The Wastewater Treatment Facility Capacity Charge is the fee charged for new construction, additions, remodels, or proposed development for which capacity of the City of Turlock Wastewater Treatment Facility is allocated. These fees are deposited into the City of Turlock Wastewater Treatment Facility Expansion Fund, and are used to pay for future Wastewater Treatment Facility capacity expansions. This is a capital facilities fee fund account which is kept separate from all other City of Turlock funds and is used solely for the purposes specified within this article.
(1018-CS, Added, 02/12/2004, Renumbered to 6-4-1101)
(a) 
Substantial industrial: Industrial users with intended capacity greater than or equal to 25,000 gallons per day shall be charged the following fees:
Flow
$2,461,000.00
per Million Gallons per Day (MGD)
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
(BOD)
$331.00
per pound per day
Suspended Solids (SS)
$49.00
per pound per day
(b) 
Commercial and Light Industrial: Commercial and Light Industrial users shall be charged the following fees:
0-25 Fixture Units
$1,355.18
Greater than 25 fixture units
$54.21
for each fixture unit over 25 fixture units in addition to the $1,355.18 base fee.
(c) 
Residential: Residential users shall be charged the following flat fees based upon the average of thirty-four (34) fixture units per residential dwelling unit:
Per Dwelling Unit
$1,843.09
(d) 
Hospitals and convalescent homes: Hospitals and convalescent users shall be charged the following fee:
Hospitals and convalescent homes
$361.38
per bed
(e) 
Restaurants: Restaurant users shall be charged the following fees:
Restaurant with 40 or fewer seating capacity
$3,613.80
Restaurant with greater than 40 seating capacity
$90.34
for each seat over 40 seats in addition to the $3,613.80 base fee
(f) 
Schools: School users shall be charged the following fees:
Schools
$72.28
per 15 square feet
(1018-CS, Added, 02/12/2004, Renumbered to 6-4-1102)
(a) 
Residential: Residential users shall be charged the following fees:
Per additional dwelling unit
$1,843.09
When no additional or new dwelling unit is created but additional fixture units are added
$54.21
for each additional fixture unit, or fraction thereof
(b) 
Commercial and light industrial: Commercial and light industrial users shall be charged the following:
Commercial and
light industrial users
$54.21
for each additional fixture unit, or fraction thereof
(c) 
Restaurants: Restaurant users shall be charged the following fees:
Restaurants
$90.34
for each additional seat
(d) 
Hospitals and convalescent homes:
Hospitals and convalescent
$361.38
for each additional bed
(e) 
Schools:
Schools
$72.28
for each fifteen (15) square feet of classroom space added
(f) 
Industrial 25,000 gallons/day and over:
Flow
$2,461,000.00
per Million Gallons per Day (MGD)
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)
$331.00
per pound per day
Suspended Solids (SS)
$49.00
per pound per day
(1018-CS, Added, 02/12/2004, Renumbered to 6-4-1103)
The Wastewater Treatment Facility Capacity Charges are based upon the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index for the San Francisco Area (ENR). The charges reflected herein are based on the April 1, 2003 ENR Index of 619.37 and shall be adjusted quarterly based upon the most current ENR Index. A copy of the most current ENR Index shall be on file and maintained by the City of Turlock Municipal Services Department and shall be available for public inspection.
(1018-CS, Added, 02/12/2004, Renumbered to 6-4-1104)
Industrial users, whether a significant industrial user or a light industrial user, who exceed their monthly discharge amounts or capacities specified in their waste discharge permit shall be subject to enforcement proceedings and may be required to pay additional capacity charges, commensurate with their actual usage. For the purpose of this section, the wastewater treatment capacity charge shall be the charge in effect on the date that the specified exceedance of purchased capacity occurred. The Director shall create an enforcement policy for addressing excess discharges by industrial users.
(1018-CS, Added, 02/12/2004, Renumbered to 6-4-1105; 1144-CS, Amended, 08/24/2010; 1321-CS, Amended, 11/21/24)