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Cross Reference — Appendix A of ord. no. 060694 adopted
on June 6, 1994 is on file in the city offices.
[Ord. No. 060694 Art. I, 6-6-1994]
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 issuance of the Revenue
Bonds (the "Bond Ordinances," as hereinafter defined), including replacement
of the System.
[Ord. No. 060694 Art. II(§§1
— 12), 6-6-1994]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this Article 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 (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.
Wastewater that has a BOD concentration of not more than
264 mg/l and a suspended solids concentration of not more than 300
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 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.
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.
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 composting sludge, temporary
storage of such 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 system.
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 Peculiar or furnished and/or installed
by a user and approved by the City of Peculiar.
[Ord. No. 060694 Art. III(§§1
— 4), 6-6-1994; Ord. No. 08072023A, 8-7-2023]
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.
User
charges shall be deposited in the appropriate enterprise fund. Fiscal
year-end balances shall be carried over the subsequent fiscal year.
[Ord. No. 060694 Art. IV(§§1
— 2), 6-6-1994; Ord. No. 080502 §3, 8-5-2002; Ord. No. 08072023A, 8-7-2023]
A.
Residential Contributors. Each user or contributor shall pay for
the services provided by the City of Peculiar sewer system based on
the sewer user's choice of two (2) calculation methods. Individual
residential users will determine the best method of calculation for
their household. No sewer services shall be furnished or rendered
free of charge to any person.
1.
Volumetric Method. For residential contributors, monthly sewer
user charges shall be based on the water usage as determined by water
meter readings during the month.
2.
Winter Average Method. For residential contributors, customers
will be charged for sanitary sewer services using the volumetric method
up to their calculated winter average. Should the actual volume of
water usage exceed the customer's calculated winter average,
sanitary sewer charges will be assessed based on the calculated winter
average rather than the volumetric usage. Customers will still be
responsible for actual water charges.
a.
A customer's winter average shall be calculated annually
in April of each year and applicable beginning May 1 for the following
twelve (12) months.
b.
To calculate the winter average, the City will utilize the actual
volume of water usage based on readings during the months of December,
January, and February (average period) dividing the total by the average
period. The calculated winter average shall remain the basis for determining
the contributor's monthly sewer charges until a new average consumption
is determined following the next average period.
c.
Should a customer have a calculated winter average less than
the overall winter average of the City as a whole, customers billed
for sewer charges under the winter average method will be charged
based on the volumetric method of billing for sewer services up to
the calculated overall City average and with the overage City winter
average serving as the maximum volume amount sewer services will be
billed for monthly.
d.
If a residential user or contributor has not been provided services
within the averaging period, they will be billed based on the volumetric
method until they have incurred services through the average period
as defined above.
e.
Should a residential contributor decide to opt out of the winter
average method in favor of the volumetric method after the automatic
application of the winter average method following the average period,
written notification must be provided to the Utility Department at
City Hall located at 250 S. Main Street, Peculiar, MO 64078. This
election must be submitted annually after the application of the winter
average calculation.
B.
Non-Residential Contributors. Each user or contributor shall pay
for the services provided by the City of Peculiar sanitary sewer system
based on the sewer user's actual volumetric use of the system
as determined by water meters or other measuring devices or methods
acceptable to the City.
C.
"Residential contributors" shall mean any contributor to the City's
sewer collection system whose structure is exclusively used for domestic
dwelling purposes with no more than two (2) dwelling units on each
separate water meter. Users of a portion of a structure which portion
is separately metered for water use and is used exclusively as a dwelling
are also classified as residential contributors. Residential contributors
shall not include the users of hotels, motels, boarding houses, nursing
homes, residence halls, or multi-unit residential complexes served
by a common water meter or meters.
D.
"Non-residential contributors" shall include industrial, commercial,
or multi-unit residential complexes served by a common water meter
or meters.
E.
If a non-residential contributor has a consumptive use of water,
or in some 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.
[Ord. No. 060694 Art. IV(§§3
— 5), 6-6-1994; Ord. No. 110695 §2, 11-6-1995; Res. No. 2009-48, 9-15-2010; Ord. No. 08072023A, 8-7-2023]
A.
The
monthly rates required and which shall be charged and collected by
the City of Peculiar, Missouri, for sewerage services furnished by
the sewerage system of said City of Peculiar, Missouri, shall be assessed
in accordance with the Schedule of Utility Rates available at City
Hall located at 250 S. Main St., Peculiar, MO 64078.
B.
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:
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$0.23 per pound BOD; and
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$0.27 per pound SS
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C.
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 City and approved by the Board of Aldermen.
D.
Sewerage
System Credits. Detailed below is the instance where City staff has
the authority to process a billing credit for sewerage service billing:
1.
Sod Credit. As the City requires sod to be planted on residential lots as detailed in Section 405.860, Residential Landscaped Area Requirements, customers of the City's sewerage system can request a one (1) time adjustment referred to as a "sod credit" after sod has been installed on the property. With a sod credit, the customer's bill will adjust sewerage charges down to the City average for the selected billing period to allow for the water that did not enter the City's wastewater system. Customers are still responsible for all water charges for services rendered.
[Ord. No. 060694 Art. V(§1), 6-6-1994]
The user charge established in Sections 705.220 — 705.230 shall be added to and collected with the water bill of each user. All bills for such sewage charges shall be mailed in accordance with Section 700.030 of this Code. For these user charges determined by a service contract approved by the Board of Aldermen, collection will be based upon the terms of said contract.
[Ord. No. 060694 Art. VI(§§1
— 2), 6-6-1994; Ord. No. 08072023A, 8-7-2023]
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 communicate annual rates assessed for sewer charges through
the City website.
