A.
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.
B.
Concentration and/or characteristics of normal sewage shall be as
previously defined in this chapter.
C.
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 Perry, New York, connected with, or required to be connected with,
and served by, or required to be served by, the sewer system. Sewer
rents shall include the capital costs of constructing the facilities,
debt service costs, operation and maintenance costs, and surcharge
costs if applicable.
(2)
Sewer rents for the use of the sewer system shall be paid quarterly.
Sewer rents shall be sent out to users on the last day of the month
and due by the last day of the following month.
(3)
Sewer rents will consist of a base charge and a volume charge,
as determined by the Village's fee schedule.
(4)
The unit and rate determination shall be made annually by the
Board of Trustees of the Village of Perry, 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 for nonresidential
users. The number of assigned units determine the total base rate
charge for each non-residential property. All residential properties
will be assigned one unit per dwelling space. For every additional
25,000 gallons of water used, an additional 1/4 unit is added to the
units.
|
Schedule of Water Consumption for Nonresidential Users
| |
|---|---|
|
Average Gallons Per Year
|
Unit
|
|
0 to 20,000
|
3/4
|
|
20,000 to 100,000
|
1
|
|
100,000 to 125,000
|
1 1/4
|
|
125,000 to 150,000
|
1 1/2
|
|
150,000 to 175,000
|
1 3/4
|
|
175,000 to 200,000
|
2
|
|
200,000 to 225,000
|
2 1/4
|
|
225,000 to 250,000
|
2 1/2
|
|
250,000 to 275,000
|
2 3/4
|
|
275,000 to 300,000
|
3
|
(5)
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.
(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)
Effective June 1, 2023; where a building or structure, other
than those described in Subsection C(5)(b) below, contains one or
more separate apartments, each apartment shall be billed as one sewer
unit. The total number of units to be charged for all 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.
Additionally, a volume charge will also be charged based on water
consumption. This will also be charged directly to the property owner.
(b)
Where a building or structure contains a commercial establishment
on the ground floor, including but not limited to retail stores, barbershops
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, said premises shall be charged
a minimum 3/4 unit for each floor so used. In the event that said
building contains an apartment or apartments above the main floor,
there shall be a minimum charge of 3/4 unit for each apartment therein
contained above the main floor.
(7)
Where a sewer connection is required, the full cost of installing
a line and making the connection shall be charged.
(8)
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.
(9)
Separate services charges may be made in accordance this chapter
and for any special services, equipment or waste monitoring required
by such service unit connection to the sewer system.
(10)
For availability or base charges, and any additional special
charges refer to the fee schedule as established by the Village Board.
(11)
The Village reserves the right to establish fees (based on wastewater
strength and volume) on a case by case basis for discharges allowed
under an individual wastewater discharge permit.
All persons discharging or depositing wastes with concentrations
in excess of the pollutant concentrations in normal sewage (defined
in this chapter) shall pay a surcharge. The Village reserves the right
to establish surcharges for abnormal sewage on a case by case basis,
dependent upon an analysis of sampling results from the discharge
in question, and an understanding of the operations of the sewer user.
Refer to the Village Fee Schedule for further information.
The Village is separated into three billing districts. Each
district is billed quarterly, on a rotating basis.
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 as indicated
in the fee schedule established by the Village Board. 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.
The provisions of Article XIII 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. Moneys 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 to be made in
accordance with Local Finance Law 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. Classification of old and new
industrial users should also be reviewed annually.
C.
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.
Upon three days' written notice to the Village Clerk by
a Village resident with the intention of filling an owned swimming
pool, a water meter reading shall be taken immediately before and
after the filling of the swimming pool by the Superintendent of Public
Works. The sewer portion of the bill will be credited the sewer rate
per thousand equal to the amount of water used to fill up the pool.
