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Home My Public Portal About01831AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 2054 - 6/18/70 O R D I N A N C E NO. 1831 AN ORDINANCE, amending Ordinance No. 769, as amended by ordinance No. 1745 adopted May 29, 1968, by repealing Section Two and enacting a new Section Two in lieu thereof establishing a 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 Coldwater Creek Trunk 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. 769, as amended by Ordinance No. 1745 adopted May 29, 1968, is hereby amended by repealing Section Two thereof. Section Two. Ordinance No. 769 is hereby further amended by enacting a new Section Two thereof to establish a schedule of charges and new surcharges to be collected by the District. Section Two of Ordinance No. 769 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 Coldwater Creek Trunk 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 2 Section 3.020 (16) of the ban of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer 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 Coldwater Creek Trunk 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 (at the same rates prevailing after July 1, 1968) according to the following schedule, to wit: CLASS A:From each lot or parcel improved with a single-family residence, a charge of $13.00 shall be collected for each six months period beginning January 1, 1969. CLASS B:From each lot or parcel improved with a multi-family dwelling, a charge of $9.25 per dwelling unit shall be collected for each six months period beginning January 1, 1969. 3 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 six months period after 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 Normal Previous Six Months Sewer Charge Each Six Months Beginning January 1, 1969 First 44 Ccf $13.00 (minimum charge) Next 206 Ccf 0.26 per Ccf Next 750 Ccf 0.24 per Ccf Next 2,750 Ccf 0.18 per Ccf Next 41,250 Ccf 0.17 per Ccf her 45,000 Ccf 0.16 per Ccf B. 1. A surcharge is hereby levied on property which discharges into the public sewerage system suspended solids and B.O.D. in excess of the content of normal sewage. The surcharge shall be collected at the rate of Forty Dollars ($40.00) per dry ton of excess suspended solids, and at the rate of Forty- five Dollars ($45.00) per dry ton of excess B.O.D. 2. The suspended solids or B.O.D. in 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 or time and of 4 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 suspended solids so found by analysis in accordance with Ordinance No. 1348 shall be used for 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 formulas, to wit: Suspended Solids Semi-Annual Charge = (SS-350) x 8.34 x F x 182.5 x 0.95 x 40.00 2,000 B.O.D. Semi-Annual Charge = (BOD-300) x 8.34 x F x 182.5 x 0.95 x 45.00 2,000 Symbols mean SS = Average concentration of suspended solids in water or waste BOD = Average concentration of 5-day B.O.D. in water or waste 350 = Concentration of total suspended solids in "Normal" sewage 300 = Concentration of 5-day B.O.D. in "Normal" sewage 5 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 0.95 = Factor allowance for 95 per cent degree of purification $40.00 =The surcharge rate in dollars per ton of excess suspended solids $45.00 = The surcharge rate in dollars per ton of excess 5-day B.O.D. 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 ban is declared to exist because of the immediate need for operating revenue for pollution abatement facilities. Accordingly, this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its enactment. 6 The foregoing Ordinance was adopted December 27, 1968.