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City of Poughkeepsie, NY
Dutchess County
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[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
It is the purpose of this article to provide for the recovery of costs from users of the city's POTW.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
(a) 
The city may adopt, by resolution, charges and fees which may include:
(1) 
Fees for permits to construct private sewage disposal systems, and inspection thereof.
(2) 
Fees for building sewer permits for industrial users.
(3) 
Fees for building sewer permits for other users.
(4) 
Fees for the inspection of building sewers.
(5) 
Wastewater contribution/discharge permit application fees, including the costs of processing such applications.
(6) 
Fees for operation of the city's pretreatment program.
(7) 
Fees for monitoring, inspection and surveillance procedures, including cost of collection and analyzing an industrial user's discharge, and reviewing monitoring reports submitted by the industrial users.
(8) 
Fees for permits to discharge sewage generated on or discharged from real property lying outside the City of Poughkeepsie to the POTW.
(9) 
Fees for testing, permitting and monitoring the discharge of sewage to the POTW from a tank or other container.
(10) 
Fees for reviewing the design specifications, plans and construction and installation of pretreatment or equalization facilities.
(11) 
Fees for permitting the pretreatment or equalization of wastewaters.
(12) 
Fees for reviewing slug load/accidental discharge prevention procedures, plans, specifications and construction.
(13) 
Fees for consistent removal (by the city) of pollutants otherwise subject to federal pretreatment standards or requirements.
(14) 
Other fees as the city 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, fines and penalties chargeable by the city.