[Ord. No. 140 Art. I, 3-26-1985]
The definitions set forth in Section
710.010 of Chapter
710 shall be applicable to the terminology used in this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 140 Art. II §§1
— 4, 3-26-1985]
A. Basis For Wastewater Facility Service Charges. The service
charge for wastewater service shall be based on the flat rate water
bill classification.
The basic user charge shall be a flat rate until such time as
water meters are installed. The flat rate is to pay for services rendered
by the City and shall include:
1. The cost for operation, maintenance and replacement.
2. The cost for revenue bond retirement (debt retirement (DR)).
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Each user shall pay an operation, maintenance and replacement
(O and M) charge based on the classification of water service provided
by the City and debt retirement.
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The basic user charge shall apply to all users. Characteristics
of normal domestic sewage are as follows:
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1.
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A five (5) day, twenty degrees Centigrade (20° C) biochemical
oxygen demand (BOD5) of two hundred four (204)
mg/l.
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2.
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A suspended solids content of two hundred forty (240) mg/l.
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3.
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Subsections (1) and (2) above are based on one hundred (100) gallons of water per person per day.
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The charge shall be computed as follows:
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1.
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Estimate the projected annual revenue required to operate and
maintain the wastewater facilities, including a replacement fund,
and debt service for the next fiscal year.
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2.
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Proportion the estimated costs to wastewater facility categories
by volume, suspended solids and BOD5.
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3.
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Estimate wastewater volume, pounds of SS, pounds of BOD and
pounds of other pollutants to be treated.
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A surcharge shall be levied to any user when the limits set
forth herein for flow, BOD 5 and/or SS are exceeded, when based on a water use of one hundred (100) gallons per day per person. Subsection (C) of this Section specifies the procedure used to compute the surcharge (also see Appendix C, Article II-C, which is on file in the City offices).
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The wastewater facilities service charge shall be reviewed annually
by the City. It shall be revised periodically to reflect a change
in operation, maintenance and replacement cost.
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B. Volume Of Wastewater Discharged. The amount of wastewater
discharged by the residential non-metered sewer service user shall
be considered to be as follows:
The average wastewater discharge shall be computed by the following
formula:
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Q
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TRW
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where:
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WC x 12
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O
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Average amount of wastewater discharged per customer in gallons
per month.
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TRW
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Total gallons of wastewater treated between January first (1st)
through December thirty-first (31st) of any year. Flow meters at the
treatment plant shall be used to measure the flow.
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WC
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number of wastewater customers.
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12
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Twelve (12) months per year.
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C. Basis Of Charges For Service. The non-metered users of the
wastewater system shall pay each month, beginning March first (1st)
of each year, an amount determined as follows:
1. The basic user's charge shall be determined by the following formula:
(includes the Replacement - Repair Costs and the O and M costs + Debt
Retirement).
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BUC
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Q gallons x BUR + DR
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1,000 gallons
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BUC
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The monthly basic user charge.
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DR
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Debt Retirement.
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Average amount of wastewater discharged per residential user
in gallons per month.
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1,400 x 100 gallons per person per day x 365 days per year =
51,100,000 gallons per year
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Total water used per year (all users).
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51,100,000 gals./yr. x 460 residences
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=
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47,012,000 gals./yr.
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500 customers
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47,012,000 gals./yr.
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8,517 gals./month
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460 residential users x 12 mos./yr.
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per residential user
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Fee basic user rate (BUR) per 1,000 gallons is:
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$35,000 (0 and M cost per year)
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460 residential users
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$5.83
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460 residential users x 12 mos./per/yr.
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500 total users
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BUR per 1,000 gallons
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$5.87
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$0.685, use $0.69
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8,517 gals. per user
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1,000 gals.
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BUC
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BUR + DR
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BUC
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8,517 x $0.69 + $4.13 = $5.87 + $4.13 = $10.00 per residential
user
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$10 sewer service charge per month per residential user
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$15 water bill per month per residential user
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Sewer service charge = 66.7% of water bill.
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Then:
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RUC — Commercial = $17.40 x 66.7% = $11.60
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RUC — Residential-Commercial = $19.80 x 66.7% = $13.20
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2. All residential customers shall pay the basic user charge, plus debt
retirement. The total bill is estimated to be ten dollars ($10.00)
per month per customer.
Any customer who is found to discharge a greater volume of waste than the volume (0) established in Subsection
(B) of this Section and/or exceeds the established limits for BOD and SS (see Subsection
(A), Section
715.020) shall be required to pay a surcharge.
The City, in lieu of flow meters, may use estimated flows to
determine the amount of water used by various commercial establishments,
institutions or factories. (Appendix D provides a table to be used
in making said estimations.)
The City may require any customer to install flow measuring
equipment if there is an indication that any limits mentioned herein
are being exceeded. The flow measuring equipment shall be furnished,
installed and maintained by the customer and must be as specified
by the City. The surcharge for excessive flow shall be computed by
the following formula:
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MF (in gals.) - Q (in gals.) x Charge for Class of User
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1,000 gallons
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where:
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FSC is the monthly surcharge for excessive flow
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MF is the measured flow
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Note: If MF is equal to or less than zero (0), there will be
no surcharge for that month. The basic user charge will apply.
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D. Computation Of Monthly User Charge. The monthly user charge
shall be the sum of the basic user charge, plus applicable surcharges.
The monthly basic user charge shall be computed by the formula that
follows:
MUC = (BUC) + TSC where:
BUC is the basic user charge per 1,000 gallons (see Subsection
(C) of this Section).
TSC is the total surcharge.
TSC is equal to summation of surcharges for excessive:
4. Other pollutants.
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The surcharge for BOD, SS and other pollutants are computed
as shown in Section 5, Article I-C of Appendix C, which shall be on
file in the City offices.
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[Ord. No. 140 Art. IV §1, 3-26-1985]
A. Should
the City have any other agreements and/or contracts with any user
including, but not limited thereto, industry, special districts, other
municipalities, State and/or Federal agencies or installation, said
agreements for charges arising from the use of the wastewater system
or any part thereof shall not be inconsistent with this Chapter.
B. Any
said agreement(s) which in whole or part are inconsistent with the
requirements of Section 204 (b)(1)(A) of the Act and the Corresponding
Regulations 35.929-2 (g) are hereby considered to be amended to comply
with the Act and Regulations as this user charge system takes precedence
over such agreement.
[Ord. No. 140 Art. VII §1, 3-26-1985]
This Chapter shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage, approval, recording and publication as provided by law,
except, however, the charges as set forth herein will not be collected
until the 1985 wastewater project is in service, except, however,
charges for debt service may be collected prior to placing the project
in service.