A. 
Pursuant to the authority granted by Subdivision 26-a of § 20 of the General City Law and pursuant to Article 14-F of the General Municipal Law, the City of Albany hereby establishes a scale of sewer charges and does hereby impose such sewer charges on the real property within the City subject thereto as herein set forth.
B. 
All real property within the City now charged water charges, whether by meter measurements or otherwise, shall be subject to the sewer charge unless exempt from such charge as hereinafter set forth.
C. 
Where real property within the City is so located that sewer lines of the City sewer system are not available for usage or service by said property, said property shall not be subject to sewer charges, notwithstanding that said property is serviced by the City water system or that such City water service is available for usage by said property.
D. 
Except for property not served by the City sewer system, as set forth in Subsection C hereof, all premises or real property supplied with water by the City shall be charged sewer service fees or rentals as follows:
Effective Date
All Accounts
(percent of water bill)
1-1-1982 to 6-30-1982
50
7-1-1982 to 1-31-1983
65
2-1-1983
80
E. 
Surcharges will be assessed for wastewater (or sewage) discharged to public sewers that is substantially stronger than normal sewage. These surcharges will be determined as set forth in § 299-45D herein.
A. 
The sewer charges shall be billed to each parcel of real property as aforesaid at such time or times as water charges are now billed and shall be collected in like manner.
B. 
Sewer charges shall be due at such time or times as water charges are now due and payable and shall be collected by such City official or officials as are now charged with the collection of water charges. Penalties for late payment shall be levied in like manner as water charge penalties.
If any owner of real property on which a sewer charge has been imposed deems himself aggrieved because such property is not served by the sewer system or an error has been made in computing such sewer charge, he may request a refund of all or part of such sewer charge. Said request shall be presented to the Commissioner of the Department of Water and Water Supply, who shall make a determination of the validity of the claim. Requests for refunds may be approved by said Commissioner for any charges which are levied in the current or immediately preceding calendar year. Requests for refunds for prior years or for any amounts applied to delinquency rolls may be authorized by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Common Council.
Pursuant to § 453 of the General Municipal Law, revenues derived from sewer charges shall be credited to a special fund to be known as the "Sewer Charge Fund." Disbursements therefrom shall be made pursuant to such section of the General Municipal Law.
A. 
The admission into the public sewers of sewage or wastewater containing other than normal sewage or any quantity of substances prohibited within the intent of Article V, as hereinbefore described, or excess flow rates defined as greater than one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons per day shall be subject to the review and approval of the City Engineer.
B. 
When required by the City Engineer, the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole with such necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the City Engineer. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
C. 
Where industrial wastes are accepted into the public sewer, payment of a surcharge shall be an added expense to cover the costs, in the opinion of the City Engineer, of handling, treating and disposing of this wastewater. This surcharge shall be consistent with the basis on which the City of Albany is charged by the Albany County Sewer District for handling and treating the City's wastewater. It is to be applied in order to equitably allocate the capital costs of the collection and treatment system among the properties served.
D. 
Surcharge.
(1) 
The admission into the public sewers of sewage or wastewater of strengths in excess of normal sewage shall be subject to the payment of a sewage strength surcharge based on the following formula:
(Actual BOD-240
Actual 55-300)
1
(MG sewage flow)  x
(         240           
x 35
+ 300       x 25)
x 100 x ($ per MG)
[NOTE: The price per million gallons ($ per MG) will be determined from the actual total annual cost per MG of normal sewage flow. For 1978, this cost has been computed to be $235 per MG.]
(2) 
The annual sewage flow at each point of discharge of strong wastes will be measured by a totalizing meter at the control manhole provided by the owner, where twenty-four-hour composite samples will be taken and tested at least three typical days per week. Tests for BOD and suspended solids (SS) will be made in accordance with the latest edition of Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Wastewater, published by the American Public Health Association, Inc.