[Added 2-7-1977]
All users shall pay regular charges for service as enumerated in § 175-61 in addition to charges and assessments for construction of the sewers, entrance fee and connection charge, as provided for elsewhere in this article and in this chapter.
A.
User charges shall consist of a unit charge per 100
cubic feet of wastewater discharged into the public sewers, plus surcharges
for excess strength of wastewater discharged. The unit charge and
surcharges shall be determined by the Department of Public Works with
Town Council approval. Where metering devices are not installed by
the owner for the purpose of measuring the actual quantity of wastewater
discharged, the water use measured by a standard Town water meter
shall be used for billing purposes. Where water meters are not installed
or where a user does not purchase water from the Town, then the owner
shall install a Town-approved wastewater metering device or, in the
case of a residential user, be charged in accordance with the following
flat rate schedule. The charges which follow apply to all classes
of users, including residential, commercial, institutional, governmental,
charitable and nonprofit.
B.
Rates.
[Amended 9-18-2002 by TR-2002-19]
(1)
All users, unless otherwise specified in Subsection D herein, will be charged at the rate of $2 per 100 cubic feet of wastewater discharged into a public sewer. The amount of wastewater discharged shall, in most cases, be determined from the Water Department meter readings and shall be equal in volume to the water measured by the water meter, with the following exception. It is recognized that not all water consumed by a residential user is diverted to the sewer. Some water is used for lawn sprinkling, car washing and other uses which do not contribute wastewater to the sewer. Therefore, the volume of wastewater discharged by residential users shall be assumed to be 90% of the water metered, and the sewer use charge shall be based on this reduced volume.
(2)
In the event that a residential user does not have
Town water service, then he shall be charged a flat rate of $180 per
year per dwelling unit, which is equivalent to a yearly wastewater
discharge of 9,000 cubic feet. A single-family home or single apartment
shall constitute one dwelling unit.
(3)
The above user charges shall be billed on at least
a semiannual basis, and bills will be issued in conjunction with the
water bills. The minimum charge for any billing shall be $20 to cover
administrative costs.
[Amended 6-21-2022 by Ord. No. TOR-2022-9]
C.
A credit will be allowed for nonresidential users
consuming metered water which is not discharged into the wastewater
collection system (such as coolant water), provided that a separate
Town-approved sealed meter is provided by the owner to measure this
water.
D.
Surcharges. Surcharges over and above the rate listed in Subsection B(1) above will be levied against domestic, commercial and industrial users who discharge above-average concentrations of wastewater into the system. Surcharges shall be assessed at least at the following rates:
[Amended 6-21-2022 by Ord. No. TOR-2022-9]
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Type of Surcharge
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Unit
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Surcharge Per Unit
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BOD*
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1 lb. of BOD5
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$0.0275 per lb.
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Suspended solids**
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1 lb. of SS
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$0.022 per lb.
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NOTES:
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*Pounds of BOD5 subject
to a surcharge are calculated by the following equation: (C2 - 300) x 0.00624 x Q = SS, subject to surcharge where
C2 is the concentration of suspended solids
in milligrams per liter of the wastewater and Q is the actual metered
water use or wastewater discharge measured in units of 100 cubic feet.
The rates assessed for surcharges may be adjusted from time to time
to reflect the current rates paid by the Town for the treatment of
each pound of BOD5 and each pound of suspended
solids at the Bondi Island Treatment Plan plus a ten-percent surcharge
to cover the Town's administrative costs.
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E.
Metering, sampling, testing and billing shall be as
follows:
(1)
All rates for users connected to the Town's water
system are based on metered use of water or metered discharge of wastewater.
(2)
The installation and maintenance of all wastewater
meters and sampling stations shall be at the expense of the owner.
Such installation shall be approved by the Town prior to its installation.
(3)
All sampling and testing to determine BOD{5} and suspended solids shall be carried out by agents of the Town using the facilities of the owner pursuant to Subsection E(2) above. The user shall reimburse the Town for all expenses incurred by it in carrying out sampling and testing.
(4)
Charges for all types of users will be assessed semiannually
and will be levied in conjunction with the water bills.
A.
The Superintendent shall forward to the Town Collector
for collection all user charges, including collection of capital,
maintenance and operation and other payments, from industries as specified
in the contracts, agreements and amendments thereto between the Town
and individual industries receiving service from the Town. The Town
Collector shall have the authority to use all legal means available
to collect charges and payments when due, including the collection
of delinquent payments through property liens. A late payment fee
will be charged on accounts which have not been paid within 60 days
after issuance of the bill. The owner of the property will be charged
for all sewer use fees, late payment fees and demand payment fees.
The late payment fee shall be 6% of the unpaid current bill amount.
The demand payment fee shall be 12% of the unpaid current bill amount.
B.
All charges and payment collected shall be deposited
to the appropriate account of the Sewer Use Fund established for the
operation, maintenance and improvement of the wastewater facilities
under the Sanitation Division of the Department of Public Works.
