Anyone desiring a new sewer service within the city shall make written application for such service at the offices of the city, 150 North Oakridge Drive in the city. Such application shall include completion of and written agreement to abide by the service contract issued for approved applications. The customer shall be bound by all of the provisions shown on the contract. In addition, the customer shall pay a contract fee of $50.00 at the time that the contract is signed.
(Ordinance 2001-12, sec. I, adopted 12/20/01)
(a)
A monthly service charge shall be made each month, or fraction thereof, for sewer service. For residential customers that are also water customers of the city, the monthly charge for all months in a calendar year shall be based on the average water use for the account during the proceeding November, December and January water billing periods. For commercial customers that are also water customers of the city, the monthly charge for wastewater will be calculated on metered commercial water services for that month. If the sewer customer is not a city water customer, then the customer shall authorize the operator of the water system which the customer is on to release to the city the billing records for the required months in order to base the sewer bill. In the event that the customer utilizes their own well for water, then the customer shall authorize the city to install a meter on the customer's well to track water usage. Such meter shall be installed at cost to the customer. If no other option is available for direct measurement of water usage, then the customer, shall authorize the city to base the billings on an estimated water use which is a conservative estimate based on similar facilities. Such option shall only be cased as a "last resort" and direct water metering shall be installed soon as practical.
(b)
A minimum monthly service charge (base rate) shall be made each month, or fraction thereof, for sewer service, in addition to a volume or usage charge, as specified below:
(Ordinance 2008-12 adopted 4/24/08; Ordinance 2024-02 adopted 1/25/2024; Ordinance 2024-17 adopted 9/26/2024)
All sewer accounts shall be due upon receipt. Statements shall be mailed on or about the 25th day of each month and shall be past due after the 10th day of the following month. If the customer is also a city water customer, the sewer and water bill shall be one form.
(Ordinance 2001-12, sec. III, adopted 12/20/01)
Accounts paid after the 10th day of each month shall include a 10% late penalty charge. However, the late penalty will be waived for customers who have paid their full bills on time for the preceding 12 months.
(Ordinance 2001-12, sec. IV, adopted 12/20/01)
Accounts not paid before the 7th day following the deposit of a “final notice” with the United States Postal Service, with postage prepaid, to the address shown on the records of the city shall be subject to having water and sewer services disconnected. A service charge of $20.00 shall be made for collection of a water/sewer utility bill at the service location. However, the disconnection will be waived for customers who have paid their full bills on time for the preceding 12 months. In this case, a one-billing-cycle grace period will be given.
(Ordinance 2001-12, sec. V, adopted 12/20/01)
An $80.00 reconnection fee shall be made for reconnections made of services that were discontinued for reasons of nonpayment. Such reconnections shall be made during normal city water department working hours.
(Ordinance 2001-12, sec. VI, adopted 12/20/01)
Should any check for the payment of water [sewer] services as hereinabove set out be returned by the bank upon which it was drawn, for any reason, then, in such event, a $20.00 returned check fee shall be assessed to the customer for whose account such returned check was applied. All sums received after assessment of the returned check fee will be applied first to the returned check fee and then to the other charges due on such account.
(Ordinance 2001-12, sec. VI, adopted 12/20/01)
A fee of $240.00 plus costs incurred by the city for the repair and replacement of its facilities shall be made for any illegal tampering. This fee is cumulative of all other remedies of the city, including the filing of criminal charges for tampering.
(Ordinance 2001-12, sec. VIII, adopted 12/20/01)
All customers shall connect either through a city-approved tap to the sewer mains or directly to a sewer manhole. Any connection shall be approved and the installation monitored by the city. In no case shall customers share taps into the city mains or manholes.
(Ordinance 2001-12, sec. IX, adopted 12/20/01)
Editor’s note–Former section 13.03.040 pertaining to the tap fees and deriving from Ordinance 2001-12, sec. X, adopted 12/20/01, was repealed in its entirety by Ordinance 2019-08, sec. 5, adopted 7/25/19.
No sewer service accounts are transferable without the written consent of the city. Accounts approved for transfer by the city will incur a $40.00 transfer fee.
(Ordinance 2001-12, sec. XI, adopted 12/20/01)
All utility customers of the city living outside the city limits shall be subject to all of the ordinances, rules, regulations and inspections to which utility customers living inside the city limits are subject.
(Ordinance 2001-12, sec. XII, adopted 12/20/01)
It shall be unlawful for any person or customer to resell to others any utility service obtained from the city except only by special arrangement approved by the city council.
(Ordinance 2001-12, sec. XIII, adopted 12/20/01)