Rates for water consumption shall be established
from time to time by the Town Council pursuant to the Charter of the
Town of Selbyville.
A.
A water service charge shall be established each year.
B.
The water service charge shall be sufficient to reimburse
the Town for sums to be expended for operating, maintaining and improving
the water system and may include, for a proportion, as determined
by the Town, of sums to be expended for retiring bonds which have
been issued for planning, designing, acquiring and constructing the
water system.
C.
In the form and content determined to be appropriate
by the Town, the water service charge shall be developed based upon
consideration of such factors as volume, capacity or peak rates of
flow, and the number of equivalent dwelling units assigned to the
users of the water system. In the development of the water service
charge, consideration shall also be given to complying with regulations
of the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Public
Law 92-500, as amended.
D.
Where a property subject to a water service charge
is equipped with a water meter, the portion of the water charge related
to water consumption may be based on or computed on the consumption
of water as indicated by the water meter. The quantity of water consumed
shall be presumed to be the same as the volume of wastewater discharge
to the water system. For properties not serviced by a water meter
or where metered water consumption is not known, an estimated quantity
of water use associated with the number of equivalent dwelling units
assigned to the property shall be used in lieu of metered water consumption.
Water meter rates shall be established by the
Mayor and Council and shall be used to determine the charge for water
served to properties equipped with a water meter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 3.1.2, regarding
a charge for properties not equipped with water meters, which immediately
followed this section, was deleted 9-11-2000 by Ord. No. 114.
A.
Area impact charge shall be that one-time fee, rate,
charge or assessment imposed by the Town on an owner of a new, remodeled,
restored or enlarged residential, commercial, institutional or industrial
structure or structures, or any combination thereof, to which water
service is provided or to be provided by the Town of Selbyville which
had not been previously served by the Town of Selbyville or which,
while not requiring the expansion of the water distribution system
or the construction of new facilities, contributes to the decreasing
of an adequate reserve for furnishing water service within the area
served by the Town of Selbyville and shall be a pro rata share of
the use of the capacity of the water distribution system determined
by the Town Council based upon the size of the property, the use to
which the property is to be put, and the amount determined by the
Town Council to be sufficient to compensate the Town of Selbyville
for any capital expansion costs required to plan, design, acquire
and construct facilities with adequate capacity to serve new users
of the water distribution system. The area impact charge shall be
payable at a time or times determined by the Town Council.
B.
When a new, remodeled, restored or enlarged residential,
commercial, institutional or industrial structure or structures or
any combination thereof, is connected or is to be connected to the
water distribution system or the use of such structure is increased
or intensified, decreasing the reserve for furnishing water service
to the residents and property owners of the Town, whether or not requiring
the construction of new facilities or the expansion or enlargement
of existing facilities, the area impact charge shall be the cost of
constructing new facilities to serve the number of units of the type
and use to be connected to the water distribution system at the time
the charge is imposed. The cost of all service lines from the water
distribution main to the building to be served shall be entirely that
of the owner. The area impact charge shall be applicable to the list
of structures of establishments or facilities to which EDUs are assigned
pursuant to this Part 1, which will use the water treatment facilities
leased or owned by the Town. The area impact charge shall apply to
each dwelling(s) or building(s) located on a lot or parcel and to
each other establishment or facility to which EDUs are assigned pursuant
to this Part 1.
C.
The amount required from dwellings, structures or
other establishments or facilities to which EDUs area assigned pursuant
to this Part 1 subject to the area impact charge to compensate the
Town shall be based upon the number of EDUs as determined in this
Part 1 and the amount to be recovered by the charge is determined
by the Town. Any increase in the number of EDUs shall result in the
assessment of additional area impact charge(s).
D.
The area impact charge provided for herein shall be
in addition to all other charges and assessments made in connection
with the furnishing of water service and shall be billed and payable
in a manner determined by the Town. The area impact charge shall be
a lien on the property and shall be collected by the Town as part
of the Town taxes. Properties against which such area impact charges
are levied shall be liable for the payment of the impact charges in
the same manner as they are liable for other Town taxes.
E.
Equivalent dwelling unit (EDU); fixture unit (FU).
(1)
Equivalent dwelling unit, hereinafter referred to
as "EDU," is an arbitrary term used to express the load-producing
effects on the water system caused by one dwelling place.
(2)
Fixture unit, hereinafter referred to as "FU," is
a quantity in terms of which load-producing effects on the water system
of sanitary fixtures are expressed on some arbitrarily chosen scale.
F.
