A.
Basis for wastewater service charges.
(1)
The wastewater service charge for the use of and for service supplied
by the wastewater facilities of the City of Waverly shall consist
of a basic user charge for operation and maintenance plus replacement.
(3)
It shall consist of operation and maintenance costs plus replacement
and shall be computed as follows:
(a)
Estimate wastewater volume, pounds of SS and pounds of BOD to
be treated.
(b)
Estimate the projected annual revenue required to operate and
maintain the wastewater facilities, including a replacement fund for
the year, for all works categories.
(c)
Proportion the estimated OM&R costs to each user class by
volume, suspended solids and BOD.
(d)
Proportion the estimated operation, maintenance and replacement
(OM&R) costs to wastewater facility categories by volume, suspended
solids and BOD.
(e)
Compute costs per 1,000 gallons for normal sewage strength.
(f)
Compute surcharge costs per pound per 1,000 gallons in excess
of normal sewage strength for BOD and SS.
(4)
A surcharge will be levied to all users whose waters exceed the normal domestic concentrations of BOD (200 mg/l) and SS (250 mg/l). The surcharge will be based on water usage as recorded by water meters and/or sewage meters for all wastes which exceed the 200 mg/l and 250 mg/l concentration for BOD and SS, respectively. Subsection F specifies the procedure to compute a surcharge.
(5)
The adequacy of the wastewater service charge shall be reviewed,
not less often than annually, by certified public accountants for
the City of Waverly 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.
(6)
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.
B.
Measurement of flow. 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.
(1)
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 City for the purpose of determining
the volume of water obtained from these other sources.
(2)
Devices for measuring the volume of waste discharged may be required
by the City if these volumes cannot otherwise be determined from the
metered water consumption records.
(3)
Metering devices for determining the volume of waste shall be installed,
owned, and maintained by the person. Following approval and installation,
such meters may not be removed, unless service is cancelled, without
the consent of the City.
C.
Basic user rate.
[Amended 8-20-1991 by Ord. No. 91-5; at time of adoption of Code (see
Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
(1)
Effective April 1, 2018, there is established a minimum monthly user
rate of $12 for the first 1,000 gallons or part thereof to be charged
to all users.
[Amended 2-4-2020 by Ord. No. 20-1]
(2)
Effective April 1, 2018, an additional rate of $3.60 shall be charged
to all users for each additional 1,000 gallons or part thereof.
[Amended 2-4-2020 by Ord. No. 20-1]
(3)
An additional charge for debt service as set forth in the fee schedule
shall be charged for all water consumption in excess of 2,000 gallons
per month.
(4)
All nonmetered residential-type users of the wastewater facilities
shall pay a minimum flat rate charge per month adequate to cover the
minimum service charge in an amount as set forth in the fee schedule.
The flat rate charge will allow a maximum of 2,000 gallons per month.
(5)
In the event use of the wastewater facilities is determined by the
City of Waverly to be in excess of 2,000 gallons per month, the City
of Waverly may require such flat rate user to install metering devices
on the water supply or sewer main to measure the amount of service
supplied.
D.
Surcharge rate. The rates of surcharges for BOD5 and SS shall be as set forth in the fee schedule adopted by the
City Council.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
E.
Computation of surcharge. The concentration of wastes used for computing
surcharges shall be established by waste sampling. Waste sampling
shall be performed as often as may be deemed necessary by the City
of Waverly and shall be binding as a basis for surcharges.
F.
Computation of wastewater service charge. The wastewater service
charge shall be computed by the following formula:
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CW = CM + (Vu-X) CU + CD + CS
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Where:
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CW
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Amount of waste service charge ($) per billing period.
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CM
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=
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Minimum charge for administration, operation, maintenance and replacement and debt service (Subsection C).
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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 (Subsection C).
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CU
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Basic user rate for operation, maintenance and replacement (Subsection C).
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CD
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Additional charges for debt service for consumption in excess of 2,000 gallons per month. (Subsection C)
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CS
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A.
Bills.
(1)
The rates or charges for service shall be payable monthly on the
classification of service for which bills are rendered. The owner
of the premises, the 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 City
of Waverly only upon the condition that the owner of the premises,
occupant and user of the services are jointly and severally liable
therefor to the City of Waverly.
(2)
Bills for sewer service shall be rendered during each calendar month.
(3)
All sewer bills are due and payable on the first day of the succeeding
calendar month. A penalty of 10% shall be added to all bills not paid
by the 10th day of such succeeding calendar month.
B.
Delinquent bills. If the charges for such services are not paid on
or before the 20th day of the month in which the same falls due, such
services shall be discontinued without further notice and shall not
be reinstated until all claims are settled, including a reconnection
fee as set forth in the fee schedule adopted by the City Council.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
C.
Lien; notice of delinquency.
(1)
Whenever a bill for sewer service remains unpaid for 30 days after
it has been rendered, the City Clerk 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 City of Waverly claims a lien for this
amount as well as for all charges subsequent to the period covered
by the bill.
(2)
If the user whose bill is unpaid is not the owner of the premises
and the City Clerk has notice of this, notice shall be mailed to the
owner of the premises, if his address is known to the Clerk, whenever
such bill remains unpaid for a period 30 days after it has been rendered.
(3)
The failure of the City Clerk 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 section.
D.
Foreclosure of lien. 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 City of Waverly. The
City Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to institute such
proceedings in the name of the City of Waverly in any court having
jurisdiction over such matters against any property for which the
bill has remained unpaid 45 days after it has been rendered.
E.
Revenues.
(1)
All revenues and moneys derived from the operation of the sewerage
system shall be deposited in the "Sewer and Water Checking Account
of the City of Waverly." All such revenues and moneys shall be held
by the City Clerk separate and apart from their private funds and
separate and apart from all other fund of the City of Waverly and
all of said sum, without any deductions whatever, shall be delivered
to the City Clerk 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 Mayor and City Council.
(2)
The City Clerk shall receive all such revenues from the sewerage
system and all other funds and moneys incident 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 "Sewer and Water Checking
Account of the City of Waverly." Said Clerk shall administer such
fund in every respect in the manner provided by statutes of the Illinois
Municipal Code (65 ILCS 5/1-1 et seq.).
F.
Accounts.
(1)
The City Clerk 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 he shall cause to be made
an audit by an independent auditing concern of the books to show the
receipt and disbursements of the sewerage system.
(2)
In addition to the customary operating statements, 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 do in fact meet these regulations. In this regard,
the financial information to be shown in the audit report shall include
the following:
(a)
Flow data showing total gallons received at the wastewater plant
for the current fiscal year.
(b)
Billing data to show total number of gallons billed per fiscal
year.
(c)
Number of users connected to the system.
(d)
Number of nonmetered users.
(e)
A list of users discharging nondomestic and industrial wastes
and volume of waste discharged.
G.
Notice of rates. Each user will be notified by the City of Waverly, in conjunction with a regular bill, of the rate and that portion of the user charges which are attributable to wastewater treatment services, including the financial information of Subsection F.
H.
Access to records. The IEPA or its authorized representative shall
have access to any books, documents, papers and records of the City
of Waverly which are applicable to the City of Waverly system of user
charges for the purpose of making audit, examination, excerpts and
transcriptions thereof to ensure compliance with the terms of the
Illinois EPA grant.
The method for computation of rates and service charges established for user charges in § 247-10C through F shall be made available to a user within 10 days of receipt of a written request for such. Any disagreement over the method used or in the computations thereof shall be remedied by an agreed third party within 60 days after notification of a formal written appeal outlining the discrepancies.
