City of Buckner, MO Article III User Charge System

Section 700.180 User Charge System.

[R.O. 2003 §700.140; Ord. No. 368 §69.130, 3-26-1980]

A. The user charge system shall generate adequate annual revenues to pay costs of annual operation and maintenance including replacement and costs associated with debt retirement of bonded capital associated with financing the treatment works which the City may by ordinance designate to be paid by the user charge system. That portion of the total user charge which is designated for operation and maintenance including replacement of the treatment works shall be established by this Article.

B. That portion of the total user charge collected which is designated for operation and maintenance including replacement purposes as established in Section 700.190 shall be deposited in a separate non-lapsing fund known as the "Operation, Maintenance and Replacement Fund" and will be kept in two (2) primary accounts, as follows:

1. An account designated for the specific purpose of defraying operation and maintenance costs (excluding replacement) of the treatment works (Operation and Maintenance Account).

2. An account designated for the specific purpose of ensuring replacement needs over the useful life of the treatment works (Replacement Account). Deposits in the Replacement Account shall be made annually, from the operation, maintenance and replacement revenue in the amount of one thousand six hundred fifty dollars ($1,650.00) annually. (See Appendix B, which is on file in the office of the City Clerk.)

C. Fiscal year-end balances in the Operation and Maintenance Account and the Replacement Account shall be carried over the same accounts in the subsequent fiscal year, and shall be used for no other purposes than those designated for these accounts. Monies which have been transferred from other sources to meet temporary shortages in the Operation, Maintenance and Replacement Fund shall be returned to their respective accounts upon appropriate adjustment of the user charge rates for operations, maintenance and replacement. The user charge rate(s) 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.

Section 700.190 User Payment Schedule.

[R.O. 2003 §700.150; Ord. No. 388, §69.140, 8-20-1981; Ord. No. 484 §69.140(3), 8-1-1991; Ord. No. 493 §69.140, 6-4-1992; Ord. 511 §700.150, 1-6-1994; Ord. No. 586 §1, 12-3-1998]

A. Each user shall pay for the services provided by the City based on his use of the treatment works as determined by water meters acceptable to the City.

B. For industrial and commercial contributors, user charges shall be based on water used during the current month. If a commercial or industrial contributor has a consumptive use 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 meter installed and maintained at the contributor's expense, and in a manner acceptable to the City.

C. The monthly rates required and which shall be charged and collected by the City of Buckner, Missouri, for sewer and sewer services furnished by the combined waterworks and sewage system of the City of Buckner, Missouri, shall be as follows:

[Ord. No. 1018, 8-1-2018]

Base Rate	$17.00
Tier 1 (0 — 2,000 gallons per month)	$2.15 per 1,000 gallons or part thereof
Tier 2 (2,001 — 5,000 gallons per month)	$2.15 per 1,000 gallons or part thereof
Tier 3 (5,001 — 8,000 gallons per month)	$2.15 per 1,000 gallons or part thereof
Tier 4 (over 8,001 gallons per month)	$2.15 per 1,000 gallons or part thereof

D. Surcharge For Wastewaters Of Excessive Strength.

1. Non-domestic users are subject to a surcharge for wastewaters of excessive strength if the user's wastewater contains pollutant concentration greater than 400 mg/l COD or greater than 250 mg/l suspended solids. When, in the opinion of the Public Works Superintendent, the strength of a non-domestic discharge is best characterized by a BOD concentration, the Superintendent may substitute BOD or COD for the purpose of surcharge. The BOD surcharge will be based on strengths greater than 225 mg/l. The non-domestic wastewater strength shall be determined by the pollutant concentrations as established by the Standard Wastewater Identification Table. This table shall be approved by the Board of Aldermen and filed with the City Clerk.

