[Adopted 11-26-1979 by L.L. No. 6-1979 (Ch. 146 of the 1975 Ogdensburg
Municipal Code)]
Pursuant to the authority granted by Article 14-F of the General
Municipal Law of the State of New York, the City Council of the City
of Ogdensburg does hereby establish a scale of rents to be called
"sewer rents" which are hereby levied and assessed against every lot,
parcel of land, building or premises now or hereafter having any connection
with the sewer system of said City or otherwise discharging domestic
sewage, commercial and industrial waste, water or other liquids either
directly or indirectly into the sanitary sewer system of the City,
the revenue from which shall be used for the payment of the cost of
operations, maintenance and repairs of the sewer system or such part
or parts thereof for which sewer rents have been and are hereby established
and imposed, the interest on and amortization of, payment of, indebtedness
which has been or shall be incurred for the construction and repair
of the sewer system or such parts or part thereof for which sewer
rents have been and are established or imposed (other than indebtedness,
and the interest thereon, which is to be paid in the first instance
from assessments upon benefited real property) and for the construction
of sewage treatment and disposal works with necessary appurtenances,
including pumping stations, or for the extension, enlargement or replacement
of or additions to such sewer systems or a part or parts thereof.
A.
City resident users. In addition to any and all fees and charges
provided by law, the owner of any parcel of real property within the
City limits connected with the sewer system of the City of Ogdensburg
shall pay a sewer rent for the use of such sewer system based upon
consumption of water, both metered or flat rate, to said premises
in an amount to be fixed and determined as hereinafter provided.
B.
Nonresident users. In order that property lying outside the corporate
limits of the City of Ogdensburg being served by its sewage disposal
system shall bear proportionate share of the cost of such system,
the charge made for such property shall be determined by the City
Council as hereinafter provided and as authorized by § 451,
Subdivision 1, of the General Municipal Law, such charge to be collected
and the collection enforced as herein provided for other rental charges.
C.
User whose water source is not from City water system. For the purpose
of determining the amount to be charged, premises using the sewer
system whereon the water used is derived in whole or in part from
sources independent of the City water system such water shall be measured
by a City water meter or by a meter acceptable to the City Engineer,
to be installed and maintained by the owner or occupant thereof, at
his own cost, and subject to the supervision, control and inspection
by said City Engineer. The sewer rent charged against such property
shall be determined by the metered consumption of water used on said
premises regardless of the source from which supplied according to
the schedule herein and hereinafter adopted by the City Council. Whenever
the owner or occupant fails to install such meter or when the City
Council finds it impractical to insist upon such meter, the City Council
may accept the report of said property owner as to the amount of water
used on said premises or the City Council may fix and determine the
amount ordinarily consumed upon said premises by such method as it
may find practicable in the light of the conditions and attendant
circumstances of the case, in order to determine the sewer rental
charge, all in accordance with corresponding rates assessed against
other similar property.
The City Council shall have power to make and enforce such general
rules and regulations, both as to public and private water supply,
for the collection, rebating and refunding or adjustment of such charges
for any reason, including diversion of water from the sewer system
as may be reasonably necessary to avoid injustice, to the end that
all property discharging sewage in the sewer system will bear its
equitable proportionate share with other property of the cost of construction,
operation, maintenance and repairs of said sewer system or any extension,
enlargement, replacement or additions to such sewer system or any
part or parts thereof.
All revenues derived from the sewer rents imposed hereunder,
together with all penalties and interest thereon, shall be kept by
the City Comptroller in a separate account to be known as the "Sewer
Rent Fund" to be deposited and used as provided by § 453
of the General Municipal Law.
