Residential users shall be charged a monthly base charge and water usage charge per dwelling unit in accordance with the amounts set forth in the annual budget. (Ord. 2323 § 14 (part), 1994)

Any dwelling unit, as defined in section 14.19A.040 of this title, is exempt from wastewater system service charges upon the permanent removal of the food preparation area from the unit. Permanent removal of the food preparation area means that at least two of the three fixtures, appliances or devices, as defined in section 14.19A.040 of this title, shall be permanently removed and shall remain removed during any period of exemption from wastewater system service charges. The owner and occupant of the dwelling unit shall permit biennial inspections of the unit, without notice, by the department to verify that the food preparation area is permanently removed from the dwelling unit, otherwise the exemption herein shall not apply. (Ord. 2760 § 9, 1999)

A. Wastewater system service charges for all nonresidential users shall be comprised of a monthly base charge plus a variable charge based on the total amount of water used each billing period. Return water factors shall be used to determine monthly rates for single meter customers. Customers with separate irrigation meters shall be charged at dual meter rates for water usage through all meters excluding irrigation meters. Rates for all nonresidential user classifications shall be based on estimated wastewater strength (five-day biochemical oxygen demand, parts per million, hereinafter BOD5; and the suspended solids, parts per million, hereinafter TSS) by user classification as follows:

A user may apply to the director for reclassification, upon submission of certified results of laboratory tests performed on an acceptable number of wastewater samples certified by a licensed engineer to be true and accurate samples, which results indicate that the BOD5 ppm and TSS ppm are equal to or less than the level established in this section according to customer classification.

B. Disposal charges for private handlers that transport waste to county wastewater reclamation facilities shall be based upon volume of waste at a rate as set forth in the annual budget. (Ord. 2323 § 14 (part), 1994)

A. The department may accept into its public waste-water system an individual waste of unusual volume, strength or character under a special agreement or arrangement between the county and the industrial user subject to payment of appropriate surcharges based upon rates as set forth in the annual budget ordinance.

B. A monitoring program shall be conducted by the department to periodically measure the characteristics of wastewater discharges from users. All users that discharge wastewater which exceeds the limitations set forth in subsections C and D of this section shall be identified by the department and shall be subject to the appropriate surcharge.

C. Any user who discharges or causes to be discharged into the public wastewater systems any water or wastes that exceed the following limitations of concentration shall be required to pay a surcharge in accordance with subsection A of this section.

1. All weight of total suspended solids over four pounds per one thousand gallons of wastewater;

2. All weight of BOD5 over four pounds per one thousand gallons of wastewater.

D. Any user who discharges or causes to be discharged into the public wastewater system any water or wastes deemed by the director to be unusual in volume or character shall be required to pay a surcharge in accordance with subsection A of this section.

E. When required by the director, the owner of any property served by a building wastewater system carrying nonresidential wastes shall install monitoring and recording equipment, and a suitable control manhole in the building wastewater system to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the waste. The manhole shall be readily accessible and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the director. The manhole shall be installed and maintained by the owner at the owner's expense.

F. Pursuant to section 14.21.070, the director may require the owner to perform measurements, tests and analyses. Director shall require that measurements, tests and analyses be performed by a State Department of Health certified laboratory at the owner's expense. All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of water and wastewater shall be determined in accordance with Standard Methods and shall be made at the control manhole provided for in subsection E of this section, or upon suitable samples taken at the control manhole. If no special manhole is available, the sampling location shall be determined by the department. (Ord. 2323 § 14 (part), 1994)

The service charge system shall provide that the costs of operation and maintenance for all flows not directly attributable to users (i.e., infiltration/inflow) be distributed among all users in the same manner that it distributes the costs for their actual use. (Ord. 2323 § 14 (part), 1994)

A. The director shall review the service charge system annually to determine:

1. Whether the service charges are producing adequate revenues required for the operation, maintenance, and replacement of the public wastewater system; and

2. Whether each user (or user class) is paying its proportionate share of the operation and maintenance (including replacement) cost of treatment work within the department's service area, based on the user's estimated proportionate contribution to the total wastewater loading from all users (or user classes).

B. The mayor shall annually recommend revisions to the service charge system, if appropriate, to reflect actual treatment works operation and maintenance (including replacement) costs. A report of such review and recommendations shall be presented to the council on or before March 15th of each year. The council shall review the mayor's recommendation and, where appropriate, revise the service charges effective July 1st of each year. (Ord. 2323 § 14 (part), 1994)

Each user must be notified, at least annually, in conjunction with a regular bill (or other means acceptable to the State Department of Health) of the rate and that portion of the service charges which are attributable to wastewater treatment services. (Ord. 2323 § 14 (part), 1994)

There shall be created and established a special fund to be known as the sewer fund. All revenues, including, but not limited to, service charges, surcharges, pumping of cesspools, septic tanks and pumps, fees for reclaimed water service and installation of reclaimed water meters, waste discharge permits, hauler permits and fines, pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendment of 1972 (Public Law 92-500), as amended, and this article, shall be deposited in the sewer fund. All operation and maintenance costs (including replacement), debt service, and any other lawful expenditures of the wastewater system may be paid directly from the sewer fund. Amounts on deposit in the fund that are not allocated to any specific account shall remain in the fund and be deemed the unallocated balance. The unallocated balance may be properly budgeted and used to meet the requirements of the wastewater system. (Ord. 2760 § 10, 1999: Ord. 2323 § 14 (part), 1994)

There shall be established an operations and maintenance account for revenues derived from wastewater service charges. Expenditures from this account shall be limited for the purpose of carrying out the operations, maintenance, and debt service including replacement of the public wastewater system. (Ord. 2323 § 14 (part), 1994)

The director is authorized to take any and all actions necessary to effect compliance with the provisions of this article. The director may adopt rules to implement this article. The department of water supply is authorized to terminate water services for delinquency in payment of service charges when so directed by the director. (Ord. 2323 § 14 (part), 1994)

The service charge system shall take precedence over any terms or conditions of agreements or contracts which are inconsistent with the requirements of section 204(b)(a)(A) of the Clean Water Act and the Code of Federal Regulation's title 40, part 35.2140. (Ord. 2323 § 14 (part), 1994)