Chapter 13.12
SEWER SYSTEM
Sections:
Article I. Sewer System Regulations
13.12.020 Use of public sewers required.
13.12.030 Private sewage disposal.
13.12.040 Building sewers and connections.
13.12.050 Use of the public sewers.
13.12.060 Industrial cost recovery.
13.12.070 Protection from damage.
13.12.080 Powers and authority of inspectors.
Article II. Sewer User Charges
13.12.110 Review and revision of rates.
13.12.120 Responsibility for payment, delinquencies and penalties.
13.12.130 Management of user charge revenues.
Prior legislation: Ord. 4-1.
Article I. Sewer System Regulations
13.12.010 Definitions.
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this article shall be as follows:
“Administrator” shall mean the administrator of the city of Eagle Point or his authorized deputy, agent or representative.
“BOD” (denoting biochemical oxygen demand) shall mean the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at 20 degrees Celsius, expressed in milligrams per liter.
“Building drain” shall mean that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewers, beginning five feet (one and one-half meters) outside the inner face of the building walls.
“Building sewer” shall mean the extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
“City” shall mean the city of Eagle Point, Oregon.
“Garbage” shall mean solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
“Industrial wastes” shall mean the liquid wastes from any nongovernmental user of publicly owned treatment works identified in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, 1972, Office of Management and Budget, as amended and supplemented under the following divisions:
1. Division A – Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing;
2. Division B – Mining;
3. Division D – Manufacturing;
4. Division E – Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas and Sanitary Services;
5. Division I – Services.
A user in the divisions listed may be excluded if it is determined that it will introduce primarily segregated domestic wastes or wastes from sanitary conveniences.
“Natural outlet” shall mean any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface or ground water.
“Person” shall mean any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation or group.
“pH” shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
“Properly shredded garbage” shall mean the wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that has been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than one-half inch (1.27 centimeters) in any dimension.
“Public sewer” shall mean a sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and is controlled by public authority.
“Sanitary sewer” shall mean a sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
“Sewage” shall mean a combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions, and industrial establishments, together with such ground, surface and storm waters as may be present.
“Sewage treatment plant” shall mean any arrangements of devices and structures used for treating sewage.
“Sewage works” shall mean all facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.
“Sewer” shall mean a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
“Shall” is mandatory; “may” is permissive.
“Slug” shall mean any discharge of water, sewage or industrial waste which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average 24-hour concentration or flows during normal operation.
“Storm drain” (sometimes termed “storm sewer”) shall mean a sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling water.
“Suspended solids” shall mean solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids, and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
“Watercourse” shall mean a channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently. [Ord. 4-26-A (Art. I §§ 1 – 22), 1976].
13.12.020 Use of public sewers required.
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the city of Eagle Point, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
B. It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this article.
C. Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
D. The owner of any house, building, or property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the city and abutting on any street alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer of the city, is required, at the owner’s expense, to install suitable toilet facilities in such house, building or property, and to connect such facilities directly to the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this article. The connection shall be completed within 60 days of official notice to do so; provided, that the public sewer is within 500 feet of the property line. [Ord. 4-95 § 1, 1996; Ord. 4-26-A (Art. II §§ 1 – 4), 1976].
13.12.030 Private sewage disposal.
A. Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of EPMC 13.12.020(D), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the requirements of the Oregon State Department of Environmental Quality, the Oregon State Health Division, the Plumbing Code of the state of Oregon and Chapter 13.16 EPMC.
B. At such time as a public sanitary sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided for in EPMC 13.12.020(D), a direct connection shall be made to the public sanitary sewer in compliance with this article within 60 days.
C. Any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned within 30 days following connection of the building sewer to the public sanitary sewer. Abandonment shall be as follows:
1. Septic tank and cesspool contents shall be completely removed through pumping by a sewage cesspool worker who is bonded and licensed by the Oregon State Health Division. The waste shall be disposed of in a manner approved by the administrator.
2. After pumping, the septic tank or cesspool cavity shall be backfilled with gravel, sand or other material capable of giving uniform compaction. In the case of steel septic tanks it may be necessary to completely remove the lid to provide for adequate compaction. The abandonment shall be done to the satisfaction of the administrator.
