[Ord. No. 2005-24 §1(13.0302), 8-2-2005]
A. 
There shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits:
1. 
For residential service; and
2. 
For service to commercial or industrial establishments.
In either case, the owner or his/her agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the City. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee for a residential building sewer permit and a fee for an industrial or commercial building sewer permit shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed.
[Ord. No. 2005-24 §1(13.0311), 8-2-2005]
All costs and expense incidental to the installation and connection to the building sewer shall be borne by the owner, including, but not limited to, sewer main damage; street, drainage, and sidewalk damage, other utility damage. The owner or the person installing the building for said owner shall indemnify said City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by said installation.
[Ord. No. 2005-24 §1(13.0312), 8-2-2005]
A. 
All applicants for new street connections to the sewer (hereinafter new service) shall be subject to all rules and regulations heretofore or hereafter adopted or promulgated by the City, and to all applicable ordinances or provisions thereof of the City, which may be now or hereafter in force.
B. 
All applicants for new service shall sign in advance at time of planning or start of construction such form or service contract as may be acceptable to City.
C. 
City will not supply permanent service until:
1. 
The customer's application for service shall have been approved by City, and
2. 
All necessary permits shall have been obtained by the customer, and
3. 
Inspection has been approved as hereinafter set forth, and
4. 
The City shall find it practicable to render such service.
D. 
All customers desiring new service shall make application for service and enter into such contracts for service as may from time to time be required by the City. All applications for new service shall be made in the true name of the customer actually to receive and use such service, unless otherwise permitted by the City and the use of a fictitious name by the prospective customer shall be sufficient reason for refusal or termination of service.
E. 
Any change in the identity of the customer of record at the premises shall require a new application and the City may discontinue the service supply until such new application has been made and accepted by the City. In the event customer fails to make the required application for services, the head of the household receiving, using and benefitting from such service shall be subject to all ordinances, rules and regulations and tariffs and liable for all charges for service rendered.
F. 
A sewer connection customer must be at the residence, or have an authorized representative at the residence, at the time the sewer is connected.
[Ord. No. 2005-24 §1(13.0313), 8-2-2005]
A. 
Applications for new service shall be subject to payment of an initial service connection charge as provided by the Board.
B. 
Applications for the enlargement of an existing street service connection shall be subject to the payment of the initial service connection charge for such larger size street service connection set forth above.
C. 
Applications for the relocation of an existing street service connection shall be subject to the payment of the estimated cost of such relocation in addition to the applicable street service connection charge set forth above.
[Ord. No. 2005-24 §1(13.0320), 8-2-2005]
A. 
The City shall collect sewer service charges for the use of land and the services rendered by said sanitary sewer system from the owners or occupants of each residence, building or structure which is connected with the sanitary sewer system of the City of which discharges sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids, either directly or indirectly, into the sanitary sewer system of the City.
B. 
Except as herein otherwise provided, sewer service charge shall be based on the quantity of water used on or in the property or premises subject to such charges.
[Ord. No. 2005-24 §1(13.0321), 8-2-2005]
A. 
Except as otherwise herein provided, service charges shall be based on one (1) of the following:
1. 
On the quantity of water used from any source or sources of supply, as measured by a water meter or meters acceptable to the City.
2. 
On the quantity of sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids entering the sanitary sewage system of the City and measured by a sewage meter acceptable to the City.
3. 
On the quantity of water as determined by the City or other authorized representative of the City through a study of the particular service.
4. 
On the quantity of sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids entering the sanitary sewage system of the City as determined by the City or other authorized representative of the City through a study of the particular service.
5. 
On the percentage of the metered water used entering the sanitary sewage system as determined by the City or other authorized representative of the City.
[Ord. No. 2005-24 §1(13.0322), 8-2-2005]
A. 
Each owner of a private well or other private water supply shall, at his/her own expense, install and maintain in continuous efficient operation a water meter acceptable to the City on such private well or other private water supply. In lieu of installing a water meter, the owner of a residence may elect to be billed on the basis of two thousand two hundred (2,200) gallons/month of wastewater discharge per person in the residence.
B. 
The City may permit the installation and maintenance of one (1) or more sewage meters or additional water meters in such a manner as to determine the quantity of water actually entering the sanitary sewage work. Such meters shall be of a type acceptable to the City and shall be installed and maintained at the expense of the owner or other party.
C. 
Where sewage meters are installed, they shall be of a type approved by the City and shall be installed and maintained in continuous efficient operation by the user at his/her own expense.
[Ord. No. 2005-24 §1(13.0323), 8-2-2005]
Where installed, all water or sewage meters shall be maintained by the owner, at his/her expense, in continuous efficient operation at all times. The readings of any such meter which, in the opinion of the City, has not been so maintained will be disregarded and the City or its authorized representative shall determine the sewage volume delivered to the sanitary system of the City during the time covered by discredited meter readings.
