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13.13.700 Fees and Charges
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13.13.701 Fees and charges.
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1. Purpose. It is the purpose of this Chapter to provide for payment by the users of all the POTW capital costs, debt service, and the costs of maintenance and operation. The total annual cost of operation and maintenance shall include, but need not be limited to, labor, repairs, equipment replacement, maintenance, necessary modifications, power, sampling, laboratory tests, and a reasonable contingency fund. The charges will be based upon the quality and quantity of the users’ wastewater, and also upon the POTW’s capital and operating costs to intercept, treat, and dispose of wastewater. The applicable charges shall be set forth in a schedule of rates for the POTW adopted by resolution of the City Council. The City Council shall review the user charge system on an annual basis and will revise the system as necessary to assure the equity of the system and to assure that sufficient funds will be collected from the system to adequately operate and maintain the wastewater treatment works. Users of the system shall be notified at least annually, in conjunction with a regular bill, of the rates and that portion of the user charges which are attributable to wastewater treatment services.

2. Classification of users. The users of the POTW may be divided into various classifications, including but not limited to: single dwelling units, duplexes, multiple dwelling units and non-residential. Further, classifications may be established by the City Council for each non-residential user class.

3. Surcharges. Users may be subject to a surcharge for exceeding any City pretreatment limitation, exceeding any pretreatment permit, exceeding the surcharge mode for any BOD, suspended solids, COD, oil and grease, pH, toxic pollutants or other parameters, and for service outside the POTW boundaries as provided for in the resolution establishing the schedule of rates and charges.

4. Fees. The following fees shall be charged as established by resolution of the City Council:

a. Fees for all POTW costs, including debt service, maintenance and operation.

b. Fees for reimbursement of costs of setting up and operating the POTW’s Pretreatment Program.

c. Fees for monitoring, inspections and surveillance procedures, to include but not be limited to laboratory analysis.

d. Fees for reviewing accidental discharge procedures and construction.

e. Fees for permit applications.

f. Fees for filing appeals.

g. Fees for consistent removal (by the POTW) of the pollutants otherwise subject to Federal Pretreatment Standards.

h. Fees for connection.

i. Fees for repairs and disconnection.

j. Fees for inspections and surveys.

k. Fees for development and expansion.

l. Other fees as the POTW may deem necessary to carry out the requirements contained herein.

5. Charges for discontinuing or restoring services. In the event POTW service to any building or premises in the POTW is shut off, a fee to be set by resolution of the City Council shall be charged for restoring sewer service.

6. Damage to facilities. When a user’s discharge causes an obstruction or damage, or because of the nature of the discharge, toxic pollutants increase the costs for managing the effluent or the biosolids of the POTW, the user shall pay for the damages or the increased cost.