3. The administrator may require the backfilling of dry wells and seepage pits if it appears upon inspection that a hazard will result from not backfilling.
4. If unable to comply due to weather or any other emergency condition, a written extension may be granted by the administrator for not over an additional 90 days.
D. The provisions of this section shall be in addition to and not in derogation of the requirements of general law. [Ord. 4-26-A (Art. III §§ 1 – 4, 1976].
13.12.040 Building sewers and connections.
A. No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the administrator.
B. There shall be two classes of building sewer permits: (1) for residential and commercial service, and (2) for service to establishments producing industrial wastes. In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the city. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the administrator.
C. All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the city from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
D. A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; except where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer.
E. Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the administrator, to meet all requirements of this article.
F. The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench shall all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the city. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
G. Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
H. No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
I. The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the city, or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and the W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the administrator before installation.
J. The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the administrator when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the administrator or his representative.
K. All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the city. [Ord. 4-26-A (Art. IV §§ 1 – 11), 1976].
13.12.050 Use of the public sewers.
A. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
B. Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the administrator. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval of the administrator, to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
C. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewers:
1. Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas;
2. Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant, including but not limited to cyanides in excess of two mg/l as CN in the wastes as discharged to the public sewer;
3. Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works;
4. Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works such as, but not limited to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
D. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following described substances, materials, waters, or wastes if it appears likely in the opinion of the administrator that such wastes can harm either the sewers, sewage treatment process or equipment, have an adverse effect on the receiving stream, or can otherwise endanger life, limb, public property or constitute a nuisance. In forming his opinion as to the acceptability of these wastes, the administrator will give consideration to such factors as to quantities of subject wastes in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction of the sewers, nature of the sewage treatment process, capacity of the sewage treatment plant, degree of treatability of wastes in the sewage treatment plant, and other pertinent factors. The substances prohibited are:
1. Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150 degrees Fahrenheit (65 degrees Celsius);
2. Any water or waste containing fats, gas, grease, or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of 100 mg/l or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32 and 150 degrees Fahrenheit (zero and 65 degrees Celsius);
3. Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of three-fourths horsepower (0.76 hp metric) or greater shall be subject to the review and approval of the administrator;
4. Any waters or wastes containing strong acid, iron pickling wastes or concentrated plating solutions whether neutralized or not;
5. Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc and similar objectionable or toxic substances; or wastes exerting an excessive chlorine requirement, to such degree that any such material received in the composite sewage at the sewage treatment works exceeds the limits established by the administrator for such materials;
6. Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or odor-producing substances, in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established by the administrator as necessary, after treatment of the composite sewage, to meet the requirements of the state, federal or other public agencies of jurisdiction of such discharge to the receiving waters;
7. Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established by the administrator in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations;
8. Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of 9.5;
9. Materials which exert or cause:
a. Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but not limited to, Fullers earth, lime slurries and lime residues) greater than 350 parts per million by weight or of dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and sodium sulfate);
b. Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions);
c. Unusual BOD greater than 300 parts per million by weight, chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine requirements in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage treatment works;
d. Unusual volume of flow greater than two percent of the average daily sewage flow of the city or concentration of wastes constituting “slugs” as defined in this article;
10. Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment processes employed, or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the sewage treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
E. 1. If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in subsection D of this section, and which, in the judgment of the administrator, may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the administrator may:
a. Reject the wastes;
b. Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers;
c. Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge; and/or
d. Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the provisions of subsection J of this section.
2. If the administrator permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval of the administrator, and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances, and laws.
F. Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the administrator, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients; except, that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the administrator, and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
G. Where preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his expense.
H. When required by the administrator, the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessible and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the administrator. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his expense, and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
I. All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this article shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of “Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater” published by the American Public Health Association, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided, or upon suitable samples taken at the control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected. Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewage works and to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb, and property. (The particular analyses involved will determine whether a 24-hour composite of all outfalls of a premises is appropriate or whether a grab sample or samples should be taken. Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended solids analyses are obtained from 24-hour composites of all outfalls whereas pHs are determined from periodic grab samples.)
