Sec. 33-34. - Determination of billing.
Sec. 33-35. - Discontinuance of water service for failure to pay.
Sec. 33-36. - Previous balance to be paid prior to new service or transfer of service.
Secs. 33-37—33-46. - Reserved.
The definitions set out in section 33-47 shall apply in the interpretation and application of this article.
All users of the city's sewerage system shall be required to pay a user charge in order for the city to recover its operation and maintenance expenses, including the cost of materials and equipment replacement, for the sewerage system.
(Ord. No. 2405, § 2[10-170]; Ord. No. 4201-91, § 1)
The sewer user charge for all users of the city's sewerage system shall be at the rate of one dollar and sixty-three cents ($1.63) for each one hundred (100) cubic feet, or fraction thereof, of metered water consumption.
In addition, a surcharge of ninety cents ($0.90) for each one hundred (100) cubic feet, or fraction thereof, of metered water consumption shall be imposed to pay for extraordinary engineering fees, operating costs and infrastructure costs imposed by the Regional Consent Order of the State Water Control Board for the purpose of minimization of sanitary sewer overflows.
(Ord. No. 2405, § 2[10-170]; Ord. No. 2487-78; Ord. No. 2760-81; Ord. No. 2916-82, § 1; Ord. No. 3581-87, § 1; Ord. No. 3727-88, § 1; Ord. No. 3876-89; Ord. No. 4055-90, § 1; Ord. No. 4201-91, § 1; Ord. No. 4351-92, § 1; Ord. No. 4461-93, § 1; Ord. No. 4609-94, § 1; Ord. No. 4729-95, § 1; Ord. No. 4917-96, § 1; Ord. No. 5022-97, § 1; Ord. No. 5137-98, § 1; Ord. No. 5280-99; Ord. No. 5466-00, § 1; Ord. No. 5623-01, § 1; Ord. No. 5791-02, § 1; Ord. No. 5935-03, § 1; Ord. No. 6026-04, § 1; Ord. No. 6121-05, § 1; Ord. No. 6242-06, § 1; Ord. No. 6361-07, § 1; Ord. No. 6483-08; Ord. No. 6583-09, § 1)
Note—Ord. No. 6583-09, § 2, provides for an effective date of July 1, 2009.
Sec. 33-34. - Determination of billing.
The method of determining the quantity for billing the charges prescribed by this article shall be through use of the individual water meter. In cases where it can be positively demonstrated that a certain percentage of the metered water is not discharged to the sewerage system, the billing shall be based on the percentage of metered water which actually enters the sewerage system.
(Ord. No. 2405, § 2[10-170])
Sec. 33-35. - Discontinuance of water service for failure to pay.
When any bill for charges prescribed by this article remains unpaid twenty-one (21) days after the billing date, such bill shall be deemed delinquent and water service may be discontinued, unless such bill is paid prior to the commencement of any action by an employee or agent of the city in connection with cutting off or discontinuing such service. After water service has been discontinued, it shall not be restored until all bills and a service charge of five dollars ($5.00) have been paid.
(Ord. No. 2405, § 2[10-170])
Sec. 33-36. - Previous balance to be paid prior to new service or transfer of service.
In the event that any person applies for sewer service while owing a balance for sewer service previously furnished, regardless of the length of time the same has been owing, sewer service shall not be furnished until all amounts in connection with past sewer services furnished, as provided for in this article, have been paid in full. In the event that a customer moves from one (1) location to another and desires sewer service at the new location, all amounts owed in connection with sewer service at the old location must be paid in full before sewer service shall be furnished at the new location.
(Ord. No. 2405, § 2[10-170])