Each user shall pay for services provided by the village sewer system based on his/her/its use of the treatment works as determined by water meter readings. Separate rates and charges shall be assessed to recover the costs of the operation and maintenance and debt service reduction. Each of these charges shall be calculated using a base rate for the first 5,000 gallons of water, plus a set rate for each additional 1,000 gallons of water usage.
A. 
Private water sources. Real property in the village receiving water from private water sources and which said properties are required to use the sanitary sewer system of the village are required to have such private water sources metered by a regular village water meter, and the sewer use charges herein established shall apply to such real property based upon such metered water consumption, notwithstanding the fact that said real property does not incur the usual water bill. The village shall make no charge for the water used but shall use the water meter reading as the basis for making the usual sewer charge.
B. 
Vacant parcels of land. The owners of vacant parcels of land capable of being serviced by the village system who do not have restrictions on development (i.e., floodplain, zoning, etc.) will benefit from the construction of the new sewage treatment works. These potential users will be charged only a proportionate share of the annual debt service reduction which shall be based on average residential users charges for debt service reduction.
The village shall conduct an annual financial review to determine the accuracy of the accounting for revenues generated by the system and the expenses of operation and maintenance, including portions for long-term capital replacement of the sewage treatment system. A budget will be prepared annually in compliance with the timetable and guidelines provided for the villages by the office of the State Comptroller and the applicable portions of the Village Law. The budget shall identify the basis of determining annual operating and maintenance costs, including operations, personnel, materials, energy and administration. An annual review will be made to determine the adequacy of the rates and to determine whether they generate sufficient revenues to cover the projected costs and long-term capital replacement of the system. The village shall revise the base charges and set rate per unit to accomplish the following:
A. 
Maintain the proportionate distribution of operation and maintenance costs necessary to the proper operation and maintenance (including replacement) of the treatment works;
B. 
Generate sufficient revenue to pay the total operation and maintenance costs necessary for the proper operation and maintenance (including replacement) of the treatment works; and
C. 
Apply excess revenues collected from a class of users to the costs of operation and maintenance attributable to that class for the next year and adjust the rate accordingly.
User contributions for controlled discharges shall be subject to the regulations in Part 1 of this chapter, including but not limited to charges to cover the increased cost of handling and treating such discharges.
The cost of all flows not directly attributable to users shall be distributed among all users and any sewer district that may connect to the village system in the same manner that the costs of operation and maintenance are distributed among all users in any sewer district for their actual use. Any increased costs associated with the management of effluent and/or sludge and any treatment works caused by the discharge of toxic pollutants shall be paid for by those users discharging the toxic pollutants.
Each user shall be notified annually, in conjunction with a regular bill, of the separate rates and charges which are attributable to wastewater treatment services operation and maintenance and debt service payment.
A. 
The village may have preexisting agreements which address:
(1) 
The reservation of capacity in the village's treatment works; or
(2) 
The charges to be collected by the village in providing wastewater treatment services or reserving capacity.
B. 
The user charge system set forth in this chapter shall take precedence over any terms or conditions of agreements or contracts between the village and users (including industrial users, special districts, other municipalities or federal agencies or installations) which are inconsistent with the requirements of Section 204(b)(1)(A) of the Clean Water Act and this chapter.