[Last amended 11-27-2023 by L.L. No. 4-2023]
The following rates for sewer rents are hereby fixed and established
for every lot, parcel of land, building or other premises now or hereafter
being charged at a metered rate for sewer service within the City
of Ogdensburg, New York, effective the first billing date after January
1, 2024:
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Meter Size
(inches)
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Water Allowed
(gallons)
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Minimum Quarterly Charge
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5/8
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16,300
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$136.25
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3/4
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21,800
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$182
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1
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32,700
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$272.50
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1 1/4
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43,600
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$363
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1 1/2
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54,500
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$454
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2
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109,000
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$907.50
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3
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163,600
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$1,361
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4
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218,100
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$1,815
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$8.35 per 1,000 gallons of water used
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[Last amended 11-27-2023 by L.L. No. 4-2023]
The following schedule of rates for sewer rents is hereby fixed
and established for every lot, parcel of land, building or premises
now or hereafter being charged at a flat rate for sewer service within
the City of Ogdensburg, New York, effective the first billing date
after January 1, 2024:
The sewer rent rate for any lot, parcel of land, building or
other premises located outside the corporate limits of the City of
Ogdensburg and serviced by the wastewater collection and treatment
facilities of the City of Ogdensburg shall be the same rate as that
charged for the equivalent type of structure within the corporate
limits of the City.
A.
Any user of the City wastewater treatment facilities who contributes
high-strength wastewater shall pay a surcharge, the measure of which
is normally the concentration of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and
suspended solids (SS) above a certain limit. A regular sampling and
analysis program will be instituted on the wastewater from those users
with suspected high-strength wastes in order to obtain data to determine
the magnitude of the surcharge (if any).
B.
Table A shows the system whereby the surcharge is calculated when
concentrations above 300 parts per million BOD and 350 parts per million
SS are found from sampling and analysis. The sampling and analysis
program, including the calculations, will be geared to a quarterly
surcharge rather than monthly, although sampling once each week provides
more consistent and reliable data.
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Table A
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Table of Surcharges for High-Strength Waste Wastewater Treatment
Facilities Ogdensburg, New York
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Range of BOD
(parts per million)
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Range of SS
(parts per million)
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Percent of Normal Charge
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0 to 600
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0 to 700
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(no surcharge)
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600 to 700
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700 to 800
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5%
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700 to 800
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800 to 900
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10%
|
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800 to 900
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900 to 1,000
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15%
|
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900 to 1,000
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1,000 to 1,100
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20%
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1,000 to 1,100
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1,100 to 1,200
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25%
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1,100 to 1,200
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1,200 to 1,300
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30%
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[Etc., each increment of 100 parts per million of BOD
or SS accompanied by 5% increase in charge.]
A.
Metered premises. Where water is supplied by the City on a metered
rate, meters shall be read periodically (not less frequently than
quarterly) and the charges shall be payable upon rendering of bills
to the owners of the City Comptroller.
B.
Unmetered premises. Where water is supplied by the City on a flat rate, the sewer rent established by this Part 1 shall become due and payable on the fifth day of February and August of each year.
[Amended 5-10-1982 by L.L. No. 2-1982]
C.
Payment period; penalties; enforcement. Each such installment shall
be paid to the City Comptroller within a period of 30 days after it
is due and payable. If said sewer rent is not paid within said 30
days, a penalty of 10% for nonpayment of said sewer rents shall be
assessed and collected. It is hereby made the duty of the City Comptroller
to collect such penalties for failure to pay the sewer rental charge
when due.
(1)
Where water is not supplied by the City, the sewer rent established by this Part 1 shall be payable upon rendering of bills to the owners by the City Comptroller. If such charge is not paid when due it shall be subject to the same penalty as above and the City Comptroller is hereby required to collect such penalty. In the event that any bill for sewer rent for premises where water is not supplied by the City of Ogdensburg is not paid within 30 days after rendering thereof, said City Comptroller shall certify the same, together with such penalty, and the same shall be collected and the collection thereof enforced in the same manner in all respects as City, county and state taxes and they shall be added to said taxes subject to like penalty, costs and interest charges.
(2)
All sewer rents for premises using City water shall be payable, collectible
and enforceable in the manner provided by law for the collection of
City taxes and when remaining unpaid shall be added to the annual
City taxes or state and county tax on the property to and for which
sewer service was furnished and rendered.
