[Ord. No. 680-95 §§1 — 6, 12-4-1995]
A. 
Any food processing plant currently located within the City limits which purchases and uses City approved pretreatment equipment may, for each month that such equipment is properly used and operated to optimum capacity, be provided a sixty-five percent (65%) discount of the normal monthly combined water and sewer charge excluding any surcharges for such good processing plant. In no event, however, shall such discount be greater than the normal monthly costs for water alone. In accordance with State and Federal regulations, there shall be no discount for any charge for sewer service.
B. 
The discount shall first be applicable ninety (90) days after such pretreatment equipment is placed in operation. The criteria for such discount shall contain specific limits for "Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)" and "Suspended Solids (SS)" as said terms are defined in Ordinance No. 514-89 and shall be reasonably determined by the City after observing the actual ninety (90) day operation of the pretreatment equipments and its stated capacity.
C. 
If due to age of equipment, improper operation of equipment, growth in quantity or change in content of sewage discharged or for any other reason said food processing plant shall not meet the criteria as set by the City, such discount will not be given and, if applicable, appropriate penalties as may be authorized by ordinance shall be imposed.
D. 
The operation of such City approved pretreatment equipment shall be the sole responsibility of any such food processing plant operator. The discount provided for herein shall be only for the initially purchased City approved pretreatment equipment and any subsequently purchased or enlarged equipment shall not enlarge or extend the discount herein provided for.
E. 
City, in order to assure itself of the proper operation of such pretreatment equipment, shall have the right to inspect the equipment and records of operation of such pretreatment equipment at any reasonable time.
F. 
The discounts provided in this Article shall in no event extend for a period of time greater than one hundred (100) months nor in an amount exceeding the lesser of one hundred ten thousand dollars ($110,000.00) or fifty percent (50%) of the initially purchased City approved pretreatment equipment.