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:
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Effective Date
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All Accounts
(percent of water bill)
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1-1-1982 to 6-30-1982
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50
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7-1-1982 to 1-31-1983
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65
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2-1-1983
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80
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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.
Sewer charges shall constitute a lien upon real
property upon which sewer charges have been established and imposed.
The City may enforce the collection of delinquent
sewer charges pursuant to § 452 of the General Municipal
Law.
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.
None of such sewer charges shall be deemed a
tax against any real property within the City.
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:
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(Actual BOD-240
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Actual 55-300)
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1
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(MG sewage flow) x
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( 240
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x 35
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+ 300
x 25)
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x 100 x ($ per MG)
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[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.]
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(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.
