For brevity and ease of communication, this article may be cited
as the "Sewer Rent Law for the Boiceville Sewer District and the Shokan
Sewer District."
The Town Board of the Town of Olive, pursuant to the provisions
of Article 14-F of the General Municipal Law, entitled "Sewer Rent
Law," and, in particular, § 452 thereof, does hereby establish
and impose sewer rents to be charged in the POTW Service Area for
all properties connected to the POTW.
Unless otherwise stated in the section, where the term is used
in this article the meaning of the terms used in this article shall
be as stated below. When not inconsistent with the context, the present
tense shall include the future, and words used in the plural shall
include the singular and vice versa. For the purposes of this article,
"shall" is mandatory; "may" is permissive.
ACTUAL AVERAGE FLOW
The average daily wastewater flow from a residential or nonresidential
structure.
A.
For residential users in the Boiceville Sewer Service Area (regardless
of whether meters are installed), the actual average flow is equivalent
to 300 gallons per day (300 gpd) per EDU. For residential users in
the Shokan Sewer Service Area (regardless of whether meters are installed),
the actual average flow is equivalent to 260 gallons per day (260
gpd) per EDU.
B.
For nonresidential users without water meters (excluding the
Supplemental Service Area), the property owner may install a meter
to measure actual average flow for purposes of calculating sewer use
charges. In the absence of metered data, the flows specified in Appendix
C shall be used to calculate the sewer use charges for nonresidential
users. Otherwise, the actual average flow for nonresidential users,
unless otherwise modified by a resolution of the Town Board, for purposes
of calculating sewer use charges is the actual meter readings as set
forth below.
C.
For metered flow, the actual average flow will be calculated
as the metered flow of the prior year. For meters that are not part
of the Town water system, it is the responsibility of the property
owner to provide to and file with the Town Clerk of the Town of Olive
an affidavit of actual flow for a twelve-month period specified by
the Town by July 15 of that year; otherwise, at the option of the
Town, the flows specified in Appendix C shall be used to calculate
the sewer use charges for the next year.
D.
Actual average flow for the Nonresidential Supplemental Service
Area user is the flow specified in Appendix C for that particular
user unless otherwise modified by a resolution of the Town Board,
and excluding residential flow proportion.
CITY
The City of New York, and any of its departments and agencies,
including, without limitation, NYCDEP.
DESIGNATED SERVICE AREA FOR BOICEVILLE
The service area for the Boiceville Sewer System (including
any Supplemental Service Area) agreed to by the Town and the NYCDEP
and as filed in the Town Clerk's office and with the New York
State Department of Environmental Conservation, New York State Department
of Health and the NYCDEP. The Designated Service Area (including the
Supplemental Service Area) is attached hereto and incorporated herein
as Appendix D.
DESIGNATED SERVICE AREA FOR SHOKAN
The service area for the Shokan Sewer System (including any
Supplemental Service Area) agreed to by the Town and the NYCDEP and
as filed in the Town Clerk's office and with the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation, New York State Department
of Health and the NYCDEP. The Designated Service Area is attached
hereto and incorporated herein as Appendix E.
EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNIT (EDU)
Water usage proportional to that equivalent to a typical
single-family residence within the Designated Service Area. All residential
users within the Designated Service Area for Boiceville are assigned
one EDU, which is 300 gallons of water use per day. All residential
users within the Designated Service Area for Shokan are assigned one
EDU, which is 260 gallons of water use per day.
GPD UNCOVERED USER CHARGE
The uncovered operation and maintenance costs divided by
the combined residential and nonresidential flow.
GPD USER CHARGE
The O&M costs divided by the total combined residential
and nonresidential flow.
HOUSEHOLD
A dwelling place or household as defined in the O&M Agreement
in Section 1.01.
MINIMUM FEE FUND
The fund generated by charging all nonresidential users (excluding
the Supplemental Service Area) a minimum annual fee of $250. The intent
of the minimum fee fund is to use the funds generated by instituting
a minimum fee to offset the cost for nonresidential users.
MIXED-USE STRUCTURE
A parcel or facility that contains both residential and nonresidential
users as referenced in the O&M Agreement in the definition of
"household" in Section 1.01(11).
NONRESIDENTIAL FLOW
The sum of the actual average flow of wastewater flows from
all nonresidential users to the municipal sewer system, excluding
the Supplemental Service Area and the residential flow proportion.
NONRESIDENTIAL SHARE OF O&M COST
The O&M costs:
A.
Minus the sum of the total residential covered user charges;
B.
Minus Nonresidential Supplemental Service Area proportionate
share of O&M costs; and
NONRESIDENTIAL USER CHARGE
The difference between nonresidential share of O&M costs
and the minimum fee fund divided by the nonresidential flow.
NONRESIDENTIAL USERS
All users discharging wastewater to the Municipal Sewer System
other than residential users.
NYCDEP
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (O&M) COSTS
The costs of operating and maintaining the POTW as those
costs are defined in Section 1.01 of the O&M Agreement for Boiceville
and the O&M Agreement for Shokan, but excluding any watershed
equipment and method related costs as defined in the O&M Agreement
in Section 1.01.
RESIDENTIAL FLOW PROPORTION
The actual average flow for the residential portion of a
mixed-use structure. In the Boiceville Service Area, the residential
flow proportion is calculated as the sum of the EDUs within the structure
times 300 gallons per day (300 gpd). In the Shokan Service Area, the
residential flow proportion is calculated as the sum of the EDUs within
the structure times 260 gallons per day (260 gpd).
RESIDENTIAL FLOWS
The sum of the actual average flow of wastewater from all
residential users in the designated service area.
RESIDENTIAL USER
A dwelling place or household as defined in Section 1.01(11)
of the O&M Agreement for Boiceville and the O&M Agreement
for Shokan that is located in the Designated Service Area for Boiceville
or Shokan that is connected to the POTW.
SEWER SYSTEM
All facilities for collecting, regulating, pumping and transporting
wastewater to and away from the POTW Treatment Plant.
SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICE AREA
All nonresidential users that are in the area designated
in Appendix D or Appendix E as the Supplemental Service Area.
SURCHARGE
The debt or capital charge assessed equitably against benefited
residential and nonresidential users.
TOTAL RESIDENTIAL COVERED USER CHARGE
Equal to the GPD user charge times:
A.
300 gpd times the number of EDUs for a particular user for parcels
in the Designated Service Area for Boiceville; and
B.
260 gpd times the number of EDUs for a particular user for parcels
in the Designated Service Area for Shokan.
TOTAL RESIDENTIAL USER CHARGE
Equal to the watershed MOA household cap times the number
of EDUs for a particular user plus the uncovered user charge.
USER
Any property connected to the POTW.
WATERSHED EQUIPMENT AND METHODS COSTS
The equipment and methods incorporated in the sewer system
required solely by the watershed regulations as defined in Section
1.01(25) of the O&M Agreement for Boiceville and the O&M Agreement
for Shokan.
WATERSHED MOA HOUSEHOLD CAP
The sewer use charge for households as defined in Section
1.01(26) of the O&M Agreement for Boiceville and the O&M Agreement
for Shokan.
All terms defined in the O&M Agreement for Boiceville and
the O&M Agreement for Shokan are hereby incorporated into and
made a part of this chapter by reference, except to the extent expressly
modified herein.
Any unpaid assessment shall represent a lien on the property
to the same extent and in the same manner as the real property tax.