The claims for refunds of flat-rate sewer rents on whatever
basis shall first be approved by the City Comptroller. Claims for
refunds shall not be allowed for a longer period than one year from
the date such claims are filed and, in no event, shall claims for
refunds for less than 1/4 of a year be allowable.
A.
Under the ICR system, industrial users of the wastewater collection
and treatment facilities will be charged for the portion of the federal
grant amount applicable to the treatment of their wastes. An "industrial
user" is defined as a nongovernmental nonresidential user discharging
more than the equivalent of 25,000 gallons per day (gpd) of sanitary
wastes and identified in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual
1972, under Division A, B, G, E or I. In determining the amount of
discharge for ICR purposes, the City, at its option, may include or
exclude the strictly domestic-type discharge from such users. If the
domestic type discharge is excluded and the remaining amount of discharge
is greater than the equivalent of 25,000 gpd of sanitary wastes, the
user is then considered to be an industrial user. Also, any user discharging
toxic materials into the sewers in sufficient quantities to affect
the treatment of the waste stream or the ultimate processing and disposal
of sludge is considered to be an industrial user. Regulations outlining
the ICR system requirements, including the preceding definitions,
appear in United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) regulations
as published in the Federal Register of September 27, 1978.
B.
Under the present USEPA system, users who are classified as industrial
users are required to repay their share of the federal grant amount
in addition to any user charges. The federal grant is normally 75%
of the total, eligible capital cost of the project. (Costs related
to the detection, rehabilitation and treatment of excessive infiltration/inflow
to the sewer system are not included.)
C.
Industrial users will be charged based on their relative waste contributions
to the plant. The following format shall be used to calculate the
ICR charges:
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Where:
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IC
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=
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Annual charge to a specific industrial user for industrial cost
recovery (dollars).
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Fa
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=
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Average daily flow from an industrial user throughout the year
(gallons per day) (determined by metering flow to the municipal sewers).
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Fc
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=
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Average daily flow capacity at treatment plant (gallons).
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Gf
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=
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Portion of total federal grant amount allocated to flow (dollars).
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BODa
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=
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Average daily biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) input from the
industrial user's waste throughout the year (pounds per day) (determined
by regular sampling and analysis of industrial discharge).
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BODc
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=
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Average daily biochemical oxygen demand capacity at treatment
plant (pounds per day).
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Gb
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=
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Portion of total federal grant amount allocated to BOD (dollars).
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SSa
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=
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Average daily suspended solids input from the industrial user
throughout the year (pounds per day) (determined by regular sampling
and analysis of industrial discharge).
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SSc
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=
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Average daily suspended solids capacity of the treatment plant
(pounds per day).
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Gs
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=
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Portion of total federal grant amount allocated to suspended
solids (dollars).
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NOTE: Total federal grant amount = Gf = Gb = + Gs
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E.
The City may exclude inputs from strictly sanitary conveniences located
within the industry, using the following amounts:
F.
Calculated sanitary parameter levels are subtracted from measured
total industrial (sanitary and process) levels to obtain ICR parameter
levels. If any of the three ICR parameter levels are higher than the
minimum ICR parameter levels listed above, the user is considered
to be an industrial user and is subject to ICR charges.
G.
Moneys collected by the City under the ICR program must be allocated
in the following manner:
(1)
50% of the ICR moneys collected and all accrued interest may be returned
to the Federal Treasury by way of the United States Environmental
Protection Agency.
(2)
40% of the ICR moneys collected must be retained by the City to be
used for upgrading or expanding the sewerage works to meet applicable
pollution discharge requirements in the future.
(3)
The remaining 10% may be used in any manner the City sees fit, provided
that it is not used for rebates to industries or the construction
of pretreatment works.
H.
Industrial cost recovery charges are hereby suspended until their
imposition is mandated by the federal government.
