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HomeMy Public PortalAbout01830 O R D I N A N C E NO. 1830 AN ORDINANCE, amending Ordinance No. 1097 as adopted December 19, 1963, by repealing Section Two and enacting a new Section Two in lieu thereof establishing a revised schedule of charges and new surcharges to be collected from all the real property, whether public or private, served by the public sewer systems and facilities in the Mississippi River Subdistrict, effective January 1, 1969, with an emergency clause. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT: Section One. Ordinance No. 1097 as adopted December 19, 1963, is hereby amended by repealing Section Two thereof. Section Two. Ordinance No. 1097 is hereby further amended by enacting a new Section Two thereof to establish a revised schedule of normal charges and a new surcharge to be collected by the District. Section Two of Ordinance No. 1097 shall read as follows: "Section Two. For the purposes stated in Section One, the charges established herein shall be collected from all improved real property, whether public or private, served by the public sewer systems and facilities in the Mississippi River Subdistrict according to the classification of each lot or parcel, as set forth below. Such charges shall constitute a lien on the real property charged on the date a bill therefor is rendered. Charges against public property shall be paid as provided in Section 3.020 (16) of the Plan of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer 2 District. An improved lot or parcel of real property, whether public or private, shall be deemed to be served within the meaning of this ordinance when it has an active sewer connection with the sewer systems and facilities in the Mississippi River Subdistrict or if it otherwise discharges sewage, industrial wastes, water, or other liquids or solids directly or indirectly to said systems and facilities or if the discharge of such substances therefrom ultimately enters said systems and facilities. A. Normal Sewage shall be as defined in Ordinance No. 1348 as adopted June 29, 1965. Charges for the discharge of normal sewage into the sewerage system are hereby levied and they shall be collected according to the following schedule, to wit: CLASS A:From each lot or parcel improved with a single family residence, a charge of $8.00 shall be collected for each twelve months period beginning January 1, 1969. CLASS B:From each lot or parcel improved with a multifamily dwelling, a charge of $6.00 per dwelling unit shall be collected for each twelve months period beginning January 1, 1969. CLASS C:From each lot or parcel improved with other than a single family residence or multi-family dwelling, a sum shall be collected for each 3 six months period beginning January 1, 1969, to be fixed according to water consumption thereon during the preceding six months or equivalent period at the rates set forth hereinafter. Water Consumption Class C Charges (continued) Previous Six Months Each Six Months Minimum Charge $8.00 First 500 Ccf $0.070 per Ccf Next 2,000 Ccf $0.060 per Ccf Next 7,500 Ccf $0.055 per Ccf Next 90,000 Ccf $0.045 per Ccf Over 100,000 Ccf $0.035 per Ccf B. 1. A surcharge is hereby levied on property which discharges into the public sewerage system suspended solids exceeding normal sewage. Such levy shall be Forty Dollars ($40.00) per dry ton of excess. 2. The strength of any water or wastes shall be determined semi-annually in accordance with current billing procedure from samples taken at the manhole or place described in Ordinance No. 1348, or at any period of time and of such duration and in such manner as the Executive Director may elect, or, at any place mutually agreed upon between the person and the Executive Director. The strength so found by analysis in accordance with Ordinance No. 1348 shall be used for 4 establishing the surcharge. The results of routine sampling and analyses by the person may be used in determining surcharge computations after being confirmed by tests by The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District. 3. The surcharge for each semi-annual billing period shall be calculated according to the following formula, to wit: Semi-Annual Charge = (55-350 x 8.34 x F x 182.5 x 0.60 x $40.00) 2,000 SS = Average concentration of suspended solids in water or waste in milligrams per liter. 350 = Concentration of total suspended solids in "Normal" sewage in milligrams per liter. 8.34 = Weight in pounds of one gallon of water. F = Average flow of water or waste expressed in million gallons per day. 182.5 = The number of days in each semi-annual period. 0.60 = Factor allowance for 60 per cent degree of purification. 40.00 = The surcharge rate in dollars per ton of excess suspended solids. 2,000 = The number of pounds per ton. Section Three. The rates and charges provided herein shall become effective January 1, 1969. Section Four. An emergency within the meaning of the Plan is declared to exist because of the immediate need for operating revenue for pollution abatement facilities. Accordingly, this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon 5 its enactment. The foregoing Ordinance was adopted December 27, 1968.