[CC 1985 § 24-110; Ord. No. 400 §§ 2, 3, 7-3-1978; Ord. No. 443 § 1, 2-4-1985; Ord. No. 621, 1-3-2000; Ord. No.
924, 9-2-2008; Ord. No. 937, 12-8-2008]
A.
Monthly rates are established by the St.
James Municipal Utility Board.
B.
Any user who causes discharge to be made
into the municipal sewer system from a well or other private water
supply shall be charged based upon metered City water, or the City,
at its option, may require such user to install at their own expense
a wastewater meter to measure the amount of wastewater discharge,
or at the user's option, to install a water meter at the private well
or source of water and be billed accordingly.
C.
All persons making connection onto the
sewer mains shall pay a sewer tap fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) to
the St. James Municipal Utilities.
[CC 1985 § 24-112; Ord. No. 400 § 7, 7-3-1978; Ord. No. 400, Appendix 1, 7-3-1978]
A.
Surcharge Established. No persons shall
discharge any toxic pollutants to the sanitary sewerage system. Any
person violating the terms of this Chapter shall be fined not less
than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or more than one hundred dollars
($100.00) for each occurrence. Any such discharge shall be deemed
a violation for each day of such discharge. Any user so discharging
any toxic pollutant or non-domestic waste which shall cause an increase
in the cost of operation and maintenance of the sewerage treatment
works shall be further charged by way of an increase of user fee for
the increased cost attributable to such discharge. The Utility Board
of the City of St. James shall determine any such additional charge
for each violation of this Chapter after requesting an estimate of
the increase in the operation and maintenance cost from the Superintendent
of the sewerage treatment system. Any person discharging wastewater
in concentrations in excess of the defined normal domestic waste strength
shall be charged a surcharge in accordance with the surcharge formula
included in this Chapter. The City of St. James may provide sewerage
services outside the incorporated limits of the City of St. James
by entering into a written agreement with the prospective user, whereby
said user by contract binds and commits himself/herself to the provisions
of this Chapter and all other ordinances of the City of St. James
pertaining to the use of the sanitary sewer system. Any violation
of the terms of this Chapter or any other ordinance governing the
use of the sanitary sewer system by users located outside the City
limits of the City of St. James may cause discontinuance of said sewer
system by any persons so violating this Chapter, in the discretion
of the Utility Board of the City of St. James.
B.
Surcharge For Discharge Of Stronger Than
Normal Wastes.
1.
Scope. The surcharge discussed herein
shall apply to users of the St. James, Missouri, sanitary sewer system
which discharges wastes having higher than normal concentrations of
BOD and suspended solids. This surcharge does not include any additional
costs or fines resulting from the discharge of toxics, metals, or
other types of non-domestic wastes. The City of St. James shall have
the right, as provided for in this Chapter, to enter all properties
for the purpose of sampling wastes to determine if the average waste
strength exceeds the normal domestic waste strength, as defined below.
2.
Definition. "Normal domestic waste strength," as referred to in Subsection (A), shall be the waste strength originating from typical residential users. This waste shall be defined as containing no toxics or other substances forbidden by this Chapter, and have a concentration of BOD and suspended solids not exceeding two hundred fifty (250) mg/l and three hundred (300) mg/l, respectively. The concentration limits defined above shall be changed by amending this Section if representative test results indicate that the average strength varies significantly from the defined limits.
3.
Test Procedure For Determining Waste
Concentrations. When, in the opinion of the Superintendent, the waste
strength from a user may exceed the normal domestic waste strength,
as defined above, the actual average concentration of BOD and suspended
solids shall be determined by laboratory tests. These tests shall
be performed according to the procedures given in the latest edition
of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater."
The City, at its option, may either perform the necessary tests, or
require the user to monitor its own waste concentrations. Where self-monitoring
is employed, the user may be required to furnish the City with duplicate
wastewater samples so that test results may be verified periodically.
The Superintendent shall require a sufficient number of samples to
obtain a reasonable estimate of the actual waste strength. Composite
samples may be required when considered necessary by the Superintendent.
As a minimum, one (1) grab sample per month shall be collected and
analyzed. All samples shall be collected at a time when the user's
waste discharge is representative of normal conditions.
4.
Formula. A sewer use surcharge shall
be levied in accordance with the following formula for persons discharging
waste stronger than the defined normal domestic waste strength. This
surcharge shall be in addition to the regular sewer use charge require
this Chapter.
