(a)
A user classification is hereby established for all users of the
municipal wastewater facilities, as follows:
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User Classification:
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Class A: Residential Users
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Class B: Commercial Users
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Class A users shall include all
residential type users including, but not limited to, residences,
apartment units, trailer court units, duplexes, or any other service
primarily intended for domestic or residential type use. The city
may include small office buildings, churches and other low volume
(similar to domestic volume) users in class A.
Class B users shall include commercial
users, such as, but not limited to, restaurants, cafes, carwashes,
schools, hospitals, nursing homes, offices, hotels, motels, laundries,
grocery stores, department stores, etc., not included in class A.
(b)
In the future, the city may establish other user classifications,
as necessary, to meet local, state, or federal regulations, or the
general needs of the area.
(1992 Code, sec. 11.501)
(a)
All users of the sanitary sewer service shall be charged rates as provided for in the fee schedule found in appendix A of this code.
(b)
Any future changes in the city’s cost of sanitary sewer or
wastewater treatment from the city’s sanitary sewer or wastewater
treatment suppliers will be passed through to the city’s sanitary
sewer or wastewater customers.
(1992 Code, sec. 11.502; Ordinance 2024-02-1188 adopted 2/19/2024)
(a)
Summer rates shall be in effect for the bills which become due June
1, July 1, August 1, and September 1, until such ordinance is repealed
and/or amended. Summer rates shall be a flat rate equal to the average
charge for the six (6) months immediately preceding the service period
of June 1st bill.
(b)
In case of users not on a metered basis, the city shall establish
an estimated water consumption based on a comparison of the nonmetered
user with a metered user of a similar class.
(1992 Code, sec. 11.503)
The wastewater contract with the City of Dallas and the governing
portions of the contract with the City of Dallas shall be in effect
for this article. The surcharge for waste discharge in excess of the
limits set by the City of Dallas shall be billed to users exceeding
these limits. The surcharge shall be as set forth within the contract
with the City of Dallas.
(1992 Code, sec. 11.504)
The user charge fees shall be reviewed annually regarding the
wastewater contribution of users and user classes, the total costs
of the operation and maintenance of the treatment works, and contractual
agreement with the City of Dallas, Texas for wastewater treatment,
and its approved user charge system. The charges for users or user
classes shall be revised to accomplish the following:
(1)
Maintain the proportionate distribution of operation and maintenance
costs among users and user classes.
(2)
Generate sufficient revenue to pay the total operation and maintenance
costs necessary to the proper operation and maintenance (including
replacement) of the treatment works.
(3)
Apply excess revenues collected from a class of users to the costs
of operation and maintenance attributable to that class for the next
year, and the rates shall be adjusted accordingly.
(1992 Code, sec. 11.505)
Each user that discharges any toxic pollutants which cause an
increase in the cost of managing the effluent or the sludge of the
treatment works shall pay for such increased costs.
(1992 Code, sec. 11.506)
Each user shall be notified at least annually, in conjunction
with the regular bill, of the sewer use rate and the portion of the
user charges which are attributable to wastewater treatment services.
Costs shall be broken down to show the operation and maintenance costs
attributable to that user.
(1992 Code, sec. 11.507)
The costs of operation and maintenance for all flows not directly
attributable to users (such as infiltration/inflow) shall be distributed
among users on the same basis as operation and maintenance charges.
(1992 Code, sec. 11.508)
A recordkeeping system shall be established and maintained by
the city to document compliance with federal regulations pertaining
to the user charge ordinance.
(1992 Code, sec. 11.509)
The user charge system shall take precedence over any terms
or conditions of agreements or contracts between the city and any
of the users which are inconsistent with applicable federal regulations
regarding user charge system.
(1992 Code, sec. 11.510)
Users will be billed on a monthly basis with payment due ten
(10) days after the date of billing. Users on metered water service
will be billed on the same notice as water charges and will be designated
as separate entry. Users of the wastewater system not on metered water
service will be billed monthly on an individual notice for wastewater
service at the rate established by the city. Users with delinquent
accounts of fifteen (15) days will be notified in writing by the city
that water and/or wastewater services will be terminated unless the
account is paid in full. The city will utilize its law enforcement
division as required in the control and management of the user charge
system.
(1992 Code, sec. 11.511)
