Effingham |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 22. STREETS, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND PUBLIC PLACES |
Article VI. POLLUTION DISCHARGE CONTROL |
Division 3. WASTEWATER SERVICE CHARGES AND GENERAL PROVISIONS |
§ 22-302. Charges, surcharges and fees.
1.
Debt service and capital outlay charge—Charge per one thousand (1,000) gallons:
Fiscal Year Beginning: 5/1/16 5/1/17 5/1/18 5/1/18 $1.27 $1.32 $1.36 $1.41 2.
Base year charges and minimum charge:
Fiscal Year Beginning: 5/1/16 5/1/17 5/1/18 5/1/19 A. Base User Charge per 1,000 gallons $5.40 $5.59 $5.78 $5.98 B. Minimum Monthly Charge per 2,244 gallons (300 cubic feet) $14.97 $15.49 $16.03 $16.59 C. Non-Metered Flat Charge Based on 6,000 gallons $39.91 $41.31 $42.75 $44.25 3.
Surcharges—Charge per one thousand (1,000) gallons:
A.
Basic non-sampled surcharges:
(1)
Residential customers ..... No surcharge
(2)
Nursing homes and hospitals ..... 3%
(3)
Restaurants ..... 6%
(4)
Truck stops ..... 8%
(5)
Car washes ..... 10%
(6)
Fast food restaurants ..... 12%
(7)
Domestic and industrial waste haulers (e.g., septic tanks and waste discharged at the WWTP) ..... $0.10
per gallonB.
Sampled surcharges. The rates of surcharge for BOD and SS shall be as follows:
(1)
BOD surcharge ..... $0.14 per
pound per day(2)
SS surcharge ..... $0.15 per
pound per day(3)
The surcharge shall be calculated as follows:
a.
BOD surcharge Cost = (BOD - 200 mg/l) x 8.34 x V x $0.014
b.
SS Surcharge = (SS - 250 mg/l) x 8.34 x V x $0.15
c.
Where:
V = User's volume of waste water in units of millions of gallons per day (MGD) BOD = Average concentration of biochemical oxygen demand in the user's waste water expressed in mg/l SS = Average concentration of suspended solids in the user's waste water expressed in mg/l 200 = Concentration of biochemical oxygen demand in normal sewage expressed in mg/l 250 = Concentration of suspended solids in normal sewage expressed in mg/l 8.34 = Factor to convert mg/l and million gallons per day to pounds per day (#/lbs.) 4.
Residential and multi-family connection fees:
Effective May 1, 2016 ..... $500.00
5.
Commercial/industrial sewer connections fees:
Water Meter Size [inches] Sewer Connection Fee 5/8 $500.00 ¾ $1,000.00 1 $1,500.00 1½ $2,500.00 2 $3,750.00 3 $7,000.00 4 $12,000.00
(Ord. No. 4-2011, App. A, 1-18-2011; Ord. No. 65-2011, App. A, 12-6-2011; Ord. No. 34-2016, App. A, 4-19-2016)