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Surcharge (in dollars): V(C1(B-N1)
+ C2(S-N2))
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Where:
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V is volume of water used in 1,000s
of gallons per month
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C1 is the unit cost of treating BOD
= $0.0004 / 1,000 gallons per mg/l
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B is the average BOD concentration
of the user's waste discharge during the month (mg/l)
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N1 is the defined BOD concentration
for normal domestic waste strength = 250 mg/l
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C2 is the unit cost of treating suspended
solids = $0.0004 / 1,000 gallons per mg/l
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S is the average suspended solids
concentration of the user's waste discharge during the month (mg/l)
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N2 is the defined suspended solids
concentration for normal domestic waste strength = 300 mg/l
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5.
Changes In Surcharge. The sewer use
surcharge may be modified by amending this Section for either of the
following reasons:
a.
As discussed previously, the defined
normal domestic waste strength for BOD and/or suspended solids shall
be changed if representative samples and test results indicate a significant
variation between the actual waste concentrations and the assumed
values. This would result in changing N1 and N2 in the formula above.
b.
The surcharge shall be changed whenever
it is found necessary to adjust the regular sewer use charge. The
unit costs of treatment (C1 and C2 in the above formula) shall be
adjusted by the same percentages as the regular user charge.
C.
Excessive Strength Surcharge Computation.
1.
This surcharge is to apply to waste
discharges containing concentrations of BOD and suspended solids stronger
than the defined normal domestic waste strength. The total annual
cost of treatment has been estimated at twenty-seven thousand eight
hundred dollars ($27,800.00). This cost has been divided into three
areas: BOD, suspended solids, and flow. The estimated split between
these three areas is as follows:
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BOD
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30%
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Suspended solids
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35%
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Flow
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35%
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Total
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100%
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2.
The model formula is as follows:
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Surcharge: V(C1(B-N1) + C2(S-N2))
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Where:
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V is volume of water used in 1,000s
of gallons per month
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C1 is the unit cost of treating BOD
= $0.0004
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B is the average BOD concentration
of the user's waste discharge during the month (mg/l)
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N1 is the defined BOD concentration
for normal domestic waste strength = 250 mg/l
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C2 is unit cost of treating suspended
solids = $0.00035
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S is the average suspended solids
concentration of the user's waste discharge during the month (mg/l)
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N2 is the defined suspended solids
concentration for normal domestic waste strength = 300 mg/l
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3.
Rewriting the formula with constants
inserted gives:
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Surcharge = V(0.0004(B-250) + 0.00035(S-300))
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4.
The values for C1 and C2 were determined
by dividing the cost of treatment by the estimated present loadings
for BOD and suspended solids.
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Unit cost of treating BOD =
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0.30 x $40,800 ($/yr)
732 (lb/day) x 365 (day/yr)
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= 0.046 ($/lb)
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Converting to proper units:
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C1 =
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0.046($/lb) x 3790 (liter/1,000 gal)
+ 0.0004
450,000 (mg/lb)
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Unit cost of treating suspended solids
=
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35 x 40,800 ($/yr)
880 (lb/day) x 365 (day/yr)
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= 0.45 ($/lb)
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Converting to proper units:
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C2 =
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0.045 ($/lb) x 3,790 (liter/1,000
gal)
450,000 (mg/lb)
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= 0.0004
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5.
Sample Calculation. Suppose a user
discharges waste having a concentration with an average strength of
six hundred (600) mg/l BOD and four hundred fifty (450) mg/l suspended
solids. His/her monthly water billing gives a usage of twenty thousand
(20,000) gallons. Compute the user's sewer charge for this month.
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Regular User Charge = $0.42 x 20,000
gal = $8.40
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Surcharge
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= V(0.0004(B-250) + 0.0004(S-300))
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= 20(0.0004(600-250) + 0.0004(450-300))
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= $4.00
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Total Monthly Charge = $8.40 + $4.00
= $12.40
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[CC 1985 § 24-113; Ord. No. 199 § 3, 7-3-1961]
No sewerage service shall be furnished
or rendered free of charge to any person, firm or corporation.
[CC 1985 § 24-114; Ord. No. 199 § 14, 7-3-1961]
In such cases where a property owner
pays the water bill for his/her tenants but the tenants pay their
individual electric bills and will be charged the sewerage charge,
and the property owner does not use the sewer in any way for personal
or commercial use, there will not be a sewer charge attached to the
water bill of the property owner.
[CC 1985 § 24-116; Ord. No. 744, 4-1-2002]
A.
For recouping costs of extending sewers
into unsewered areas of the City of St. James, the City Council shall
establish by ordinance access fee areas.
B.
The Mayor, with the approval of the City
Council, shall establish the boundaries of the access fee area, determine
the appropriate access fee and cause the sewer to be constructed.
[CC 1985 § 24-117; Ord. No. 788, 9-2-2003]
When sewer is hooked up out of the
City limits because of an easement granted to the City, an eight dollar
($8.00) base charge will be assessed plus two dollars ($2.00) for
each additional bedroom.
