There is levied and assessed upon each lot, parcel of land, building or premises having a connection with the wastewater system a wastewater treatment service charge. There shall be established classes of users. In establishing classes of users, rates shall be uniform within a class and classifications shall consider any or all of the following factors within RCW 35.67.020:
A. 
The difference in cost of service and facilities to the various customers;
B. 
The location of the various customers within and without the city;
C. 
The difference in cost of maintenance, operation, repair, and replacement of the various parts of the system;
D. 
The different character of the service and facilities furnished various customers;
E. 
The quantity and quality of the sewage delivered and the time of its delivery;
F. 
The achievement of water conservation goals and the discouragement of wasteful water use practices;
G. 
Capital contributions made to the system, including, but not limited to, assessments;
H. 
The public benefit nonprofit corporation status, as defined in RCW 24.03A.245, of the land user; and
I. 
Any other matters which present a reasonable difference as a grounds for distinction.
(Ord. 680 § 401, 1981; Ord. 1449 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013; Ord. 1708 § 1 (Exh. A), 2025)
Effective January 1, 1999, sanitary sewer rates and charges shall be established by resolution of the Leavenworth city council from time to time and such rates shall be on file at the office of the city clerk-treasurer.
(Ord. 680 § 402, 1981; Ord. 700 § 1, 1981; Ord. 818 § 1, 1988; Ord. 925 § 1, 1993; Ord. 1021 § 1, 1996; Ord. 1047 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1069 § 1, 1997; Ord. 1105 § 1, 1998; Ord. 1449 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013)
The sanitary sewer user charges established in LMC § 13.80.010 and § 13.80.020 shall, at a minimum, be reviewed annually and revised periodically to reflect actual costs of operation, maintenance, replacement and financing of the treatment works and to maintain the equability of the user charges with respect to proportional distribution of the costs of operation and maintenance in proportion to each user's contribution to the total wastewater loading of the treatment works.
(Ord. 680 § 501, 1981; Ord. 1449 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013)
Sewer user charges shall be billed separately from the water bill and on a monthly basis.
(Ord. 680 § 600, 1981; Ord. 1449 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013)
Bills are due and payable on the tenth day of each month. Accounts which are unpaid after the twentieth of the month are deemed past due, and subject to a late fee as set by resolution of the city council.
(Ord. 680 § 601, 1981; Ord. 1449 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013)
A. 
Such surcharges levied in accordance with Chapters 13.72 through 13.96 LMC shall be a debt due to the city and shall be a lien upon the property. If this debt is not paid within 30 days after it shall be due and payable, it shall be deemed delinquent and may be recovered by civil action in the name of the city against the property owner, the person or both, together with costs and a reasonable attorney fee.
B. 
In the event of failure to pay sewer user charges after they become delinquent, the city shall have the right to remove or close sewer connections and enter upon the property for accomplishing such purpose.
C. 
The expense of such removal or closing, as well as the expense of restoring service, shall likewise be a debt to the city and a lien upon the property and may be recovered by civil action in the name of the city against the property owner, the person or both.
D. 
Sewer service shall not be restored until all charges, including the expense of removal, closing and restoration, shall have been paid.
E. 
Change of ownership or occupancy of premises found delinquent shall not be cause for reducing or eliminating these penalties.
(Ord. 680 § 602, 1981; Ord. 1449 § 1 (Exh. A), 2013)