unit.
D.
Service shall be restored once the property has been reoccupied.
When the Village is required by this Section 9-3 to notify a
customer or potential customer, such notice shall be deemed to have
been made if the Village:
A.
The Village administration may develop, use and revise forms for
the administration and implementation of this Section 9-3. An indexed
copy of the latest edition of the forms shall be maintained at the
Village for public inspection.
B.
The Village administration may develop, use, revise and enforce standards
for the design and construction of the sewer system and for the materials
to be used as part of the sewer system. An indexed copy of the latest
edition of the standards shall be maintained at the Village offices
for public inspection.
C.
Size and number of grinder pumping units required.
(1)
Customers which may have a single grinder pumping unit:
(a)
Residential customers.
(b)
Commercial customers:
[1]
Whose rest rooms are only used by employees.
[2]
Who do not have kitchens.
[3]
Who have 10 or less total full-time equivalent employees.
[4]
Who do not use water for any processes, wash down, food processing
or industrial activities.
[5]
Whose maximum water use has been (or is expected to be) less
than 15,000 gallons per month during any month.
(2)
(3)
Customers required to have more than one double grinder pumping unit:
(a)
Any commercial customer whose maximum water use has been (or
is expected to be) more than 25,000 gallons during any month. The
number of double grinder pumping units required shall be one for every
25,000 gallons of water use (or fraction of 25,000 gallons) per month.
The arrangement of the customer's building drainage lines and gravity
service lines shall be such that generally equivalent flows will be
directed to each unit.
(4)
If a customer's use of the served building will be changed so that
by this requirement an increase in the number or size of grinder pumping
units would be required, the customer shall submit an application
for the larger or additional grinder pumping units not less than 60
days prior to such change.
(5)
If a customer's water use is found to be, or increases, so that,
by this requirement, an increase in the number or size of grinder
pumping units would be required, the Utilities Director shall notify
the customer that a larger or additional grinder pumping unit(s) is/are
required. The customer shall submit an application with payment for
the larger or additional grinder pumping units within 60 days of the
date of such notice and shall connect such additional units within
60 days of the date the resulting permit is issued.
(6)
No waiver shall be made for the maximum gallons-per-month limitations
given in this requirement unless the applicant can adequately demonstrate
to the Utilities Director's satisfaction that a single high month
of water use was the result of a break in the applicant's plumbing
system and the escaping water would not have entered the sewer system
if the applicant had been connected to the sewer system or did not
enter the sewer system if the applicant was connected to the sewer
system. Such a waiver shall not be given more than once for any served
property. The Utilities Director shall be the final authority in determine
if such a waiver shall be given.
(7)
If a customer has a single grinder pumping unit, but due to a change
in use of the served building or due to actual water use being higher
than allowed for a single grinder pumping unit one double grinder
pumping unit is required, the Utilities Director may allow the installation
of a second single grinder pumping unit, provided the Utilities Director
is satisfied the customer's sewage will be directed reasonably equally
between the two single grinder pumping units.
The Village may disconnect a customer's water service and/or
disconnect or make inoperable the customer's grinder pumping unit
without notice for any of the following activities by any person:
A.
Unauthorized connection to the sewer system.
B.
Failure to permit the Utilities Director or Health Officer reasonable
access to a grinder pumping unit, pressure service line, control panel,
grease trap or sand trap.
C.
Damage to the grinder pumping unit or to the pressure service line.
D.
For customers who purchase water from the Village, allowing any water
not purchased from the Village to enter the sewer system.
E.
Use of the service so as to interfere with the quality, safety, continuity
or efficiency of service furnished by the utility.
F.
Failure to submit an application for a larger grinder pumping unit
or for additional grinder pumping units prior to 60 days of a change
in use of the served property which would require the installation
of a larger unit or additional units.
G.
Failure to submit an application for a larger grinder pumping unit
or for additional grinder pumping units within 60 days of being notified
by the Utilities Director that a larger unit or additional units is/are
required by this Section 9-3; also, failure to install and connect
to such larger unit or additional units within 60 days of date of
application for such unit(s).
H.
Willful or continued violation of any portion of this Section 9-3.
Any person violating any provision of this Section 9-3 shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall
be fined a sum not to exceed $500 or imprisonment not to exceed 90
days. In addition to such penalties, the Village Attorney shall have
the authority to apply to the District Court for the purpose of obtaining
an order restraining any person from violating any of the provisions
of this Section 9-3.
Any charge by this Section 9-3 shall be payable either by the
customer or by the occupant of the served property to which service
is furnished. In addition to any other remedy which may be authorized
by this Section 9-3, the Village shall have a lien upon the tract
of land being served by the system for delinquent charges. The lien
shall be imposed and enforced in the manner provided in NMSA 1978,
§§ 3-35-1 through 3-35-5. Exceptions to this section
are provided in NMSA 1978, § 3-23-6C.
