[R.O. 2006 §705.090; CC 1978 §68.300]
There is hereby assessed against, and the City of Warrenton,
Missouri, shall collect sewerage service charges for the use and services
rendered by the sanitary sewer system of the City of Warrenton, Missouri,
from the owners or occupants of each lot, parcel of real estate or
building which is connected with the sanitary sewerage system of the
City of Warrenton, Missouri, or which discharges sanitary sewage,
industrial wastes, water or other liquids, either directly or indirectly
into the sanitary sewerage system of the City of Warrenton, Missouri.
[R.O. 2006 §705.100; CC 1978 §68.310]
After the following date: September 1, 1976, there is hereby
assessed against, and the City of Warrenton, Missouri, shall collect
sewerage service charges for having available the use and services
to be rendered by the sanitary sewerage system of the City of Warrenton,
Missouri, from the owners or occupants of each lot, parcel of real
estate or building which should be connected with the sanitary sewerage
system.
[R.O. 2006 §705.110; CC 1978 §68.320]
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Warrenton, Missouri, hereby
finds and determines that the rates, fees, and charges for the use
and services or availability of the use and services of the sanitary
system of the City of Warrenton, Missouri, which will be necessary
and adequate to provide for the maintenance, operation and improvement
of such sanitary sewerage system are as hereinafter specified.
[R.O. 2006 §705.120; Ord. No. 804 §§1 — II, 6-7-1994; Ord. No. 925 §§I — II, 2-18-1997; Ord. No. 1129 §§I — II, 6-20-2000; Ord. No. 1191 §§I — II, 7-10-2001; Ord. No. 1208 §I, 8-21-2001; Ord. No. 1209 §§I — III, 9-18-2001; Ord. No. 1259 §§I —
II, 6-18-2002; Ord. No.
1316 §II, 6-17-2003; Ord. No. 1403 §§I — II, 6-15-2004; Ord. No. 1513 §§I — II, 6-21-2005; Ord. No. 1612 §§I — II, 7-11-2006; Ord. No. 1710 §§I — II, 7-17-2007; Ord. No. 1790 §§I — II, 7-15-2008; Ord. No. 1865 §§I — II, 7-21-2009; Ord. No. 1922 §§I — II, 7-20-2010; Ord. No. 1981 §§I — II, 7-19-2011; Ord. No. 2046 §§I — II, 7-17-2012; Ord. No. 2061 §§I — II, 9-18-2012; Ord. No. 2106 §§I — II, 7-2-2013; Ord.
No. 2175 §§I — II, 7-1-2014; Ord. No. 2233 , §II 7-7-2015; Ord. No. 2284 §§I — II, 7-5-2016; Ord. No. 2355, 7-18-2017; Ord. No. 2423, 7-17-2018; Ord. No. 2476, 7-2-2019; Ord. No. 2522, 7-7-2020; Ord. No. 2612, 7-6-2021; Ord. No. 2688, 7-5-2022; Ord. No. 2776, 7-18-2023[1]]
A.
The monthly rates required and which shall be charged by the City
of Warrenton, Missouri, for sewerage service furnished or available
by the City's sanitary sewerage system shall be based upon the quantity
of water used and shall be measured by the water meter or meters installed
on the premises served or for which service is available, unless suitable
waste water measuring and recording equipment in furnished and maintained
by the person receiving service, and said charges shall be as follows:
1.
Warrenton Residential And Truesdale Residential.
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1,000 gallon minimum
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$14.00 per month
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All over 1,000 gallons
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$5.07 per 1,000 gallons per month
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2.
City Industrial And Commercial.
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1,000 gallon minimum
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$14.88 per month
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All over 1,000 gallons
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$5.27 per 1,000 gallons per month
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3.
Outside City Limits — Residential.
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1,000 gallon minimum
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$28.00 per month
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All over 1,000 gallons
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$10.46 per 1,000 gallons per month
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4.
Outside City Limits — Industrial And Commercial.
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1,000 gallon minimum
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$29.73 per month
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All over 1,000 gallons
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$10.46 per 1,000 gallons per month
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5.
Inside City limits where there is no meter reading, there shall
be a fixed rate of thirty-eight dollars fourteen cents ($38.14) per
month.
6.
Outside City limits where there is no meter reading, there shall
be a rate of forty-nine dollars thirty-four cents ($49.34) per month.
7.
In addition to the charges prescribed herein, all existing or
future industrial contributors which discharge processed waste water
into the sanitary sewer system shall pay an industrial cost recovery
charge to the City as prescribed in the industrial cost recovery charge
ordinance.
8.
