§ 42-374. Monthly wastewater user service charges.

No free service shall be furnished by the system to the city or to any person, firm or corporation, public or private, or to any public agency or instrumentality.

(1)

Metered users.

a.

Base rate. The base rate for metered users is as follows:

Meter Size (in inches)	Service Charge (per month)
5/8	$ 10.61
¾	15.95
1	26.56
1½	53.11
2	85.00
3	186.08
4	318.79
6	664.27
8	956.51

 

b.

Commodity charges . A charge of $2.46 per 100 cubic feet of metered water used will be charged each month.

(2)

Unmetered users (flat rate). Unmetered users will be charged according to the following rate schedule:

a.

Room charge: Count living, dining, bedrooms and kitchens. DO NOT COUNT bathrooms, halls, storage closets. This charge includes lavatories, dishwashing, laundry, and all other domestic uses except bathtubs, showers and toilets.

Rooms	Per Month
1 to 3, inclusive	$ 9.18
4 to 6, inclusive	10.29
7 to 8, inclusive	12.14
Each additional room	1.68

 

b.

For each additional bathtub or shower, add $4.40 per month.

c.

For each additional toilet, add $4.84 per month.

(3)

Surcharges. Additional charges will be in accordance with the following schedule:

Parameter	Parameter Surcharge (per month-per pound)	Base Concentration (in mg/L)
Suspended Solids	$0.35	215
Biochemical oxygen demand	$0.51	185
Phosphorus	$3.44	10
Nitrogen	$8.04	20
Total organic carbon	$2.89	600
Chemical oxygen demand	$1.24	600
Total chlorides	$0.65	600

 

(4)

Unmetered users with private water systems. The monthly wastewater user service charges for those homes, businesses and other customers who do not have city water available, and are using a private water supply system shall be as follows:

a.

All commercial, industrial, and institutional accounts shall have a water meter installed. The meter shall be installed under the direction of the city utilities department. The cost of installation shall be borne by the owner. The cost of replacement shall be borne by the utilities department.

b.

All residential customers shall be given the option of having a water meter installed as provided for above, or the residential customer shall be billed a flat rate sewer charge equal to the average billing as determined on an annual basis.

c.

The average monthly residential sewer bill, as of July 1, 2018, is a charge of $27.83.

(5)

Watering adjustment basis .

a.

For all residential users, charges for sewer for the months of May, June, July, August and September shall be computed for each account based on the average metered water consumption for the base period of the preceding October, November, December January and February. If no previous base history is available, a citywide residential average will be used.

b.

For all other users, a separate meter may be purchased and installed at owner's expense, which will be utilized for watering only with the billing to reflect that amount.

(Prior Code, § 2.116; Ord. No. 2000-09, 5-15-2000; Ord. No. 2001-04, 5-21-2001; Ord. No. 2002-10, 5-6-2002; Ord. No. 2003-12, 5-19-2003; Ord. No. 2004-10, 4-19-2004; Ord. No. 2005-09, 5-2-2005; Ord. No. 2006-07, 5-1-2006; Ord. No. 2007-04, § 1, 5-7-2007; Ord. No. 2008-04, § 1, 4-21-2008; Ord. No. 2009-06, § 1, 4-20-2009; Ord. No. 2010-06, § 1, 4-19-2010; Ord. No. 2011-02, § 1, 4-18-2011; Ord. No. 2015-06, § 1, 4-20-2015; Ord. No. 2016-06, § 1, 5-2-2016; Ord. No. 2018-04, § 1, 4-2-2018)