A.Â
Purpose. It is the purpose of this section to provide for the recovery
of costs from the users of the City's POTW for the development
and implementation of the program established herein. Users shall
pay their proportionate share of operation and maintenance costs,
including replacement costs of the treatment works within a service
area. Any costs for operation and maintenance for all flow not directly
attributable to users shall be distributed proportionately among all
users of the recipient's treatment works. The applicable charges
or fees shall be set forth in the SOP, to be revised from time to
time, by the Superintendent and approved by the Wastewater Commission.
[Amended 10-16-2018 by Ord. No. 2180]
B.Â
Pretreatment program charges and fees. User charges shall generate
sufficient revenue to pay costs of operation and maintenance of treatment
work, replacement of equipment, debt service costs, including debt
service reserves and debt coverage requirements.
[Amended 10-16-2018 by Ord. No. 2180]
(1)Â
Fees. Fees shall be based on actual or estimated use unless an exception
applies pursuant to § 281.58(14)(b)7, Wis. Stats.
(a)Â
Wastewater discharge permit processing fee. The City will charge
significant industries a wastewater discharge permit fee to cover
the costs of processing the wastewater discharge permit applications.
(b)Â
Administrative fee. This will cover the cost of general administration
of the Pretreatment Program, which will be assessed to all significant
users.
(c)Â
Sampling fee. This will cover the cost of administration of
the sampling and laboratory analysis portions of the Pretreatment
Program and will be based on the number of sampling days and parameters
required by the City to monitor the significant users, or other users
as determined to be necessary by the Superintendent.
(d)Â
Surcharge fee. A charge in addition to the basic quantity flow
charge shall be levied to any user for wastes which are found to be
in excess of domestic or sanitary wastewater concentration for BOD,
TSS, or phosphorus. Users discharging wastes in excess of domestic
wastewater concentration for BOD, TSS, or phosphorus may be required
to perform self-monitoring testing and/or flow metering on a schedule
established by the Superintendent.
C.Â
Septage sludge, holding tank, wastewater, contaminated groundwater
and leachate chargers and fees. Persons with a permit for disposal
of septic tank sludge and/or holding tank sewage, leachate or contaminated
groundwater into the wastewater collection and treatment facilities
shall be charged fees as established from time to time by the Wastewater
Commission.
[Added 10-16-2018 by Ord.
No. 2180]
A.Â
The Superintendent shall establish a financial management system
that accounts for revenue generated, costs of operation and maintenance
of the treatment work, including replacement of equipment, and debt
service costs, including debt service reserves, and debt coverage
requirements.
B.Â
The Superintendent shall complete a review, at least biannually,
of the wastewater contribution of users and user classes, the total
costs of operation and maintenance of the treatment works and the
user charge system.
C.Â
The Superintendent shall notify each user, at least annually and
in conjunction with a regular bill, the rate of charge attributable
to service provided.
D.Â
The Superintendent shall establish a replacement fund and make deposits
to this fund on an annual basis. The replacement fund shall be utilized
pursuant to § NR 162.08(3)(d), Wis. Adm. Code.
A.Â
Severability. If any provision of this chapter is invalidated by
any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall
not be effected and shall continue in full force and effect.
This chapter shall be in full force and effect immediately following
its passage, approval, and publication, as provided by law.
