HomeMy Public PortalAbout02823 O R D I N A N C E NO. 2823
AN ORDINANCE, amending Ordinance No. 2412 as adopted
March 26, 1973, by repealing Section Five thereof and enacting a
new Section Five in lieu thereof continuing the schedule of
charges and establishing revised 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 July 1, 1975.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT:
Section One. Ordinance No. 2412 as adopted March 26,
1973, is hereby amended by repealing Section Five thereof.
Section Two. Ordinance No. 2412 is hereby further
amended by enacting a new Section Five thereof continuing the
schedule of normal charges and establishing a revised surcharge to
be collected by the District. Section Five of Ordinance No. 2412
shall read as follows:
Section Five. Said charges shall be made and collected
in accordance with the schedules as hereinafter set forth.
NORMAL SEWAGE
The term "normal sewage" shall be as defined in
Ordinance No. 2289 as adopted May 3, 1972.
Charges for the discharge of normal sewage into the
sewerage system are hereby levied and they shall be collected
according to the following schedules "A" and "B", to wit:
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SCHEDULE A
Rate 1. For each single-family residence: A minimum charge of $4.00 for each six months period, whether or not the water supply is metered. A single family residence as used herein is defined as premises used as a dwelling by one family only. Rate 2.For each family unit of a multifamily building or structure: A charge of $3.00 for each six months period per family or dwelling unit whether or not the water supply is metered. A multifamily building or structure as used herein is defined as a dwelling under one roof for occupancy by more than one family, including but not limited to flats, apartments and the like.
PROVIDED: The District shall have the power to enter
on any premises for the purposes of examining the use made of its
sewerage facilities, the number and kind of plumbing fixtures
connected with such facilities, and the number of persons served
by such facilities. When such examination gives reason to believe
that the consumption of water on premises places a burden on the
sewerage system in excess of that which is placed by other
premises in the same sewer service charge rate classification,
then the Executive Director shall require measurement of the
sewage discharged from the premises, at the expense of the owner
or occupant, by a water meter or meters or by a sewage flow meter
or meters. If such measurement shows that the sewage flow is
excessive, sewer service charges for such premises shall be
computed at SCHEDULE B rates.
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SCHEDULE B
For all premises not included in Schedule A, or
specifically excluded therefrom by provisions thereof: WATER CONSUMPTION RATE EACH SIX MONTHS PREVIOUS SIX MONTHS PER 100 CUBIC FEET Minimum Charge $4.00 First 500 Ccf $0.070 Next 2,000 Ccf 0.060 Next 7,500 Ccf 0.055 Next 90,000 Ccf 0.045 All over 100,000 Ccf 0.035 SURCHARGES
Surcharges for the discharge of suspended solids
exceeding the normal sewage discharge as defined in Ordinance No.
2289, adopted May 3, 1972, are hereby levied and they shall be
collected in addition to the normal sewer service charges, as
follows:
1. A surcharge is hereby levied on the person
discharging or responsible for the discharge into the public
sewerage system of suspended solids exceeding normal sewage. Such
levy shall be Eighty Dollars ($80.00) per dry ton of excess and
shall be adjusted annually based on costs to the District for
removal.
2. The person subject to surcharge is one whose water
consumption is equal to or exceeds fifty thousand cubic feet
(50,000 Ccf) in any six month period and whose average suspended
solids concentration exceeds 350 mg/l.
3. Each person subject to surcharge shall submit to
the District on forms supplied by the District as stated in
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Ordinance No. 2289 a certified statement concerning strength and
volume of wastewaters discharged into the sewers or sewer works of
the District or into any sewer connected thereto. The analytical
data submitted thereby based on Standard Industrial Classification
requirements shall be obtained from samples collected in
accordance with standard accepted procedures from the manhole or
adequate place described in Ordinance No. 2289 at a time period
representative of normal operational conditions and utilizing
accepted analytical procedures.
4. Analytical data reported by the person discharging
subject wastewaters will be considered current for each subsequent
billing period until such data is reported inaccurate and replaced
by updated certified data by said person. The results of routine
scheduled sampling and analyses by the Industrial Waste Division
of the District may be used in lieu of data reported by said
person if such data is found to be not current or in error.
5. The surcharge, calculated separately for each
premise using wastewater flow proportioned average suspended
solids concentrations and the adjusted water consumption figure,
shall be determined semi-annually in accordance with current
billing procedures and using current reported analytical data.
Said surcharge shall be calculated for each semi-annual billing
period according to the following formula, to wit: Semi-Annual Charge = (SS-350) x 8.34 x F x 182.5 x 0.60 x $80.00 2000 SS = Average concentration of suspended solids in water or waste in milligrams per liter. 350 =Concentration of total suspended solids in "Normal" sewage in
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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. $80.00 =The cost to the District in dollars per ton for removal of suspended solids. 2,000 = The number of pounds per ton.
Section Three. The rates and charges provided herein
shall become effective July 1, 1975.
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The foregoing Ordinance was adopted May 28, 1975.