Equivalent dwelling units shall be determined as enumerated
below:
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Type of Establishment
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Number of EDUs
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|---|---|---|---|
|
1.
|
House or dwelling with one kitchen and one or
more baths and bedroom(s) separate from kitchen.
|
1.0
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|
2.
|
House or dwelling with one kitchen and one or
more baths and bedroom(s) separate from kitchen and attached to other
dwelling or structures.
|
1.0
| |
|
3.
|
Mobile home with one kitchen and one or more
baths and bedroom(s) separate from kitchen.
|
1.0
| |
|
4.
|
Apartment with one kitchen and one or more baths
and bedroom(s) separate from kitchen.
|
1.0
| |
|
5.
|
Efficiency unit or a rental vacation cottage
having a living space in one room and having one bath.
|
.6
| |
|
6.
|
Motel or hotel room without kitchen and with
bath.
|
1/3
| |
|
7.
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Gas station with one service bay.
|
2.0
| |
|
8.
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Each additional gas station service bay in excess
of one.
|
1.0
| |
|
9.
|
Retail store(s) building 0.10 gallon per day
per square foot, 300 gallons per day = 1 EDU. (1 EDU per 3,000 square
feet)
|
1.0 min./bld.
| |
|
10.
|
Laundromat 300 gallons per day per washer. 300
gallons per day = 1 EDU. (1 EDU per washer)
|
6.0 min.
| |
|
11.
|
Office units 0.3 gallons per day per square
foot, 300 gallons per day = 1 EDU. (1 EDU per 1,000 square feet)
|
1.0 min./bld.
| |
|
Establishments listed below, listed 12 through
17, shall be assigned EDUs as multiples of a basic dwelling house
having an assignment of one EDU. A basic dwelling house shall be considered
as:
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|
One sink
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2 FU
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One toilet
|
2 FU
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One lavatory
|
1 FU
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One bath or shower
|
1 FU
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|
One EDU shall be equal to six FUs. For assessment
purposes, FUs shall be assigned as follows:
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|
Faucet
|
1 FU
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|
Sink
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2 FU
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Washstand or lavatory
|
1 FU
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Toilet
|
2 FU
| ||
|
Bath or shower
|
1 FU
| ||
|
Mop sink or service sink
|
1 FU
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|
Floor drain
|
1 FU
| ||
|
Flush urinal
|
1 FU
| ||
|
Continuous flush urinal
|
3 FU
| ||
|
Convenience outlet
|
1 FU
| ||
|
Domestic dishwasher
|
1 FU
| ||
|
Commercial dishwasher
|
3 FU
| ||
|
Drinking fountain
|
1 FU
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|
Garbage disposal
|
1 FU
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Washing machine
|
1 FU
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A minimum of one EDU will be assigned:
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12.
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Churches and attached facilities and buildings.
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13.
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Fire stations.
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14.
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Convention halls and public gathering places.
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|
15.
|
Municipal buildings.
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|
16.
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Bus stations and other public depots.
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|
17.
|
Marinas with water facilities for employees
only.
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|
Establishments listed below, 18
through 26, shall be assigned EDUs as a fixed number of EDUs plus
a number of EDUs based on the number of FUs.
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|
18.
|
Drive-in food service
|
1 EDU + FU/6 EDUs
| |
|
19.
|
Delicatessen - retail and take out
|
1 EDU + FU/6 EDUs
| |
|
20.
|
Bars and lounges with no food service
|
1 EDU/150 seats + FU/6 EDUs
| |
|
21.
|
Restaurants and eating places, including combination
eat-in and takeout and eating places with bar(s)
|
1 EDU/50 seats + FU/6 EDUs
| |
|
22.
|
Gas station with no service bay
|
FU/6 (1 EDU min.)
| |
|
23.
|
Marina without boat waste pumping facilities
|
1 EDU/200 boat slip + FU/6 EDUs
| |
|
24.
|
Marina with boat waste pumping facilities
|
1 EDU/100 boat slip + FU/6 EDUs
| |
|
25.
|
Campgrounds and travel trailer parks with waste
handling facilities
|
1 EDU/3 sites and FU/6 EDUs
| |
|
26.
|
Campgrounds and travel trailer parks without
waste handling facilities
|
1 EDU/6 sites and FU/6 EDUs
| |
|
27.
|
Car wash
|
Self-service
|
1 EDU/stall
|
|
Self-service and recycling water
|
.02 EDU/stall
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|
Semiautomatic (mechanical without conveyor)
|
5 EDU/stall
| ||
|
Semiautomatic (mechanical without conveyor)
conserving and recycling water
|
1.2 EDU/stall
| ||
|
Automatic with conveyor
|
33 EDU/lane
| ||
|
Automatic with conveyor conserving and recycling
water
|
13.6 EDU/lane
| ||
G.
