HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLumbing FeesEQUIVALENT USER SCHEDULE (1.0 Minimum)
CLASS1EICATIQN EQUIVALENT USERS
Apartments, Duplex and Trailers in Trailer Courts (per each) 1.00
Assembly Hall or Lodge (no cafe) 1.00
Bar or Tavern {for each seat) .06
Barber & Beauty Shops (per chair) .20
Bowling Alley (per lane) .20
Cafe, up to 50 seats 2.00
for each additional 25 seats 1.00
Cafe, Drive-in, less than 20 inside seats 2.00
for each additional 20 inside 1.00
Car Washes, per stall 2.00
Churches (single congregation) 1.00
Multiple congregations for each additional 1.00
Garage or Maintenance Shop 1.00
Hospitals or medical Clinics (with no beds) 3.00
(for each additional bed) .50
Hotels, Motels, or Rooming House per unit .50
(additional per unit with kitchens) .20
Institutions with permanent or temporary residents 1.00
Rest Homes, etc. (plus per resident) .30
Laundromat, up to 10 washers 2.00
each additional washer .10
Office, up to 20 employees 1.00
for each additional employee .03
Schools/ no cafeteria, per student, faculty and staff .03
with cafeteria, per student, faculty and staff .04
Service Station 1.00
Single Dwelling Unit (residence) (home, trailer or condominium) 1.00
Store or Business, up to 20 employees 1.00
Each additional employee .03
Super Markets, Grocery 2.00
with butcher shop additional 1.00
with bakery additional 1.00
Warehouses, etc. per 6,500 gallons/month 1.00
Open Class per 9,000 gallons/month 1.00
Surcharge for Excessive Strength: When any user contributes wastewater having an
average BOD and/or suspended solids loading in excess of the designated allowable
limits hereinafter designated, a surcharge shall be levied against such user. Said surcharge
shall be based on the average degree of excess loading, and applied as a percentage of the
basic user charge as provided in the above schedule, or otherwise for special users. The
BOD and suspended solids loadings shall be determined from estimates or tests made by
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City officials or its engineer. The user's monthly surcharge shall be computed by use of
the following equation:
US = [((b/B)-1) + (s/S)-1] x (UMC), where
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“US” represents the user's monthly surcharge to be added to the basic users
monthly charge,
“UMC” represents the basic user’s monthly charge (for treatment only) and shall not
be less than 1.0,
“b” represents the average BOD loading above which is a user's wastewater
contribution, expressed in parts per million,
“B” represents the allowable limit of BOD loading above which a user's surcharge
shall be levied, hereby designated as being 200 parts per million,
“s” represents the average suspended solids loading of the user’s wastewater
contribution, expressed in parts per million, and
“S” represents the allowable limit of suspended solids loading above which a
user's surcharge shall be levied, hereby designated as being 140 parts per
million.
A copy of the list of users surcharged, the characteristics of their sewage, and the
surcharge for each shall be kept on file at all times in the office of the City Clerk.
Special Users: If, in addition to excessive strength, a user is determined to add
flow to the wastewater treatment facilities in excess of 9,000 gallons per month, the
above formula shall be increased by a factor of total flow divided by 9,000 gallons per
month multiplied by one equivalent user.
In order to determine the flow of this special user, the City may monitor sewage and
water flow in order to determine the total flow, The value of UMC used in the formula
above will be the same value as assigned to single dwelling units.
A copy of the list of special users, the characteristics of their sewage,
and the special user's monthly charge shall be kept on file at all times in the office of the
City Clerk. There shall be no discounts permitted for quantity flows.
Review and Revision of Rates: The sewer user charges shall, as a minimum,
be reviewed annually and updated by Resolution of the Council to reflect actual costs of
operation, maintenance, replacement, and financing of the sewage collection and
treatment facilities. Any revisions of the user charges shall be based on actual operation,
maintenance, replacement, and financing expenses, and/or on significant changes in the
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total number of equivalent users, the total daily flow, the total daily BOD, and/or the total
daily suspended solids. The City may install flow-measuring and/or collect wastewater
samples at any time in any user's service line to determine actual usage as a basis for
revisions of the user's charge. Revisions due only to changes in expenses and user class
shall normally only be made by the City. Revisions involving user's flow, BOD and/or
suspended solids shall normally only be made upon the recommendation of a registered
professional engineer. All changes in user charges applicable to this ordinance shall be
computed by the methods outlined herein and shall be published in the User Charge
System to be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk and which is to be distributed
annually with the first billing of the fiscal year.
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