[Ord. No. 2005-24 §1(13.0324), 8-2-2005]
A. 
All users, other than residential users, shall be billed on the basis of all monthly water usage as determined by monthly water meter readings.
B. 
The rates and charges established by this Chapter shall be applied to the water consumption billed after this Chapter shall have been placed in effect except as herein otherwise provided. In order that there be the least sewer service charge to residential water consumers for water used to maintain lawns, gardens, flowers, shrubs, trees, etc., water usage shall be derived from water consumption recorded in periods when such activities are reduced.
C. 
The basis of residential bills shall be the average monthly water consumption for the months of January, February, and March, or the average consumption for any such months during which water was used, except as herein otherwise provided. In computing the average monthly water consumption the meter readings taken between January and March shall be used. The average monthly water consumption so computed for a residence shall be the water usage and the basis for sewer service charge billings rendered during the twelve (12) months following the meter reading date in the month of March.
D. 
If a water leak occurs during the residential water consumption average time of January, February, and March, the residential water consumption average shall be computed on the next three (3) months following the repair of the water leak.
E. 
In cases where a residence first becomes subject, after the meter reading date in March, to the sewage service charges established herein and no water meter readings were taken before such date, the owner or occupant of such residence shall be billed on the basis of the first (1st) month's usage.
F. 
Averages resulting in a fraction of one-half (½) or greater of one hundred (100) gallons shall be raised to the next whole number of one hundred (100) gallons in computing average monthly water consumption or averages of monthly water consumption.
G. 
In the event that the basis of sewage service charges for a residence is established by agreement between the City and the user, the agreement shall be reviewed annually by the City and may be so reviewed at such other times as the City in its discretion may require or permit.
H. 
Provided however, nothing herein contained shall prevent the owner or occupant of any residential premise from electing to be charged for sewage service on the basis of water used as determined by meter readings, if such owner or occupant makes application in writing to pay on this basis and agrees to pay on said basis for at least one (1) year from the date of the next billing following the date of application.
[Ord. No. 2009-13 §8, 11-3-2009]
A. 
In order that the rates and charges may be justly and equitably adjusted to the service rendered, the City shall have the right to base its charges not only on volume but also on the strength and character of sewage and wastes which it is required to treat and dispose of. The City shall have the right to measure and determine the strength and content of all sewage and wastes discharged, either directly or indirectly, into the City's sanitary sewage system in such a manner and by such method as it may deem practicable, in the light of the conditions and attending circumstances of the case, in order to determine the proper charge.
1. 
Extra charges for discharge of excess BOD. Any customer who discharges sewage having a BOD concentration in excess of three hundred (300) mg/l shall pay an additional charge of sixty cents ($0.60) for each excess pound or fraction thereof.
2. 
Extra charges for discharge of excess suspended solids. Any customer who discharges sewage having a suspended solids concentration in excess of three hundred fifty (350) mg/l shall pay an additional charge of fifty cents ($0.50) for each excess pound or fraction thereof.
3. 
Extra charges for discharge of toxic substances. Any customer who discharges a toxic substance which is deleterious to the treatment process or to sludge utilization shall be liable for all costs incurred by the City in returning the treatment process or sludge to its proper condition. Such extra charges shall be determined by the treatment plant operator subject to review and approval by the Board of Aldermen and shall include, but not be limited to, costs of labor, chemicals, and equipment directly used in correcting the toxic conditions.
[Ord. No. 2007-09 §§1 — 5, 3-20-2007]
A. 
A sewer impact fee is hereby established and imposed upon all new construction within the City. The sewer impact fee shall be charged in accordance with a schedule of fees (Exhibit 1 which is on file in the City offices) established by the Board of Aldermen and maintained at the office of the City Clerk. The sewer impact fee schedule shall be based upon the anticipated cost of future improvements and expansions demanded by additional capacity requirements. The sewer impact fee schedule shall be reviewed by the Board of Aldermen annually.
B. 
Sewer impact fees must be paid to the City in conjunction with and as a condition to the issuance of a building permit.
C. 
Any use not specifically listed will be placed in the most appropriate category. Any dispute will be settled by obtaining a daily usage from the first (1st) quarter of the first (1st) year available. During this time the required fee will be held by the City until average daily figures of actual usage is available.
D. 
Impact fees shall be collected only for new construction; expansions, additions and renovations are exempted.
E. 
Eighty percent (80%) of all sewer impact fees collected by the City shall be segregated and deposited in the Sewer Impact Fund and shall be used solely for the purpose of improvements or expansion to the City sewer collection, treatment and/or storage facilities.
[Ord. No. 2009-13 §9, 11-3-2009; Ord. No. 2025-23, 11-20-2025]
A. 
