Cross Reference — Bond ordinances referred to in this
chapter are on file in the city offices.
[Ord. No. 1989-244 Art. I, 5-16-1989]
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 rates, fees and charges for the use of and
services provided by the system. The proceeds of such charges so derived
will be used for the purpose of operating and maintaining the system;
paying the principal of and interest on all revenue bonds or other
obligations of the City now outstanding or hereinafter issued or incurred
("revenue bonds" as hereinafter defined) that are payable solely from
the revenues of the system (the "system revenues" as hereinafter defined);
and providing funds sufficient to meet the requirements of the ordinances
of the City authorizing the issuance of the revenue bonds (the "bond
ordinances" as hereinafter defined), including replacement of the
system.
[Ord. No. 1989-244 Art. II §§1
— 16, 5-16-1989]
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).
The ordinances duly adopted by the Governing Body of the
City which authorize the issuance of revenue bonds.
Any contributor to or user of the system whose lot, parcel
of real estate or building is served by a water meter larger than
three-quarter (¾) inch.
Wastewater that has a BOD concentration of not more than
two hundred forty (240) mg/l and a suspended solids concentration
of not more than two hundred forty (240) mg/l.
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 the system was designed and constructed; provided however,
that the terms "operation and maintenance" shall
also have the meaning given to them by the bond ordinances and in
the event of any conflict in the meaning hereinabove prescribed and
the terms of the bond ordinances, the bond ordinances shall govern.
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 the system
was designed and constructed; provided however, that the term "replacement"
shall also have the meaning given to it by the bond ordinances and
in the event of any conflict in the meaning hereinabove prescribed
and the terms of the bond ordinances, the bond ordinances shall govern.
Any contributor to or user of the system whose lot, parcel
of real estate or building is served by a three-quarter (¾)
inch water meter or less.
All bonds or other obligations of the City now outstanding
or hereinafter issued which are payable solely from system revenues.
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
filtering.
The sewerage system of the City consisting of all properties
and assets, real and personal and tangible and intangible, of the
City now or hereafter existing which are held or used for the purpose
of collecting and treating sewerage including, but not limited to,
the City's treatment facilities and all collection lines and equipment
connected therewith.
All income and revenues derived by the City from the operation
of the system.
That part of the system consisting of 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 (including land for composition sludge, temporary
storage of such compost and land used for the 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 facilities
will be operated.
That portion of the total system revenues which is levied
and collected in a proportional and adequate manner to pay the cost
of operation and maintenance, to pay the principal of and interest
on the revenue bonds and to meet all requirements of the bond ordinances,
including the cost of replacement.
A water volume measuring and recording device furnished and/or
installed by the City of Goodman or furnished and/ or installed by
a user and approved by the City of Goodman.
[Ord. No. 1989-244 Art. III §§1
— 4, 5-16-1989]
A.
Unless
otherwise provided by the bond ordinances, the user charges shall
be collected and disbursed as provided by this Section.
B.
The user
charge system shall generate adequate annual system revenues to pay
costs of operation and maintenance, to pay principal of and interest
on the revenue bonds and to provide funds to meet the requirements
of the bond ordinances, including replacement, which the City may
by ordinance designate or have designated to be paid by the user charge
system.
C.
That
portion of the total user charge collected which is to be for operation
and maintenance and, after meeting the requirements of the bond ordinances,
for replacement shall be deposited in two (2) separate non-lapsing
funds and accounts as follows:
1.
An account
designated for the specific purpose of defraying operation and maintenance
costs (excluding replacement) of the system (operation and maintenance
account).
2.
After
making the deposits required by the bond ordinances in an account
designated for the specific purpose of ensuring replacement needs
over the useful life of the system (replacement account), deposits
in the replacement account shall be made monthly in the amount of
nine hundred two dollars fifty-eight cents ($902.58) each month.
D.
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 purpose
than those designated for these accounts. Monies which have been transferred
from other sources to meet temporary shortages in the operation and
maintenance account and the replacement account shall be returned
to their respective accounts upon appropriate adjustment of the user
charge rates for operation and maintenance and for replacement. The
user charge rates 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.
[Ord. No. 1989-244 Art. IV §§1
— 6, 5-16-1989]
A.
This
Article will set the rates to be charged to users for the collection
and treatment of sewerage. Each user shall pay for the sewerage collection
and treatment provided by the City based on his/her use of the system
as determined by water meters acceptable to the City.
B.
For residential
contributors, monthly user charges for the collection and treatment
of sewage will be based on monthly water usage.
For industrial and commercial contributors, user charges for
the collection and treatment of sewerage shall be based on water used
during the current month. If a commercial or industrial contributor
has a consumptive user 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 or
separate water meters installed and maintained at the contributor's
expense and in a manner acceptable to the City.
C.
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 is:
Sixty-two cents ($0.62) per pound BOD; and forty-two cents ($0.42)
per pound SS.
D.
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 system
or any water user which discharges any substances which singly or
by interaction with other substances causes identifiable increases
in the cost of operation, maintenance or replacement of the system
shall pay for such increased costs. The charge to each such user shall
be as determined by the treatment plant operator and approved by the
Board of Aldermen.
E.
The user
charge rates established in this Article apply to all users, regardless
of their location, of the City's system.
[Ord. No. 1989-244 Art. VI, 5-16-1989]
A.
All users
will be billed monthly with their water bill and delinquency will
be in accordance with the policy established for non-payment of water
bills. In accordance with established City policy, non-payment may
result in the termination of water and sewer service until such bill
is paid.
B.
It shall
be the duty of the City Clerk to notify the Board of Aldermen of all
such delinquent accounts and said Board of Aldermen shall proceed
immediately to cause sewer service to each customer to be discontinued.
[Ord. No. 1989-244 Art. VII, 5-16-1989]
Application for sewerage services shall be made to the City
Clerk by the owner or occupant of the property to be served. Upon
approval of such application, the applicant shall have the right to
connect with sewerage collection facilities. The Board of Aldermen
may prescribe a connection fee to be paid by such applicant at the
time of application. The City shall have the right to inspect all
such connections and to reject such connections due to poor workmanship
or inadequate materials.
[Ord. No. 1989-244 Art. VIII §2, 5-16-1989]
The user of each premise receiving sewer service shall be held
responsive for the proper use of the system. Plumbing facilities that
are to be connected to the sewerage system shall be installed in accordance
with the National Plumbing Code and shall be inspected for compliance
by a designated representative of the City before any connection is
made. No grease, petroleum products, milk, whey, paints, acids, chemicals,
metals, animal wastes, food products or other materials detrimental
to the treatment facilities and process shall be discharged into the
system.
[Ord. No. 1989-244 Art. IX, 5-16-1989]
A.
The City
will review the user charge system each year and revise user charge
rates as necessary to ensure that the system generates adequate revenues
to pay the costs of operation and maintenance, to pay principal of
and interest on the revenue bonds and to provide funds to meet the
requirements of the bond ordinances, including replacement, and that
the system continues to provide for the proportional distribution
of operation and maintenance and 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(s) being charged for water service and for sewerage
service.