2. The surcharge shall be computed by using the summation of the following formulas for COD (or BOD) and suspended solids.

a. S(COD) = 0.0000625 x Va x $0.1292 x (COD-400 mg/l)

b. S(BOD) = 0.0000625 x Va x $0.3231 x (BOD-225 mg/l)

c. S(TTS) = 0.0000625 x Va x $0.1139 x (TSS-250 mg/l)

d. S(Total) = S(COD) or S(BOD) + S(TSS)

e. The symbols and letters used in the previous formulas shall mean:

BOD:	Biochemical oxygen demand in mg/l as defined in Section 700.190(D).
COD:	Chemical oxygen demand in mg/l as defined in Section 700.190(D).
S(BOD):	Amount of surcharge based on BOD.
S(COD):	Amount of surcharge based on COD.
S(TTS):	Amount of surcharge based on suspended solids.
S(Total):	Total surcharge.
TSS:	Suspended solids in mg/l as defined in Section 700.190(D).
Va:	Monthly volume of wastewater in cubic feet.
0.0000625:	Factor for converting milligrams per liter to pounds per cubic feet.

3. Justification for adjustments to surcharges shall be studied and reported in the form of an analytical report generated by a laboratory acceptable to the City and submitted to the Public Works Superintendent. Sampling and analysis shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 700.190(D). The cost of sampling and analysis and special sampling devices used to determine adjustments shall be borne by the user. All surcharge adjustments shall be reviewed annually by the Superintendent.

4. If the wastewater from an establishment is subject to surcharge, components of the discharge shall be reviewed by the Public Works Superintendent in accordance with Section 700.190(D). The owner of any non-domestic establishment may, if so desired, treat the wastes from such establishment so as to reduce either the excess suspended solids or COD, or both to normal levels before discharging such wastes into the public sanitary sewer for a reduction or elimination of the surcharge.

5. No statement shall be construed as preventing the City from sampling and analyzing any user's wastewater and surcharging more or less than the listed or adjusted value.

6. Payment Of Surcharge.

a. Any surcharge resulting from wastewaters of excessive strength as defined in Section 700.190(D) shall be shown on the sanitary sewer bill as a separate item. The amount of the surcharge shall be payable at the same time as the sewer service charge.

b. Surcharge revenue collected shall be deposited with the City Clerk, and shall be used to pay the cost of operation and maintenance of the wastewater treatment system.

c. Where, in the judgment of the Public Works Superintendent, special conditions affecting a commercial or industrial establishment exist to the extent that the surcharge levied will result in inequitable or unfair charges for either the City or the establishment, the Superintendent shall refer all pertinent facts and circumstances to the Board of Aldermen with recommendations for an equitable charge.

E. The user charge rates established in this Article apply to all users, regardless of their location, of the City's treatment works.

Section 700.200 Temporary Discontinuance of Sewer Service.

[R.O. 2003 §700.160; Ord. No. 393 §69.145, 11-5-1981]

Any user applying for discontinuance of water service may at the same time apply for discontinuance of sewer service by notification in writing to the City Clerk. No user may secure discontinuance of sewer service without discontinuing water service. During the period water and sewer service is discontinued, the user may be required to pay a minimum monthly charge for bond retirement.

Section 700.210 User Billing Schedule.

[R.O. 2003 §700.170; Ord. No. 368 §69.150, 3-26-1980]

A. All users shall be billed monthly. Billings for any particular month shall be made within thirty (30) days after the end of that month. Payments are due when the billings are made. Any payment not received within thirty (30) days after the billing is made shall be delinquent.

B. A late payment penalty of ten percent (10%) of the user charge bill will be added to each delinquent bill for each thirty (30) days of delinquency. When any bill is thirty (30) days in default, rendition of water and/or sewer service to such premises shall be discontinued until such bill is paid following due notice.

Section 700.220 User Charge System Review.

[R.O. 2003 §700.180; Ord. No. 368 §69.160, 3-26-1980]

A. The City will review the user charge system every two (2) years and review user charge rates as necessary to ensure that the system generates adequate revenues to pay the costs of operation and maintenance including replacement and that the system continues to provide for the proportional distribution of operation and maintenance including 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 being charged for operation, maintenance including replacement of the treatment works.