All persons discharging or depositing wastes into the public
sewers shall pay a sewer service charge proportional to the liquid
volume of waste so deposited, which charge shall be collected as a
sewer rent. Normal sewage service charges shall be based upon normal
sewage defined by the following concentration characteristics:
A.
Concentration and/or characteristics of normal sewage:
(1)
"Normal sewage" shall mean sewage, industrial wastes or other wastes
which, when analyzed, show concentration values with the following
characteristics based on daily maximum limits:
B.
Sewer rents.
(1)
Sewer rents established herein shall be imposed on the owners of
all premises located within the corporate limits of the Village of
Bloomfield, New York, connected with, or required to be connected
with, and served by, or required to be served by, the sewer system.
(2)
Sewer rents for the use of the sewer system shall be paid quarterly
in advance for sewer rent quarters commencing April 1, July 1, October
1, and January 1 of each year. Sewer rents shall be due and payable
on the first day of each quarter mentioned above and shall be paid
within 30 days after each quarter due date.
(3)
The unit and rate determination shall be made annually by the Board
of Trustees of the Village of Bloomfield, New York, and shall be based
on the total gallons of water consumed during the preceding calendar
year. The aforesaid determination shall be made no later than April
1 of each year. The following schedule of water consumption shall
govern the determination of applicable units:
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Average Gallons
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Unit
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0 to 30,000
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3/4
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30,000 to 100,000
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1
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100,000 to 125,000
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1 1/4
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125,000 to 150,000
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1 1/2
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1501000 to 175,000
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1 3/4
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175,000 to 200,000
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2
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200,000 to 225,000
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2 1/4
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225,000 to 250,000
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2 1/2
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250,000 to 275,000
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2 3/4
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275,000 to 300,000
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3
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For every additional 25,000 gallons of water used, an additional
1/4 unit is added to the units.
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(4)
The minimum charge for new property or new owners in existing property
shall be one unit, until a full usage is available. Multiple dwellings
are included as one unit per dwelling unit.
(5)
Owners will be permitted to discontinue the use of water from service
at any time. If the water discontinuation is for a length of time
of at least three months in the same quarter, the water and sewer
account will be considered inactive. A base rate for the sewer connection
will be assessed to the property. This base rate applies only when
the water has been discontinued for a full quarter and the regular
sewer unit charge has been waived. Such base rate will be determined
by the Board of Trustees annually.
[Amended 4-22-2015 by L.L. No. 5-2015]
(6)
Where a building or structure, served by one meter, is so arranged
as to contain private and separate quarters, the following rates shall
apply:
(a)
Where a building or structure other than those described in Subsection B(6)(b) below contains one or more separate apartments, the total water consumption shall be divided by the number of apartments into which the building or structure is separated. The water consumption attributable to each of the separate apartments shall be applied to the rate schedule to determine the units to be charged for each such separate apartments. The total number of units to be charged for all such apartments in the building or structure is then charged to the property owner. An "apartment" is defined as a portion of a house, building, or other structure consisting of a group of rooms containing sleeping, cooking and eating facilities and arranged to be occupied by the members of a family.
(b)
Where a building or structure contains a commercial establishment
on the ground floor, including but not limited to, retail stores,
barber and beauty shops, garages, banks, post office, funeral homes,
or other types of businesses not hereinbefore provided for, and additional
floors above the main floor are wholly or partly devoted to separate
commercial uses, including offices, the total water consumption shall
be divided by the number of businesses into which the building or
structure is separated. The water consumption attributable to each
of the separate businesses shall be applied to the rate schedule to
determine the units to be charged for each such separate business.
The total number of units to be charged for all such businesses in
the building or structure is then charged to the property owner.
(7)
Any parcel of real property or usage which does not fall in any of
the above classifications will be charged a rate as determined by
the Village Board, as Sewer Commissioners. Said rate will be based
on the quarterly water consumption of the industry or business concerned,
plus demand charge, where applicable.
(8)
In the event that any parcel of real property falls within more than
one of the above classifications, that classification which produces
the greatest number of household units shall be the one applicable.
In the event, however, that any parcel of real property is divisible
according to actual sewer connections, to be divisible into one or
more classifications, the number of household units in each classification
shall be determined and the total thereof shall constitute the number
of household units applicable to the entire parcel.
(9)
Where a sewer connection is required, the full cost of installing
a line and making the connection shall be charged.
(10)
Sewer rents, together with the amounts of any penalty which
shall become due and owing, as provided in this chapter, shall constitute
a lien upon the real property served by the sewer system or such part
or parts thereof for which sewer rents shall have been established
and imposed. Such rents and/or penalties due may be included in the
Village tax levy accounted for and collected pursuant to Article 11
of the New York State Village Law, or such rents and/or penalties
due may be collected pursuant to the provisions of Article 14-F of
the New York State General Municipal Law.
