The Town Board shall assess the applicable sewer charges against the real property at the same time and in the same manner as Town property taxes, and such amounts shall be set forth in two separate columns in the annual property tax roll. The amount so levied for sewer rent charges shall be collected and enforced in the same manner and at the same time as provided by law for collection and enforcement of other Town taxes and assessments, or as otherwise provided for in accordance with §
257-155.
Anything to the contrary notwithstanding in this chapter, if a property owner in the Town becomes a user as defined herein between the first day of January and the 31st day of December in any year, the sewer rent for such year shall be prorated for the number of months commencing with the month in which the owner obtains a permit for hookup to the sanitary sewer or a certificate of occupancy and ending with the last month of such year and shall be paid at the time such owner obtains the permit. For any property classified as a single-family dwelling or multiple-dwelling unit, such monthly charge shall be based upon the applicable annual sewer rent unit charge for the number of residential rental units involved. A property owner is required to connect to sanitary sewers if his or her septic system fails, in accordance with §
257-15 of this chapter, and will therefore be considered a user at that time.
Overpayment of sewer rent shall be refunded to users upon a
written request by the user and verification of the overpayment by
the Town. The user must accompany a request for refund with the tax
number of the property and proof of payment of the sewer rent. In
no event shall any overpayment be refundable for more than three years
from the date of written request of overpayment.
The formula for sewer surcharge shall be computed by the Chief Plant Operator and/or Superintendent of Sewers. The additional units for industrial/commercial establishments to be added to the established Town flow rate shall be the product of the sewer surcharge factor and the established district flow rate charge as shown in the schedule of units of use for industrial plants in §
257-165. The general form for the determination of the surcharge factor (SF) shall be as follows:
SF
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=
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a(BOD-300)
300
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+
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b(SS-300)
300
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+
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c(CLD-25)
25
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+
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d(P-10)
10
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Where:
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SF
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=
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Surcharge factor
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BOD
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=
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Milligrams per liter of biochemical oxygen demand as defined in § 257-7
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SS
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=
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Milligrams per liter of suspended solids as defined in § 257-7
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CLD
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=
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Milligrams per liter of chlorine demand as defined in § 257-7
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P
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=
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Milligrams per liter of phosphorus as defined in § 257-7
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a
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=
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Proportion of operation and maintenance cost to treat a pound
of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)
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b
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=
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Proportion of operation and maintenance cost to treat a pound
of suspended solids (SS)
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c
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=
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Proportion of operation and maintenance cost to treat a pound
of chlorine demand (CLD)
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d
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=
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Proportion of operation and maintenance cost to treat a pound
of phosphorus (P)
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NOTES:
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a, b, c, and d are decimal portions of the total operation and
maintenance costs for the sewerage system. The values shall be determined
by the Chief Plant Operator/Superintendent of Sewers on a yearly basis
from data accumulated each preceding year from the actual operations
and maintenance costs.
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If any of the values for BOD, SS, CLD or P as determined by laboratory analysis are less than the respective normal values stated in the definition of "normal sewage" in § 257-7, the factor for that pollutant shall be eliminated from the formula.
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More than one identifiable pollutant may be present in the sewage,
and each such pollutant therefore shall appear as an additional term
in the formula for determination of the sewer surcharge factor.
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Any additional charges and fees associated with the operation
of the pretreatment program shall be assessed to the user, including
but not limited to the following:
A. Reimbursement of costs of setting
up and operating the pretreatment program.
C. Monitoring, inspections, and
surveillance procedures.
D. Cost of equipment and supplies.
E. Reviewing accidental discharge
procedures.
F. Reviewing self-monitoring reports.
G. Construction inspections.
I. Applications for consistent
removal status as outlined in 40 CFR 403.
J. Other necessary expenses which
the Town may deem necessary to carry out the program to satisfy the
requirements of this chapter, the NYSDEC, and the Federal Government.
Discharge of scavenger wastes shall be made under individual
tickets for each load to be discharged under the terms of the permit.
Rates charged for the tickets shall be those rates determined by the
Town of Webster. Any schedule of fees related to the issuance of permits
for the disposal of scavenger wastes shall be established within the
rules and regulations adopted by the Town of Webster.
The Town may contract with municipal entities to provide services
to them such as flushing, televised inspection, and/or sealing of
sewers, the operating of wastewater facilities, etc., both in and
out of the Town. The Town Board shall establish the rates to be charged
for these services.
The provisions of Article
XII of this chapter relating to the collection of penalties and delinquent payments shall apply to the collection of sewer service charges and sewage service surcharges, unless otherwise provided by application of this chapter.
The Webster Town Board shall have the authority to impose impact
fees in addition to any other fees assessed on new development or
rezoning, which development may:
A. Cause enlargement of the service
area of the POTW; or
B. Cause increased hydraulic and/or
treatment demands on the POTW.
All revenues derived by the Town shall be credited to the Town
of Webster Sewer Department accounts. Monies in this fund shall be
used exclusively for the following functions:
A. For the payment of the operation
and maintenance, including repair and replacement, costs of the Town's
POTW.
B. For the discovery and correction
of inflow and infiltration in the collection system.
C. For the payment of interest
on and the amortization of or payment of indebtedness which has been
or shall be incurred for the construction or extension of the Town's
POTW.
D. For the extension, enlargement,
replacement of, and/or additions to the Town's POTW, including any
necessary appurtenances.
E. For administrative support from
other Town departments.