25.020 Purpose.

(1) Sewer Use. It is the purpose of MMC 25.040 to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public, to prevent misuse, abuse, or breakdown of the wastewater facilities, to obtain the maximum practical reduction of wastewater entering the wastewater facilities, to protect the receiving waters from pollution, and to regulate the construction and use of all sewers and drains connected to the sewer systems and wastewater facilities of the City of Manitowoc.

(2) Sewer Service Charge. Whereas, in order to adequately provide for the collection, treatment, purification and disposal in a sanitary manner of wastewaters in the City of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, said City has heretofore constructed wastewater facilities including necessary sewers and pumping stations and wastewater treatment facility; and

Whereas, in order to pay part of the cost of said municipal wastewater facilities the City has heretofore issued general obligation bonds; and

Whereas, it is necessary that additional wastewater facilities be constructed, including the upgrading of the existing plant, and that additional general obligation bonds were issued by the City of Manitowoc to pay part of the cost of said additional works; and

Whereas, it is necessary that the rates and charges for the use of the services provided by the municipal wastewater facilities of said City be revised, established and increased to pay the cost of operating and maintaining the wastewater facilities;

Therefore, it is the purpose of MMC 25.050 to recover from users of the wastewater facilities, on an equitable basis, the share of the wastewater facilities costs attributable to such users.

[Prior code § 25.02]