A.
All persons discharging or depositing wastes with concentrations
in excess of the pollutant concentrations in normal sewage shall pay
a surcharge. The total sewer service charge (which shall be called
the "user charge") is comprised of two parts, as follows:
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UC(t) = UC(n) + UC(an)
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Where:
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UC(t)
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=
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Total user charge for POTW operation and maintenance
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UC(n)
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=
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User charge associated with normal sewage
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UC(an)
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=
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User charge associated with abnormal sewage
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UC(n)
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=
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OM (QIA/QA)
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UC(an)
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=
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OM/1OO ([OB X (BIA-Bn)/BA] + [OS X (SIA-Sn)/SA] + [ONH X (NHIA-NHn)/NHA]
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Where:
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OM
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=
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Total annual POTW operation and maintenance costs
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OQ
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=
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Percentage of OM attributable to flow (Q)
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OB
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=
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Percentage of OM attributable to BOD5
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OS
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=
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Percentage of OM attributable to suspended solids
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ONH
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=
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Percentage of OM attributable to ammonia
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QIA
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=
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Average daily flow rate (MGD) from discharger
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BIA
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=
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Average daily BOD5 loading (LB/DAY) from
discharger
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SIA
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=
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Average daily suspended solids loading (LB/DAY) from discharger
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NHIA
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=
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Average daily ammonia loading (LB/DAY) from discharger
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QA
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=
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Average daily flow rate (MGD) at the POTW treatment plant
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BA
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=
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Average daily BOD5 loading (LB/DAY) at
the POTW treatment plant
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SA
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=
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Average daily suspended solids loading (LB/DAY) at the POTW
treatment plant
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NHA
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=
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Average daily total ammonia loading (LB N/DAY) at the POTW treatment
plant
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Bn
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=
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BOD5 loading (LB/DAY) in discharge if
it were normal sewage
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Sn
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=
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Suspended solids loading (LB/DAY) in discharge if it were normal
sewage
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NHn
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=
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Ammonia loading (LB N/DAY) in discharge if it were normal sewage
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Note: If any difference terms in the equation above is negative,
then that portion of the equation shall not be used; that is, the
difference shall be set to zero when it is negative.
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Note: All averages are arithmetic averages determined from available
data during the billing period.
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B.
Surcharge for abnormal volume.
(1)
In addition to any other tax, fee, charge or sewer rent imposed or
levied for the construction, maintenance, operation, repair, improvement
and management of the POTW, the owner or lessee of any parcel or real
property connected with such system or sewer, including, but not limited
to, real property connected to such system by means of a private sewer
or drain discharging into the POTW, shall pay a sewer surcharge for
discharging the following:
(a)
Any waters discharged from stormwater connections from any building
or yard, any drain from catch basins, lakes, swamps, ponds or swimming
pool drains, or any other source of cooling waters, except with permission
of the Superintendent, as evidenced by a properly issued permit; e.g.,
contact cooling water.
(b)
Any groundwaters which enter the Village sewer system by infiltration
of local sewage collection systems.
(c)
Any industrial or manufacturing process of wastes are subject
to regulation under this chapter.
(2)
Example: treatment charge based on volume.
(3)
An industry discharges into the public sewer system wastes which
have been found to contain the following:
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BOD5: 630 mg/l; normal value 300 mg/l
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SS: 280 mg/l; normal value 300 mg/l
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NH: 50 mg/l; normal value 30 mg/l
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Monthly volume of discharge 100,000 gallons
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Normal volume based O&M sewer charge × $1.00/1,000 gallons
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Values for OB, Os, ONH are respectively (2) - 0.50, 0.35, 0.15
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*
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To be determined by the Superintendent and approved annually
by the Village Board, inclusive of all operation and maintenance costs,
including facility capital costs and administrative expenses.
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SF = 0.50(630-300)\300 + 0.15(50-30)\30
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SF = 0.50(1.1) + 0.15(0.67)
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SF = 0.65
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Note:
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1.
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Factor for SS is dropped because SS is less than 300 mg/l.
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2.
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Surcharge factor values are for illustrative purposes only;
actual values to be determined upon written request to the Superintendent.
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3.
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Surcharge factors are rounded off to two decimal places.
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(5)
This example illustrates sewer use by large commercial or industrial
establishments and not average residential users with normal sewage.
A.
