§ 28-650. Residential wastewater service.

(a)

Application. This section shall apply to disposal of wastewater discharged into the City's wastewater system from individual residences, owner-occupied duplexes or nonprofit facilities that provide transitional housing for residential use on a regular basis by homeless persons that have a connection to the City's wastewater system.

(b)

Monthly minimum charge. The monthly minimum charge is the service charge.

(c)

Monthly service charge and service charges for wastewater meters. The monthly service charge shall be as set forth in Appendix A to this Code. Each residential wastewater service customer shall pay the service charge determined by the size of the customer's water meter, unless the customer is eligible to receive a discount to the service charge for installing fire suppression equipment. The Director, pursuant to Section 28-26, shall issue rules and regulations to establish the parameters for such a discount. The service charges for wastewater meters shall be estimated in accordance with a procedure approved by the Director of Public Utilities.

(d)

Monthly volume charge. The monthly volume charge for the months between December through February shall be as set forth in Appendix A to this Code. The monthly volume charge for the months between and including March and November shall be as set forth in Appendix A to this Code based upon:

(1)

The cubic feet of water delivered as recorded on the customer's water meter in such months; or

(2)

The average monthly use as billed during the preceding months of December through February, whichever is lower.

(e)

Special provisions.

(1)

Private water supply (unmetered service). Whenever any user obtains all or part of the user's water supply from an unmetered source other than the water distribution system of the City (i.e., a private well), such user will be billed a flat service charge as set forth in Appendix A to this Code.

(2)

Public water supply (metered service). Whenever any user obtains all or part of the user's water supply from a public water supply that meters the customer, other than the water distribution system of the City, the quantity of wastewater service used by the customer may be determined either from metered water consumption or from a wastewater meter. If the wastewater usage to be billed by the City is based upon a reading of a water meter by another public body, the wastewater customer will be billed on a schedule based upon the availability of water consumption data. However, regardless of the schedule or frequency of billing, the customer will be responsible to pay the same rates as any other residential wastewater customer (as provided in Appendix A to this Code). For verification purposes, all water meters serving a customer receiving wastewater service under this section shall be open to inspection by the Director.

(3)

Cost adjustment clause. The charge specified in the monthly charge may be subject to an adjustment in the rate per 100 cubic feet for increases or decreases in the cost associated with electric energy and chemicals.

(4)

No facilities physically connected to wastewater system. The minimum monthly charge as hereinbefore set forth shall be paid by all users who have obtained a wastewater connection but have not made a physical connection to the City's wastewater system.

(5)

Residential wastewater service charges for meters having a capacity greater than five-eighths inch; special provision. The monthly service charge for each residential wastewater customer, with service established on or before the adoption of the ordinance from which this subsection is derived and having a water meter capacity greater than five-eighths inch, shall be equal to the monthly service charge for a five-eighths inch meter size as set forth in Appendix A to this Code. The monthly service charge for each residential wastewater customer, with service established after the adoption of the ordinance from which this subsection is derived and having a water meter capacity greater than five-eighths inch, shall be based upon the meter capacity as set forth in Appendix A to this Code.

(Code 1993, § 29-327; Code 2004, § 106-586; Ord. No. 2004-93-122, § 1, 5-24-2004; Ord. No. 2008-98-126, § 2, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2009-113-122, § 1, 6-22-2009; Ord. No. 2013-62-91, § 1, 5-28-2013)

(Code 1993, § 29-327; Code 2004, § 106-586; Ord. No. 2004-93-122, § 1, 5-24-2004; Ord. No. 2008-98-126, § 2, 5-27-2008; Ord. No. 2009-113-122, § 1, 6-22-2009; Ord. No. 2013-62-91, § 1, 5-28-2013)