213.1 - Pretreatment permit fees.

The Commissioner is hereby authorized to develop and recommend to city council a structure of categories of permits and permit fees, to be set forth herein by ordinance of council amending this subsection, for the issuance or modification, or both, of wastewater discharge permits and for issuance of variances. The structure of categories and fees for industrial users shall be as follows:

A.

One-time user: $200.00 per six-month period, flow fee of $2.99 per 1,000 gallons of discharge, and surcharge fees for BOD and TSS consistent with Section 45-58 Unit Charges.

B.

Fully permitted user: $200.00 per six-month period.

213.2 - Pretreatment charges and fees.

The City may adopt reasonable fees for reimbursement of costs of setting up and operating the City's Pretreatment Program, which may include:

A.

Fees for wastewater discharge permit applications including the cost of processing such applications;

B.

Fees for monitoring, inspection, and surveillance procedures including the cost of collection and analyzing a User's discharge, and reviewing monitoring reports and certification statements submitted by Users;

C.

Fees for reviewing and responding to accidental discharge procedures and construction;

D.

Fees for filing appeals;

E.

Fees to recover administrative and legal costs (not included in Section 204.1B) associated with the enforcement activity taken by the Commissioner to address IU noncompliance; and

F.

Other fees as the City may deem necessary to carry out the requirements contained herein. These fees relate solely to the matters covered by this ordinance and are separate from all other fees, fines, and penalties chargeable by the City.