The volume of flow to be used in computing sewer service charges
and abnormal sewage surcharges shall be based upon metered water consumption
as shown on the records of meter readings maintained by the Village
Public Works Department. In the event that a person discharging wastes
into the POTW produces evidence to the Superintendent, demonstrating
that a substantial portion of the total amount of metered water does
not reach the POTW, then the Superintendent shall either establish
a percentage of the total metered water to be used as a basis for
such computations, or direct the installation of appropriate flow-measuring
(and totalizing) devices to measure and record the actual amount of
flow into the POTW. In the event that a person discharging wastes
into the POTW procures all or part of his water supply from unmetered
sources, the Superintendent shall either direct the installation of
water meters on the other sources of water supply, or direct the installation
of appropriate flow-measuring devices to measure and record the actual
amount of flow into the POTW. Any water meters and/or flow measuring
devices installed pursuant to this section shall be of a type and
design acceptable to the Superintendent and shall be installed, maintained,
and periodically tested as required by the owner, at his expense.
All such meters and/or flow measuring devices shall be subject to
periodic inspection, testing, and reading by the Superintendent.
B.
Any person discharging wastes into the POTW may install a flow-measuring
device at his option, of the type, design, installation, and maintenance
standards of the Superintendent, at the owner's expense.
A.
The pollutant concentration of any sewage, industrial waste or other wastes shall be determined from representative samples of the effluent discharge to public sewers, taken by the Village of Bloomfield at sampling stations as described under Article X of this chapter, at any period or time, and of such duration and in such manner as the Superintendent may elect, or at any place or manner mutually agreed upon between the person and the Superintendent. The analysis of samples taken may be performed in a laboratory approved by the Superintendent, and the surcharge and/or the acceptability of the wastes shall be determined from said analyses.
B.
All charges shall be based on the analysis of the wastes from any
plant or premises, as determined above and related to the total volume
of wastes discharged. The concentration of pollutants in sewage, industrial
waste or other waste once determined as prescribed under this chapter
shall be used in calculating the sewer surcharge.
C.
Whenever the discharges from a premise to the public sewer might
be expected to show appreciable periodic variations during the year
due to manufacturing process or production variation due to seasonal
changes, the Superintendent may prorate these variations and thereby
determine an average pollutant concentration.
The billing period shall be monthly for industrial and quarterly
for nonindustrial users.
The additional charges and fees associated with the operation
of the pretreatment program shall be assessed the user, and include:
A.
Reimbursement of costs of setting up and operating the pretreatment
program.
B.
Issuing permits.
C.
Monitoring, inspections, and surveillance procedures.
D.
Costs of equipment and supplies.
E.
Reviewing accidental discharge procedures.
F.
Construction inspections.
G.
Filing appeals.
H.
Application for consistent removal status as outlined in 40 CFR 403.
I.
Other reasonable expenses to carry out the program to satisfy the
requirements of this chapter, the NYSDEC, and the federal government.
The charge for dumping septage into the POTW shall be $50 per
1,000 gallons dumped. The manner of determining the volume dumped
shall be at the discretion of the Superintendent.
The Village may institute an equitable procedure for recovering
the costs of any capital improvements of those parts of the POTW which
collect, pump, treat, and dispose of industrial wastewaters from those
persons discharging such wastewaters into the POTW.
Provisions of Article XI of this chapter relating to the collection of penalties shall apply to the collection of sewer rents and abnormal sewage service surcharges.
The POTW shall be operated on the basis of a fiscal year commencing
on the first day of June and ending on the 31st day of May.
The Village Board shall have the authority to impose impact
fees on new development, which development may:
Revenues derived from user charges and associated penalties,
and impact fees, shall be credited to a special fund. Monies in this
fund shall be used exclusively for the following functions:
A.
For the payment of the operation and maintenance, including repair
and replacement, costs of the Village POTW;
B.
For the discovery and correction of inflow and infiltration;
C.
For the payment of interest on and the amortization of or payment
of indebtedness which has been or shall be incurred for the construction
or extension of the Village POTW; and
D.
For the extension, enlargement, replacement of, and/or additions
to the Village POTW, including any necessary appurtenances.
A.
The Village shall maintain and keep proper books of records and accounts
for the POTW, separate from all other records and accounts, in which
shall be made full and correct entries of all transactions relating
to the POTW. The Village will cause an annual audit of such books
of record and account for the preceding fiscal year and will supply
such audit report to authorized officials, and the public, on request.
B.
In conjunction with the audit, there shall be an annual review of
the sewer charge system to determine if it is adequate to meet expenditures
for all programs for the coming year.
C.
Classification of old and new industrial users should also be reviewed
annually.
D.
The Village shall maintain and carry insurance on all physical properties
of the POTW, of the kinds and in the amounts normally carried by public
utility companies and municipalities engaged in the operation of sewage
disposal systems. All moneys received for losses under any such insurance
policies shall be applied solely to the replacement and restoration
of the property damaged or destroyed.