J. No statement contained in this section shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the city and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the city for treatment, subject to payment therefor by the industrial concern. [Ord. 4-26-A (Art. V §§ 1 – 10), 1976].
13.12.060 Industrial cost recovery.
A. All industrial users shall be required to pay that portion of the federal assistance grant under PL 92-500 allocable to the treatment of waste from such users.
B. The system for industrial cost recovery shall be implemented and maintained according to the following requirements:
1. Each year during the industrial cost recovery period, each industrial user of the treatment works shall pay its share of the total federal grant amount divided by the recovery period.
2. The industrial cost recovery period shall be equal to 30 years or the useful life of the treatment works, whichever is less.
3. Payments shall be made by industrial users no less often than annually. The first payment by an industrial user shall be made not later than one year after such user begins use of the treatment works.
4. An industrial user’s share shall be based on all factors which significantly influence the cost of the treatment works, such as strength, volume, and flow rate characteristics. As a minimum, an industry’s share shall be based on its flow versus treatment works capacity except in unusual cases.
5. An industrial user’s share shall be adjusted when there is a substantial change in the strength, volume or flow rate characteristics of the user’s wastes, or if there is an expansion or upgrading of the treatment works.
6. An industrial user’s share shall not include any portion of the federal grant amount allocable to unused or unreserved capacity.
7. An industrial user’s share shall include any firm commitment to the city of increased use by such users.
8. An industrial user’s share shall not include any interest component.
C. This requirement applies only to those features of wastewater treatment and transportation facilities which have been constructed with federal assistance administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under PL 92-500. [Ord. 4-26-A (Art. VI §§ 1 – 3), 1976].
13.12.070 Protection from damage.
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, wilfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the sewage works. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct. [Ord. 4-26A (Art. VII § 1), 1976].
13.12.080 Powers and authority of inspectors.
A. The administrator and other duly authorized employees of the city bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions of this article. The administrator or his representatives shall have no authority to inquire into any processes including metallurgical, chemical, oil, refining, ceramic, paper or other industries beyond that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers or waterways or facilities for waste treatment.
B. While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in subsection A of this section, the administrator or duly authorized employees of the city shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company and the company shall be held harmless for injury or death to the city employees and the city shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by city employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the company and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions as required in EPMC 13.12.050(H).
C. The administrator and other duly authorized employees of the city bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the city holds a duly negotiated easement for the purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any portion of the sewage works lying within such easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on such easement shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property involved. [Ord. 4-26-A (Art. VIII §§ 1 – 3), 1976].
13.12.090 Penalties.
A. Any person found to be violating any provision of this article except EPMC 13.12.070 shall be served by the city with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction of such violation. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
B. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in subsection A of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction of such violation shall be fined in an amount not exceeding $100.00 for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
C. Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall become liable to the city for any expense, loss or damage occasioned the city by reason of such violation.
D. In addition to any other penalties and remedies available to the city, the city shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief to enjoin the violation of the provisions of this article. [Ord. 4-26-A (Art. IX §§ 1 – 4), 1976].
Article II. Sewer User Charges
13.12.100 Sewer user charges.
A. User charges shall be levied on all users of the public sewer treatment works. Such charges shall cover the cost of operation, maintenance including replacement, and administrative costs of the treatment works. User charges may also be levied to cover the retirement of debt incurred for financing system improvements.
B. Records of all assigned wastewater contributions forming the basis of the charges shall be kept on file with the city and shall be open for public inspection. [Ord. 4-92 (Art. I §§ 1, 2,) 1995].
13.12.110 Review and revision of rates.
A. The sewer user charges established in EPMC 13.12.100 shall, at a minimum, be reviewed biennially and revised periodically to reflect actual costs of operation, maintenance, replacement (and debt service, as applicable) for the treatment works and to maintain the equability of the user charges with respect to proportional distribution of operation and maintenance costs relative to each user’s contribution to the total wastewater loading of the treatment works.
