[Amended 8-17-1993 by Ord. No. 356]
The wastewater service charge for the use of and for service
supplied by the wastewater facilities of the Village shall consist
of a basic user charge for operation and maintenance plus replacement,
applicable surcharges and local capital cost charge composed of a
debt service charge and capital improvement charge.
A.
The monthly debt service charge is $0.34 per 1,000 gallons.
B.
The capital improvement charge is levied on all users to provide
for capital improvements, extensions or reconstruction of the sewage
treatment works. The capital improvement is computed by apportioning
the annual amount to be accrued as a cost per 1,000 gallons or as
a fixed charge per month.
D.
It shall consist of operation and maintenance costs plus replacement
and shall be computed as follows:
(1)
Estimate wastewater volume, pounds of SS and pounds of BOD to be
treated.
(2)
Estimate the projected annual revenue required to operate and maintain
the wastewater facilities, including a replacement fund for the year,
for all works categories.
(3)
Proportion the estimated operation, maintenance and replacement (O,
M and R) costs to each user class by volume, suspended solids and
BOD.
(4)
Proportion the estimated O, M and R costs to wastewater facility
categories by volume, suspended solids, and BOD.
(5)
Compute costs per 1,000 gallons for normal-strength sewage.
(6)
Compute surcharge costs per pound per 1,000 gallons in excess of
normal sewage strength for BOD and SS.
E.
A surcharge will be levied to all users whose waters exceed the normal domestic concentrations of BOD (170 mg/l) and SS (201 mg/l). The surcharge will be based on water usage as recorded by water meters and/or sewage meters for all wastes which exceed 130 mg/l and 170 mg/l concentration for BOD and SS respectively. Section 265-83 specifies the procedure for computing a surcharge.
F.
The adequacy of the wastewater service charge shall be reviewed,
not less often than annually, by certified public accountants for
the Village in their annual audit report. The wastewater service charge
shall be revised periodically to reflect a change in operation and
maintenance costs, including replacement costs.
G.
The users of wastewater treatment services will be notified annually,
in conjunction with a regular bill, of the rate and that portion of
the user charges which are attributable to the wastewater treatment
operation, maintenance and replacement.
The volume of flow used for computing basic user charges and
surcharges shall be the metered water consumption read to the lowest
even increments of 100 gallons.
A.
If the person discharging wastes into the public sewers procures
any part, or all, of his water from sources other than the public
waterworks system, all or a part of which is discharged into the public
sewers, the person shall install and maintain, at his expense, water
meters of a type approved by the Superintendent/Village President
for the purpose of determining the volume of water obtained from these
other sources.
B.
Devices for measuring the volume of waste discharged may be required
by the Superintendent/Village President if these volumes cannot otherwise
be determined from the metered water consumption records.
[Amended 8-21-2001 by Ord. No. 445]
A.
There shall be and there is hereby established a minimum charge and
a basic user rate for the use of and for services supplied by the
combined waterworks and sewerage systems of the Village based upon
the amount of water consumed as shown by the water meters, as follows:
A minimum charge of $38 per quarter shall be applied to all users
whose water consumption does not exceed 6,000 gallons per quarter.
(1)
A basic user rate of $4.60 per 1,000 gallons shall be applied to
all users for water consumption in excess of 6,000 gallons per quarter
for sewer use.
(2)
A nonmetered residential user of the wastewater facilities shall
pay a minimum flat rate charge of $15 per quarter adequate to cover
the cost of the minimum accrual capital cost charge, the minimum service
charge and the basic user rate of $2 per 1,000 gallons. The flat rate
charge will allow a maximum of 6,000 gallons per quarter.
(3)
In the event use of the wastewater facilities is determined by the
Superintendent/Village President to be in excess of 6,000 gallons
per quarter, the Superintendent/Village President may require such
flat rate user to install metering devices on the water supply or
sewer main to measure the amount of service supplied.
B.
Rates for individual nonresidents (outside corporate limits) shall
be $45 per quarter for the first 6,000 gallons. For all over 6,000
gallons, $1.70 per 1,000 gallons if not connected to the Village sewer,
$4.60 per 1,000 gallons if connected to the Village sewer.
The rates of surcharge of BOD5 and SS
shall be as follows:
The concentration of wastes used for computing surcharges shall
be established by waste sampling. Waste sampling shall be performed
as often as may be deemed necessary by the Superintendent/Village
President and shall be binding as a basis for surcharges.
The wastewater service charge shall be computed by the following
formula:
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CW = CC + CD + CM + (Vu-X) CU + CS
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Where:
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CW
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amount of waste service charge ($) per billing period
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CD
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=
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debt service charge (§ 265-79A)
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CC
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capital improvement charge
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CM
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minimum charge for operation, maintenance and replacement (§ 265-81)
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Vu
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wastewater volume for the billing period
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X
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Allowable consumption in gallons for the minimum charge (§ 265-81)
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CU
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basic user rate for operation, maintenance and replacement (§ 265-81)
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CS
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A.
