It is the purpose of this article to provide
for the recovery of costs from users of the Village's wastewater disposal
system for the implementation of the program established herein. The
applicable charges or fees shall be set forth in the Village's schedule
of charges and fees.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The current fee schedule is
on file in the Village offices.
All persons owning, having or occupying lots,
parcels or tracts of land situated within the service area of the
Village of Hamilton having thereon buildings or structures of any
kind connected to the Village sewerage works shall pay to the Village
Clerk at the times provided by the Commission, rents and charges as
may be fixed by the Village, from time to time, and based on the criteria
set forth in the following sections.
The source of the revenues for retiring debt
service, capital expenditures, operation and maintenance of the Village's
wastewater facilities shall be apportioned on the basis of a sewer
service charge as established by the Commission.
Each user's normal charge shall be based on
the volume of wastewater which said user discharges to the public
sewers in accordance with the following applicable criteria:
A.
For users connected to a public water supply with
no other source of supply, metered water consumption shall be used
to determine the volume.
B.
For users not connected to a public water supply,
volume shall be as estimated or measured by the Engineer, such measurement
to be at owner's expense.
C.
For users with both a public and private water supply,
metered water consumption shall be used to determine volume unless
the actual volume, as measured by the Engineer, exceeds the metered
volume, in which case the measured volume shall be used to calculate
the charge.
D.
The normal charge shall then be calculated by multiplying
the appropriate volume of wastewater by the sewer service rate established
by the Commission.
Users discharging wastewater to the wastewater
facilities which exceeds the strength of normal wastewater shall be
assigned a surcharge in addition to their normal sewer service charge.
The surcharge shall depend on the strength and character of the wastewater
from measurements and samplings taken by the Commission, with the
results thereof utilized to calculate the amount of the surcharge
in accordance with the criteria, procedures and limitations set forth
in Schedule A.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Schedule A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
A.
Sewer service rates used to calculate normal sewer
charges shall be established by the Commission on an annual basis
and shall be consistent with the applicable provisions of USEPA Regulations,
40 CFR 35.
B.
Each user shall be notified at least annually by the
Commission of the sewer service rate and that portion of the user
charge applicable to him.
A.
The Commission may adopt charges and fees, which may
include:
(1)
Fees for reimbursement of costs of setting up and
operating the Commission's pretreatment program.
(2)
Fees for monitoring, inspections and surveillance
procedures.
(3)
Fees for reviewing accidental discharge procedures
and construction.
(4)
Fees for permit applications.
(5)
Fees for filing appeals.
(6)
Fees for consistent removal by the Commission of pollutants
otherwise subject to Federal Pretreatment Standards.
(7)
Other fees as the Commission may deem necessary to
carry out the requirements contained herein.
B.
These fees relate solely to the matters covered by
this chapter and are separate from all other fees chargeable by the
Commission.
No special agreements with any users shall be made which are inconsistent with this Article VI insofar as sewer service charges are concerned. Sewer service rates established by the Commission shall take precedence over existing agreements.
