The following terms shall have the following meanings under this Article IX:
Includes all costs associated with repayment of debt(s) incurred
for the construction and/or rehabilitation of the wastewater collection
system and treatment facility.
Wastewater with concentrations of CBOD, suspended solids,
total kjeldahl nitrogen and total phosphorus no greater than 200,
250, 40 and 10 milligrams per liter (mg/l), respectively.
[Amended 4-3-1995]
A user whose contributions to the sewerage system consist
only of normal domestic strength wastewater originating from a house,
apartment, flat or other living quarters occupied by a person or persons
constituting of distinct household, business or commercial enterprise.
Includes all costs associated with the operation and maintenance
of the sewerage system, including but not limited to administrative
costs and expenses.
Includes all costs necessary to replace equipment as required
to maintain capacity and performance during the design life of the
sewerage facilities. When required by appropriate authority having
jurisdiction thereof, a separate, segregated, distinct replacement
fund shall be established and used for only replacement of equipment.
The unit of volume measurement for wastewater
or other wastes discharged into the Village's sewerage system shall
be 1,000 gallons, United States liquid measure. The unit for assessing
costs with respect to strength wastewater parameters shall be avoirdupois
pounds.
It shall be the policy of the Village and Commission
to obtain sufficient revenues to pay the costs of the operation and
maintenance of the sewerage system, including debt service and a replacement
fund (i.e., a cash account to be used for future expenditures for
obtaining or installing replacement equipment, accessories or appurtenances
which are necessary to maintain the capacity and performance of the
sewerage system during the service life for which such facilities
were designed and constructed), through a system of sewer service
charges as defined in this article. The system shall assure that each
user of the sewerage system pays its fair and proportionate share
of the cost of such facilities.
Sewer service charges to each user shall be
based on wastewater parameters established from time to time by the
Commission. The sewer service charges shall consist of the sum of
the annual debt service charges, all annual operation and maintenance
costs, all replacement costs and all sewer service charges levied
or assessed to the Village by MMSD, plus an amount to be used for
working capital and capital improvements as determined by the Commission.
The sewer service charges of the Village shall
be reviewed not less than biennially. Sewer service charges shall
be adjusted, as required, to reflect the actual number and size of
users and actual costs. Users will be notified annually of the portion
of such sewer service charges attributable to operation and maintenance,
debt service and replacement costs. For purposes hereof, the Commission
may satisfy this notice requirement by including in the budget summary
required to be published under s. 65.90, Wis. Stats., a statement
of the aforesaid components of the sewer service charges, based on
the results of operations for the preceding fiscal year.
A sewer service charge is hereby imposed upon
each lot, parcel of land, building or premises served by the public
sewer or otherwise discharging sewage, including industrial wastes,
into the public sewerage system. Such sewer service charge shall be
payable as hereinafter provided and in an amount determined as follows:
A.
Category A service charges shall be imposed on each
user whose water use is metered and whose sewer discharges are normal
domestic strength wastewater. The Category A service charge is of
the following form:
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Service Charge
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=
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Customer Charge + Volume Charge.
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Customer Charge
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A flat rate based on the size of the water meter.
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Volume Charge
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=
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The volume of metered water in thousands of
gallons multiplied by the volume rate.
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Volume Rate
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=
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The volume unit price for sewer service expressed
in dollars per 1,000 gallons, as determined by the Commission.
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B.
Category B service charges shall be imposed on each
user whose water use is not metered and whose sewage discharges are
normal domestic strength wastewater. No user shall be assigned less
than one equivalent residential unit (ERU). The number of residential
unit equivalents for nonresidential users shall be as determined by
the Commission from time to time, by resolution. The Category B sewer
service charge shall be of the form as follows:
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Service Charge
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=
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Equivalent residential units ("ERUs") multiplied
by the equivalent residential unit rate ("ERU rate").
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A Single ERU
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=
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Shall mean a single-family residential dwelling
unit that discharges normal domestic strength wastewater.
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ERU Rate
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The average cost of providing wastewater service
to a residential customer for one calendar quarter, plus a proportionate
share of the administrative and billing costs of the district.
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C.
Category C service charges shall be imposed on users
whose sewer discharges are high strength wastewater having concentrations
of carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD) greater than 200
milligrams per liter (mg/l) and/or suspended solids greater than 250
milligrams per liter (mg/l) and/or total kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN) greater
than 40 milligrams per liter (mg/l) and/or total phosphorus (TP) greater
than 10 milligrams per liter (mg/l).
[Amended 4-3-1995]
(1)
The form of the Category C service charge is as follows:
Service Charge = Customer Charge + Volume Charge + High Strength Surcharge.
(2)
The customer charge and the volume charge are similar
to those components of the Category A service charge.
(3)
The high strength surcharge equals the excessive CBOD,
suspended solids, TKN and total phosphorus multiplied by the respective
CBOD, suspended solids, TKN and total phosphorus rates. The excessive
CBOD, suspended solids, TKN and total phosphorus are the portions
of each of these constituents that are in excess of normal domestic
strength wastewater. The excessive amounts of CBOD, suspended solids,
TKN and total phosphorus are expressed in pounds, and their respective
rates are expressed in dollars per pound.
D.
Reassignment of categories of sewer users. Each utility
may reassign sewer users into appropriate sewer service charge categories
if wastewater sampling programs and other related information indicate
a change of categories is necessary or otherwise required.
[Amended 4-7-2014 by Ord. No. 02-2014]
B.
The Commission shall have the right to amend, modify, adjust or change
the rates to reflect the rates charged by Madison Metropolitan Sewerage
District (MMSD) and vendors of the utility. This shall be referred
to as the "Purchased Treatment Adjustment Clause."
C.
The rates will be effective on or after the date chosen by the Commission.
D.
The utility will provide notice to its customers of such changes
resulting from the application of this Purchased Treatment Adjustment
Clause.
[Amended 12-20-1999; 12-3-2001 by Ord. No. 12-2001]
In the event that any user which is required
to pay Category A service charges can demonstrate to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Commission that such user does not discharge significant
amounts of the water consumed by such user into the public sewers,
then in such event the Commission may authorize a reduction of the
volume of wastewater that would otherwise be assigned to such user
by application of this Part 2. In so authorizing a reduction, the
Commission may require the user, at its own expense, to make necessary
changes in the water piping and install couplings so that a water
meter can be set that will read only water that is ultimately discharged
into the public sewers. If a second meter is not installed, the sewer
bill for the third quarter sewer usage for residential customers shall
be based on the second quarter water usage unless the third quarter
sewer usage is less. This shall only apply to residential customers
who have a full quarter's usage for both the second and third quarters
of the current year.
