Pursuant to the authority granted by Article 14 of the Village Law and pursuant to Article 14-F of the General Municipal Law, the Village of Waterloo hereby establishes a scale of sewer rents on real property within the Village of Waterloo subject thereto as herein set forth.
All real property within the Village of Waterloo now charged with water rents on the rolls of the Village, whether by meter measurements or otherwise, shall be subject to a sewer rent charge unless exempt from such charge as hereinafter set forth. Where real property within the Village is located such that sewer lines or the Village sewer system is not available for usage or service by said property, said property shall not be subject to sewer rent, notwithstanding that said property is serviced by the Village water system or that such Village water system is available for usage by said property.
Except as set forth in § 195-157 and § 195-160 hereof, all premises and real property supplied with water by the Village of Waterloo shall be charged sewer rents per the rate schedule set by the Village of Waterloo Board.
Where real property within the Village is not serviced by municipal water supply but is serviced by Village sewer system, the sewer rent for such real property will be based upon a water usage of 3,000 gallons per month.
Any property owner who can demonstrate to the Village Board that all or any part of the water consumed on the real property in a given period of time has not been returned to the sewer system shall be entitled to a rebate of sewer rents for such period, provided that application for such rebate is made prior to the period for which the rebate is claimed.
All persons discharging or depositing wastes with concentrations in excess of the pollutant concentrations in normal sewage shall pay a surcharge per the rate schedule set by the Village of Waterloo Board.
The total sewer service charge (which shall be called the "user charge"), shall be the sum of the normal sewage service charges plus the surcharge for abnormal sewage.
The service area of the POTW may be segmented to assist in a fair distribution of user charges, especially if there is a pump station serving a segment.
The billing period shall be monthly for industrial and bimonthly for nonindustrial users.
The additional charges and fees associated with the operation of the pretreatment program shall be assessed the user, and include:
A. 
Reimbursement of costs of setting up and operating the pretreatment program.
B. 
Issuing permits.
C. 
Monitoring, inspections, and surveillance procedures.
D. 
Costs of equipment and supplies.
E. 
Reviewing accidental discharge procedures.
F. 
Construction inspections.
G. 
Filing appeals.
H. 
Application for consistent removal status as outlined in 40 CFR 403.
I. 
Other reasonable expenses to carry out the program to satisfy the requirements of this chapter, the NYSDEC, and the federal government.
The charge for treatment and disposal of trucked or hauled waste which has been introduced into the POTW shall be as established by the Village of Waterloo Board. The manner of determining the volume dumped shall be at the discretion of the Superintendent.
The Village of Waterloo may institute an equitable procedure for recovering the costs of any capital improvements of those parts of the POTW which collect, pump, treat, and dispose of industrial wastewaters from those persons discharging such wastewaters into the POTW.
Provisions of Article XI of this chapter relating to the collection of penalties shall apply to the collection of sewer service charges and abnormal sewage service surcharges. Sewer rents shall be billed to each parcel of real property as aforesaid at such time or times as water charges are now billed and shall be collected in like manner. Sewer rents shall be due at such times as water charges are now due and payable and shall be collected by such Village official or officials as now charged with the collection of water charges.
The POTW shall be operated on the basis of a fiscal year commencing on the first day of June and ending on the 31st day of May.
The Village of Waterloo Board shall have the authority to impose impact fees on new development, which development may:
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Cause enlargement of the service area of the POTW.
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Cause increased hydraulic and/or treatment demands on the POTW.
Sewer rents and penalties shall constitute a lien upon real property upon which rents have been established and imposed.
The Village of Waterloo may enforce the collection of delinquent sewer rents and penalties pursuant to § 452 of the General Municipal Law.
If an owner of real property on which a sewer rent has been imposed deems himself or herself aggrieved because such real property is not served by the sewer system or an error has been made in computing such sewer rent, he or she may file an application for a refund of all or part of such rent. Such application shall be presented to the Village Clark-Treasurer, who shall forward such application to the Board of Trustees with his or her recommendation in relation thereto. The Board of Trusties may, by two-thirds vote, authorize a refund of all or part of such sewer rent or charge.
Pursuant to § 453 of the General Municipal Law, revenues derived from sewer rents and associated penalties, and impact fees, shall be credited to a special fund to be known as the "sewer rent fund." Disbursement therefrom shall be made pursuant to such section of the General Municipal Law.
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The Village of Waterloo shall maintain and keep proper books of records and accounts for the POTW, separate from all other records and accounts, in which shall be made full and correct entries of all transactions relating to the POTW. The Village of Waterloo will cause an annual audit of such books of record and account for the preceding fiscal year to be made by a recognized independent certified public accountant, and will supply such audit report to authorized officials, and the public, on request.
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In conjunction with the audit, there shall be an annual review of the sewer charge system to determine if it is adequate to meet expenditures for all programs for the coming year.
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Classification of old and new industrial users should also be reviewed annually.
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The Village of Waterloo shall maintain and carry insurance on all physical properties of the POTW, of the kinds and in the amounts normally carried by public utility companies and municipalities engaged in the operation of sewage disposal systems. All moneys received for losses under any such insurance policies shall be applied solely to the replacement and restoration of the property damaged or destroyed.
None of such sewer rents or penalties shall be deemed a tax against any real property within the Village of Waterloo.