The rates or charges for service shall be payable monthly or quarterly
depending on the classification of service for which bills are rendered.
The owner of the premises, occupant thereof and the user of the service
shall be jointly and severally liable to pay for the service to such
premises and the service is furnished to the premises by the Village
only upon the condition that the owner of the premises, occupant,
and user of the services are jointly and severally liable therefor
to the Village.
B.
Bills for sewer service shall be sent out by the Village Treasurer
on the first day of the month or quarter succeeding the period for
which the service is billed.
C.
All sewer bills are due and payable on the 30th day of the month
sent out. A penalty of 10% shall be added to all bills not paid by
the 30th day of the month in which they are sent out.
If the charges for such services are not paid within 30 days
hereinabove mentioned after the rendition of the bill for such services,
such services may be discontinued without further notice and if done
shall not be reinstated until all claims are settled.
A.
Whenever a bill for sewer services remains unpaid for 30 days for
monthly service or 45 days for quarterly service after it has been
rendered, the Village Treasurer shall file with the County Recorder
of Deeds a statement of lien claim. This statement shall contain the
legal description of the premises served, the amount of the unpaid
bill, and a notice that the Village claims a lien for this amount
as well as for all charges subsequent to the period covered by the
bill.
B.
If the user whose bill is unpaid is not the owner of the premises
and the Village Treasurer has notice of this, notice shall be mailed
to the owner of the premises if his address is known to the Treasurer,
whenever such bill remains unpaid for the period of 45 days for a
monthly bill or 105 days for a quarterly bill after it has been rendered.
C.
The failure of the Village Treasurer to record such lien or to mail
such notice or the failure of the owner to receive such notice shall
not affect the right to foreclose the lien for unpaid bills as mentioned
in the foregoing subsection.
Property subject to a lien for unpaid charges shall be sold
for nonpayment of the same, and the proceeds of the sale shall be
applied to pay the charges, after deducting costs, as is the case
in the foreclosure of statutory liens. Such foreclosure shall be by
bill in equity in the name of the Village. The Village Attorney is
hereby authorized and directed to institute such proceedings in the
name of the Village in any court having jurisdiction over such matters
against any property for which the bill has remained unpaid 45 days
in the case of a monthly bill or 105 days in the case of a quarterly
bill after it has been rendered.
A.
All revenues and moneys derived from the operation of the sewage
system shall be deposited in the sewerage account of the sewerage
fund. All such revenues and moneys shall be held by the Village Treasurer
separate and apart from his private funds and separate and apart from
all other funds of the Village and all of the sum, without any deductions
whatever, shall be delivered to the Village Treasurer not more than
10 days after receipt of the same, or at such more frequent intervals
as may from time to time be directed by the Village President and
Board of Trustees.
B.
The Village Treasurer shall receive all such revenues from the sewerage
system and all other funds and monies incidental to the operation
of such system as the same may be delivered to him and deposit the
same in the account of the fund designated as the "Sewerage Fund of
the Village of Granville." The Treasurer shall administer the fund
in every respect in the manner provided by the Illinois Municipal
Code (65 ILCS 5/1-1-1 et seq.).[1]
A.
The Village Treasurer shall establish a proper system of accounts
and shall keep proper books, records, and accounts in which complete
and correct entries shall be made of all transactions relative to
the sewerage system, and at regular annual intervals shall cause to
be made an audit by an independent auditing concern of the books to
show the receipts and disbursements of the sewage system.
B.
In addition to the customary operating statement, the annual audit
report shall also reflect the revenues and operating expenses of the
wastewater facilities, including a replacement cost, to indicate that
sewer service charges under the waste cost recovery system and capital
amounts required to be recovered under the industrial cost recovery
system do in fact meet these regulations. In this regard, the financial
information to be shown in the audit report shall include the following:
(1)
Flow data showing total gallons received at the wastewater plant
for the current fiscal year.
(2)
Billing data showing total number of gallons billed per fiscal year.
(3)
Debt service for the next succeeding fiscal year.
(4)
Number of users connected to the system.
(5)
Number of nonmetered users.
(6)
A list of users discharging nondomestic and industrial wastes and
volume of waste charged.
Each user will be notified by the Village, in conjunction with a regular bill, of the rate and that portion of the user charges or ad valorem taxes which are attributable to wastewater treatment services, including the financial information of § 265-90.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provisions of
this article shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $300 plus
court costs for each offense.
The IEPA or its authorized representative shall have access
to any books, documents, papers and records of the Village which are
applicable to the Village system of user charges or industrial cost
recovery for the purpose of making audit, examination, excerpts and
transcriptions thereof to ensure compliance with the terms of the
special and general conditions to any state grant.
The method for computation of rates and service charges established for user charge in §§ 265-80 through 265-84 shall be made available to a user within 30 days of receipt of a written request for such. Any disagreement over the method used or in the computations thereof shall be remedied by the Board of Trustees within 30 days after notification of a formal written appeal outlining the discrepancies.