Equivalent dwelling units shall be assigned to establishments
not covered in 1 through 26 above to assure that each establishment,
in the opinion of the Town Council, is given a reasonable assignment
compatible with its responsibility in water or water facilities providing
service to each establishment.
H.
If an establishment does not have any physical facilities
which have a load-producing effect on the water system, then its number
of EDUs assigned shall be zero. The number of EDUs assigned an establishment
may be changed if there is a change in any of the considerations,
such as size, use of facilities, used in assigning the EDUs originally.
I.
Equivalent dwelling units shall be assigned to establishments
not covered in 1 through 27 above to assure that each establishment,
in the opinion of the Town Council, is given a reasonable assignment
compatible with its responsibility in water or sewer facilities providing
service to each establishment.
A.
A "significant user" shall be one who:
(1)
Is subject to national categorical standards;
(2)
Has a discharge flow of 25,000 gallons per day or
more per average workday;
(3)
Has a flow greater than 1% of the flow to the Town's
wastewater treatment system;
(4)
Has in its waste toxic pollutants defined pursuant
to the sewer ordinance adopted May 2, 1994;
(5)
Found by Town, state or EPA to have a significant
impact to either singly or in combination with other contributing
industries to the Town's wastewater treatment system, on the quality
of the sludge, the wastewater treatment system's effluent quality
or effluent air emissions generated by the system;
(6)
Uses more than 1,000,000 gallons of water per year;
or
(7)
Has deviations in its water usage of extremes greater
than one EDU within one calendar year generated by the system.
B.
It is the further policy of the Town for a new business
which is commercial, industrial or manufacturing, for the Town Council
to establish a base volume usage by determining the anticipated usage
for one year. Such anticipated usage will then be monitored for one
year to set the base number. Said base number shall have added to
it a one-percent anticipated increase. Any increase resulting in additional
EDUs over said base shall be charged appropriate fees based on actual
EDUs consumed.
C.
Any existing business shall have established a base usage calculated by averaging the previous three years, 1996, 1997 and 1998. Usage shall be monitored annually and any increase over the base fee or any increase of EDUs shall be subject to an adjusted fee per calculations in § 195-28 or, at the option of the Town Council, shall be ordered to revert to the base usage. It is the express policy of the Mayor and Town of Selbyville that strict review and monitoring of the use and the available capacity of the water supply and the wastewater treatment facility be maintained and controlled by the Town.
D.
An adjustment to the water fees for usage exceeding
the established base shall be at a rate established by the Mayor and
Council for gallonage over base.
A.
A service charge to be established by the Mayor and
Council is hereby established for each connection or disconnection
of water service. If a disconnection is made in accordance with this
Part 1 because of nonpayment of water service charges or liens, the
disconnect fee shall be as established by the Mayor and Council. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Part 1 to the contrary, all requests for
water turn-on or turnoff of a nonemergency nature during normal working
hours shall be requested at least 24 hours in advance and shall be
charged at a rate established by the Mayor and Council. Any emergency
water turnoff before or after normal working hours shall be charged
at a rate established by the Mayor and Council. Any nonemergency water
turn-on or turnoff request before or after normal working hours, if
agreed to by the Town, shall be charged at a rate determined by the
Mayor and Council.
B.
The owner or his plumber must be present on site before
water can be turned on or off. The owner will be charged a no-show
fee equal to the water turn-on/turnoff fee if he or his plumber is
not on site when the Town arrives to turn the water on or off.
C.
The charges for nonemergency water turnoffs shall
be paid in advance. The charges for emergency water turnoff shall
be billed accordingly.
D.
In the case of an emergency when Town personnel are
unavailable, a licensed plumber may turn the water off at any curb
stop as approved by the Town Administrator. A service charge at a
rate established by the Mayor and Council is hereby established for
each connection or disconnection of water service. If a disconnection
is made in accordance with this Part 1 because of nonpayment of water
service charges or liens, the disconnect fee shall be at a rate established
by the Mayor and Council.
E.
Reinstatement of water service. Any customer who has
had water shut off for nonpayment of the bill, failure to repair leaks
or failure to comply with the request of curtailment during a water
emergency, in addition to any other fees, moneys owed, deposits or
fines, shall pay a reconnection fee as established by resolution before
service is reinstated.
F.
Returned checks. An user paying by check will pay
an additional fee established by the Mayor and Council if the check
is returned by the bank for any reason.