All sewer service charges established by this Chapter shall be stated on a written bill rendered monthly and showing the sewer service charge and extra charges, if applicable.
B. 
Bills for consumption and/or service rendered are due and payable in the full net amount at the time of rendition. Monthly bills will be mailed by the first (1st) and may be paid in person at City Hall or mailed to City Hall at the address listed on the bill or put in the drop box on the portico pillar at the entrance to City Hall. Due date is the twentieth (20th) of each month. The City of Reeds Spring does not send past due or shutoff notices. On the twenty-first (21st) of each month, an unpaid bill becomes delinquent and a ten percent (10%) late fee is added and will be subject to service being disconnected fourteen (14) days following the end of the month of the last billing period. If the fourteenth (14th) day is a Friday, a weekend or holiday, service will be disconnected on the following workday. The monthly bills will have a note on the bottom left side stating what the shutoff day for that month will be. If the water service is shut off, a ninety-five dollar ($95.00) reconnect fee will be added to the bill and service will only be restored after the full amount has been paid.
C. 
No person who has been disconnected from the sewer system shall be again connected thereto until he/she has paid to the City all delinquent sewer bills in full together with a reconnect charge. Disconnection shall be by physical blockage or disconnection of the building sewer service line, or, if owned by the City, removal of the water meter. The reconnect charge shall be equal to the City's actual cost of excavation, backfill, cap, and repair coupling used, but not less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
D. 
The rates and charges established by this Chapter may be billed to the tenants occupying the property served, unless otherwise requested, in writing, by the property owners, but such billings shall in no way relieve the owner from the liability in the event payment is not made as herein required.
E. 
The owners of tenant-occupied property shall have the right to examine the collection records of the City for the purpose of determining whether such rates and charges have been paid by such tenants; provided that, such examination shall be made at the office at which such records are kept and during the hours that such office is open for business.
[Ord. No. 2005-24 §1(13.0327), 8-2-2005]
When it appears that an inequity has occurred, the City or its designated agent shall submit a report of the circumstances and make recommendations for adjustments of sewer service charges to the Board of Aldermen. Any recommendations for adjustments must be approved by said Board before such adjustments shall be effective.
[Ord. No. 2005-24 §1(13.0328), 8-2-2005]
A. 
At the end of each fiscal year, the balances in the sewer funds shall be reviewed to insure adequate and equitable rate schedules for the following year.
B. 
Any Operation and Maintenance Fund balance carried forward shall be identified by class and credited to the budgeted sewer system expenses for the following year.
C. 
The rate schedule adopted for any fiscal year shall be adequate to insure adequate operation and maintenance funds, revenue bond finance charges, and to maintain a sufficient replacement fund to cover costs of anticipated major equipment replacements and to insure that all customers pay their proportionate share of the costs of operating and maintaining the sewer system. The City shall post a notice annually of the rates, and that portion charged for operation and maintenance of the sewer system, and that part used for revenue bond financing.
[Ord. No. 2005-24 §1(13.0330), 8-2-2005]
A. 
The accounting system for the provisions of this Chapter shall be as previously established entitled "Sewer Fund".
B. 
All monies collected under the authority of this Chapter for operation and maintenance shall be accrued to the "Sewer Fund Service" account.
C. 
All expenses incurred in the operation and maintenance of the sewer system shall be charged to the "Sewer Fund Expenditures" account. Each of the operating expense accounts shall be separated to account for the sewer system expenses.
D. 
A "Sewer System Replacement" account shall be established to provide for replacement of major items of sewer system equipment as their useful life expires. Replacement account expenditures shall be restricted to obtaining and installing equipment, accessories or appurtenances which are necessary during the service life of the treatment works including pumping stations to maintain the capacity and performance for which such works were designed and constructed.
E. 
Monies accrued from the rate schedule and extra charges for operation and maintenances shall be disbursed only for the needs of the sewer system. Any monies transferred into these accounts from other revenue sources and used for operational expenditures shall be returned to their original account through operating efficiency expense reduction or adjustment to the rate schedule.
F. 
Any excess monies in the sewer system accounts at the end of each fiscal year shall be carried forward and not transferred to other funds.
[Ord. No. 2005-24 §1(13.0331), 8-2-2005]
The person(s) legally responsible for hooking onto the City sewer system shall be assessed a monthly service charge whether or not a proper hookup has been accomplished. The amount of the monthly service charge will be as provided by ordinance for the type and size of structure and the amount of water used. The owner of the land and the tenant will be jointly responsible to the extent provided by State law. In the event that the monthly service charge is not paid, then it will be a lien upon the property as set forth by State law. In the event that collection of said monthly service charge is necessary, the City will be entitled to its attorney fees and reasonable costs expended in its efforts for collection.