[Prior code § 13.09; amended by Ord. 216, 2002]
It is the intent of the Darien sewerage system to have a sewer
user charge that is compatible with Walworth County Metropolitan Sewerage
District, that generates sufficient revenue to operate the collection
system and is in compliance with current Wisconsin DNR user charge
requirements.
[Prior code § 13.10; amended by Ord. 216, 2002]
(See Article IX of county Sewer Use Ord. 82-001.)
A.
General Sewer Service Charges. Each user of the Village's facilities
will be considered a normal domestic user. For purposes of this section,
normal domestic users are considered those with discharges containing
less than 250 mg/l of BOD, 250 mg/l of TSS, and 25 mg/l of nitrogen.
B.
User Charge Rates. Each user of the Village's facilities will
be billed on flow basis. The rate will be calculated on a dollars
per thousand gallons of domestic water used. The rate will be billed
with each users domestic water bill and will be based on each users
domestic water meter readings.
C.
High Strength User or Toxic Discharges. Should any user of the Village
discharge a waste higher than normal domestic strength, as defined
in Section 901 of county Sewer Use Ord. 82-001, or a toxic pollutant,
that user shall be surcharged in accordance with WalCoMet's rates
in effect at that time.
D.
Biennial Audit. The Village shall review, at least every two years,
the operation, maintenance, equipment replacement expense and any
outstanding debt of its wastewater collection facilities. Any changes
in the user rates will be done in such a way to maintain proportionality
of cost among all users.
E.
Annual Notification. The Village shall at least annually notify each
user of its annual budget.
F.
Special Assessments. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit
or preclude the Village from levying special assessments for connection
fees or debt cost, as provided for under state statutes.
