For the purpose of this article, the following
terms are hereby defined:
SANITARY SEWAGE
The liquid waste, which may or may not contain solids, originating
in the sanitary conveniences for personnel of a dwelling, business
building, factory or institution.
SANITARY SEWERAGE SYSTEM
Includes all sanitary sewer trunk lines, main lines, submain
lines, lateral lines and sewage treatment plants and all sewer lines
connected with the City's sewer lines or treatment plants, whether
owned by the City or not.
USER OF THE SANITARY SEWERAGE SYSTEM
The person, firm or corporation having a contract for water
service at a particular location, which location has a connection
with the sanitary sewerage system, or, in case there is no water contract
on file, then the person who is charged with water bills for the location
or who pays the same.
[Amended 4-1-1980 by Ord. No. 2356]
The sanitary sewerage system of the City is
hereby declared to be a public utility, and a proper source of revenue
for the upkeep and maintenance of such system, and for other purposes.
[Amended 4-9-1974 by Ord. No. 2247; 9-2-1975 by Ord. No. 2263; 4-1-1980 by Ord. No. 2356; 7-1-1985 by Ord. No. 2502; 6-2-1986 by Ord. No. 2530; 1-5-1987 by Ord. No. 2541; 4-2-1991 by Ord. No. 2648; 6-6-1995 by Ord. No. 2789; 6-3-1997 by Ord. No. 2836; 2-2-1999 by Ord. No. 2879; 3-2-1999 by Ord. No. 2877; 5-9-2000 by Ord. No. 2911; 7-3-2007 by Ord. No. 5017; 6-11-2008 by Ord. No. 6016; 8-4-2009 by Ord. No. 7015]
A. The charge
for connection of sewage service to a property shall be calculated
into the utility service connection fee, the same being established
by Council in the form of a resolution.
[Added 2-9-2018 by Ord.
No. 9136]
B. The rates
for sewage service furnished by the City shall be as set by Council
in the form of a resolution.
C. The rate
changes listed herein shall become effective as set by Council in
the form of a resolution.
D. The sewer
volume shall be determined by averaging the water usage for the months
of December, January and February; that average will determine the
fixed sewer rate for the following year.
E. The rates
for sewage service will be reviewed at least annually as part of the
budget process, with the purpose of adjusting rates automatically
by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), based from April 1 to April 1 of
the following year, unless specifically stopped by the City Council/El
Reno Municipal Authority. Any rate changes resulting from this annual
review/automatic increase shall become effective with the billing
dated on or about September 27 of each year.
[Amended 4-1-1980 by Ord. No. 2356]
The charges for the use of the sanitary sewerage
system shall be billed to each user monthly along with the bill for
water and other services, and will carry the same due date.
Failure to pay the sewerage service charge when
due shall be cause for discontinuing and disconnecting either the
sewer connection or the water connection, or both.
All deposits made by users of City water, as provided for in §
334-19, to guarantee payment of water bills, may be also applied to pay delinquent or defaulting sewer service charges of the user who made the deposit.
The funds derived from the sewer service charge
provided for in this article shall be deposited in the general fund
of the City to be used for the upkeep, maintenance, extension and
repair of the sanitary sewerage system and for such other uses as
the City Council may deem fit.