Any industrial, commercial, or other contributor who discharges
processed waste water or other waste water into the sanitary sewer
system which contains more than two and one-half (2.5) pounds of BODs
per one thousand (1,000) gallons and/or more than three (3) pounds
of suspended solids per one thousand (1,000) gallons, shall pay an
additional charge of thirty-five cents ($0.35) per pound for each
pound of BOD in excess of two and one-half (2.5) pounds per one thousand
(1,000) gallons and twenty-five cents ($0.25) per pound for each pound
of suspended solids in excess of three (3) pounds per one thousand
(1,000) gallons.
9.
Any industrial, commercial or other contributor who discharges
waste water into the sanitary sewer system and who:
a.
Has a suitable sampling site and flow measuring device; and
b.
Discharges one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons or less per day average for the month shall be entitled to a monthly discount from the charges set forth in Subsection (A)(4) above as follows:
(1)
If the monthly average of discharge contains fifty
(50) ppm BOD and Suspended Solids or less, the charge for all gallons
exceeding the first one thousand (1,000) gallons shall be seven dollars
twenty-nine cents ($7.29) per one thousand (1,000) gallons per month;
and
(2)
If the monthly average of discharge contains fifty-one
(51) to and including one hundred twenty-five (125) ppm BOD and Suspended
Solids, the charge for all gallons exceeding the first one thousand
(1,000) gallons is nine dollars seventy-four cents ($9.74) per one
thousand (1,000) gallons per month.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Section I of Ord. No. 2776 set an effective
date of 8-1-2023.
[R.O. 2006 §705.130; CC 1978 §68.350]
Any business establishment, industry or other user discharging
an unusual amount of waste or fluid into the City's sewerage system
which places an unusual burden upon said system or its sewerage treatment
works or facilities, shall be charged such reasonable and proper amount
as may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Aldermen, taking
into account such unusual burden.
[R.O. 2006 §705.140; CC 1978 §68.360]
No sewerage services shall be furnished or rendered by the City's
sewerage system or any of the facilities thereof free of charge to
any customer or user thereof, other than the City itself.
[R.O. 2006 §705.150; CC 1978 §68.370]
All water meters shall be read and bills for both water and
sewerage services shall be rendered monthly as such services accrue.
The Finance Officer shall calculate the amount of each bill for water
service for the preceding period and shall add thereto the amount
of customer's bill for sewerage service computed as hereinbefore specified,
and shall render to each customer a single combined bill for such
water and sewerage services. For persons liable for payment of a sewer
service charge who obtains any water from any source other than the
City's water system, the Finance Officer shall each month obtain the
total amount of water furnished such person for preceding monthly
period and shall calculate what would be the bill of the City for
such water and shall then determine the amount of the sewerage service
charge for such person, computed as aforesaid, and render a bill therefor.
As used herein, the terms "monthly" or "quarterly" shall mean a preceding period of approximately one (1) month or
three (3) months, respectively, beginning and ending as near the same
day of the month as is practicable for the water meters of the City
to be read. In reading said meters and in calculating the water bills
and sewerage service charges, aforesaid, the monthly or quarterly
period shall extend from the time such meter was read for the preceding
month or quarter to the date the same is read for a current month
or quarter.
[R.O. 2006 §705.160; Ord. No. 758 §I, 2-16-1993; Ord. No. 826A §1, 10-4-1994; Ord. No. 1199 §I, 8-7-2001; Ord. No. 1408 §I, 6-15-2004; Ord. No. 1463 §I, 12-7-2004; Ord. No. 2652, 1-18-2022]
A.
All bills for sewerage services shall be due and payable at the Finance Officer's office of the City of Warrenton. If any bill shall remain due and unpaid after the 15th day of the month following the month the bill was mailed to the user, an additional charge of eight percent (8%) of the sewerage service charge shall be added thereto. Discontinuance of service because of delinquent sewerage service bills or violation of any provisions of the City ordinances applicable to the Sewer Department shall be allowed and proceeded with in accordance with the procedures provided for discontinuance of water service under Chapter 705.
B.
The
Board of Aldermen hereby authorizes the Finance Officer or his/her
designee the discretion of writing off any final bill of ten dollars
($10.00) or less.
[R.O. 2006 §710.275; Ord. No. 1165 §I, 1-16-2001; Ord. No. 2252 §I, 12-1-2015]
A.
The Missouri State Sewer Fee will be collected annually in the month
of July. This fee will be stated separately on the customer's water
bill as a "sewer fee."
B.
The charge assessed against each customer for each service connection
of the City utility are established by Code of State Regulations;
10 CSR 20-6.011, Fees.
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Customers having multiple connections will pay multiple fees.
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