HomeMy Public PortalAbout054-2022 - Amends Ordinance No. 46-2017 - fee schedule ORDINANCE NO. 54-2022
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 46-2017
WHEREAS, the Board of Sanitary Commissioners ("Board") of the Richmond Sanitary
District ("District") established fees for the treatment and disposal of sewage and other waste
discharged into the sewerage system pursuant to IC 36-9-25-11 ("Act");
WHEREAS, the Board adopted Resolution No. 19-1994, as amended on June 8, 2004 by
Resolution No. 7-2004, on February 10, 2009 by Resolution No. 2-2009, on September 11, 2012
by Resolution No. 9-2012 and on September 26, 2017 by Resolution No. 9-2017 setting forth
sewer utility rates;
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana ("City") adopted
Ordinance No. 93-1995, approving sewer utility rates for the users in the District, as amended by
Ordinance No. 46-2004, Ordinance No. 9-2009, Ordinance No. 39-2012 and Ordinance No. 46-
• 2017, approving amendments to the sewer utility rates (collectively, as amended, "Rate
Ordinance");
WHEREAS, the Act authorizes the Board to increase the sewer utility rates, with the
approval of the sewer utility rates by ordinance of the Common Council of the City; and
WHEREAS the Board, at its regular meeting on November 8th, 2022, approved a
resolution to adopt the proposed adjustments to the sewer utility rates;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, THAT:
Section 1. The Common Council now approves the amendments proposed by the
Board and amends its Rate Ordinance to read as follows:
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PHASE I PHASE II PHASE III
TREATMENT RATE
RATE PER 1,000 GALLONS PER MONTH
Residential/Commercial $5.97 $6.31 $6.67
Industrial 5.31 5.62 5.94
MONTHLY BASE RATE(ALL CLASSES)
WATER METER SIZE:
5/8 or 3/4 inch $25.53 $27.00 $28.55
1 inch 78.70 83.23 88.02
1 1/2 inch 174.80 184.85 195.48
2 inch 297.12 314.20 332.27
3 inch 675.53 714.37 755.45
4 inch 1,170.46 1,237.76 1,308.93
6 inch 2,633.54 2,784.97 2,945.11
8 inch 4,681.86 4,951.07 5,235.76
10 inch 7,315.41 7,736.05 8,180.87
12 inch 10,534.18 11,139.90 11,780.44
UNMETERED CUSTOMERS
CHARGE PER MONTH $55.51 $58.60 $61.67
INDUSTRIAL SURCHARGES
STANDARD RATE
BOD $0.52 $0.52 $0.52
(Per Pound above 200 mg/L)
Suspended Solids 0.52 0.52 0.52
(Per Pound above 225 mg/L)
BULK RATE
BOD $0.31 $0.31 $0.31
(Per Pound above 200 mg/L)
Suspended Solids 0.31 0.31 0.31
(Per Pound above 225 mg/L)
LIQUID WASTE HAULER RATES $9.61 $9.61 $9.61
Septic Tank(per 100/gallons) 9.61 9.61 9.61
Sludge(per 100/gallons) 9.61 9.61 9.61
Oil and Grease(per 100/gallons) 9.61 9.61 9.61
Leachate (per 100/gallons)
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An Industrial Surcharge Customer's rate category (Standard or Bulk) will be established each calendar
year (January through December) based upon the total pounds of BOD above 200 mg/L and Suspended
Solids above 225 mg/L the Richmond Sanitary District billed during the previous 12-month period. If the
pounds of BOD above 200 mg/L plus the pounds of Suspended Solids above 225 mg/L exceeded 250,000
total pounds, the customer will be charged the BULK RATE for the subsequent calendar year. The
category will be evaluated on or after the 15th of January and applied to the next four quarterly
(Jan/Feb/Mar, Apr/May/June, July/Aug/Sept, and Oct/Nov/Dec) surcharge invoices. New customers will
be placed in the category that corresponds to their projected discharge levels as contained in their
Industrial Discharge Permit.
Section 2. The Phase I rates and charges set forth in Section 1 shall become effective
for billings rendered after December 31, 2022.
Section 3. The Phase II rates and charges set forth in Section 1 shall become
effective for billings rendered after December 31, 2023.
Section 4. The Phase III rates and charges set forth in Section 1 shall become
effective for billings rendered after December 31, 2024.
Section 5. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
and approval by the Mayor.
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of , 2022.
COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RICHMOND, INDIANA.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
Zde,,de„,;gere,t)2022Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, on the 6o day of
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City Clerk
Presented to and approved by me, the Mayor of the City of Richmond, Indiana, this
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day of76C67443 —, 2022 at03: 32a.m.
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ATTEST:
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