B. The following structure of rates is hereby imposed upon all users of the city sewer system which rates will take effect June 1, 1995:
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Single-family residence |
$15.00 |
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Multifamily (per unit) |
$15.00 |
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Apartment(s)/business combination – |
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Business rate, plus per unit |
$15.00 |
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Mobile home park – per unit |
$15.00 |
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Businesses |
$15.00 |
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Restaurant |
$15.00 |
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Restaurant with bar and/or tavern |
$30.00 |
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Laundries/laundromats |
$30.00 |
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Plus per machine |
$1.00 |
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Churches |
$15.00 |
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Barber shops/beauty parlors |
$15.00 |
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Schools – per student and staff |
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Count determined October 15th each year |
$0.50 |
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Others – rates fixed by council ordinance or contract with property owner |
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Based on: |
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1,161 hookups at $15.00 |
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1 laundry with 19 machines |
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4 schools with 2,940 (increase per person) |
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4 restaurants with bars |
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Total: $19,054 x 12 = $228,648 per year |
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(Now $8,197 x 12 = $98,364 per year) |
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[Ord. 4-93, 1995; Ord. 4-92 (Art. II §§ 1, 2), 1995; Res. WS/MO-85-1 (Exh. B), 1985; Ord. 4-30 § 1 (Exh. A), 1978].
13.12.120 Responsibility for payment, delinquencies and penalties.
A. The owner of record of the premises served by the sewerage system shall be responsible for payment of the sewer user charge, notwithstanding the fact that the property may be occupied by a person or parties other than the owner.
B. The users of the sewerage system shall be billed on a monthly basis for services in accordance with the rate schedule as set forth by resolution provided for under EPMC 13.12.100.
C. The date of billing shall be the first day of the month.
D. Sewer user charges shall be due and payable to the city no later than 10 days after billing.
E. User charges levied in accordance with this article shall be a debt due to the city and a lien upon the property. If this debt is not paid within 15 days after the due date, the debt shall be deemed delinquent and may be recovered by civil action in the name of the city against the property, occupant, the property owner or both.
F. Interest at the rate of 0.75 percent per month shall accrue on all delinquent accounts calculated from the date of delinquency.
G. Failure to pay delinquent user charges and associated penalties may result in city action to remove or close sewer connections and gain access to the property for accomplishing such action. The expense of discontinuation of service through removal or closing, as well as the expense of restoring service, shall be a debt due to the city and a lien upon the property. Remedies for recovery of amounts owed may be made through civil action in the name of the city against the property occupant, property owner, or both.
H. Sewer service shall not be restored until all charges including interest accrued and penalties, disconnection and reconnection charges have been paid.
I. Change in ownership or occupancy of premises subject to delinquent accounts shall not be grounds for reducing or forgiving any amounts owed. [Ord. 4-92 (Art. III §§ 1 – 9), 1995].
13.12.130 Management of user charge revenues.
A. All collections of sewer user charges shall be kept by the city finance officer or other fiscally responsible party as appointed by the city administrator or city council. Sewer user charges shall be computed as provided by resolution of the city council and shall be payable as provided under EPMC 13.12.120.
B. The city recorder, finance officer, or other properly delegated city official or employee is directed to deposit in the sewer fund all of the gross revenues received from charges, interest and penalties collected for the use of the sewerage system as provided in this section.
C. The revenues deposited in the sewer fund shall be used exclusively for the operation, maintenance, and repair of the treatment works; establishment and maintenance of a replacement reserve or set-aside account; administration and billing costs; expenses associated with collection of delinquent accounts; and payments of the principal and interest on any debts incurred by the sewerage system in the form of outstanding bonds or loan agreements. Interest earned on funds deposited shall be reinvested in the sewer fund and used for the purposes described in this subsection. [Ord. 4-92 (Art. IV §§ 1 – 3), 1995].
13.12.140 Appeals.
Appeal of the rate established by resolution as described under EPMC 13.12.110 shall be made in writing to the city administrator within 30 days of the billing date. The city administrator shall respond in writing within 15 days of receipt of the appeal. Appeal of the city administrator’s decision may be made through presentation to the city council at a regularly scheduled session within 30 days of issuance of the city administrator’s decision. The decision made by the city council shall be final. [Ord. 4-92 (Art. V), 1995].