HomeMy Public PortalAbout04428 O R D I N A N C E NO. 4428
AN ORDINANCE, amending Ordinance No. 4034, as adopted
May 28, 1980, by repealing Section Five thereof, and enacting a
new Section Five in lieu thereof, establishing revised surcharges
to be collected when applicable from all the real property,
whether public or private, served directly or indirectly by the
public sewer systems and facilities of The Metropolitan St. Louis
Sewer District (Bonfils Watershed) effective July 1, 1981.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT:
Section One. Section Five of Ordinance No. 4034,
as adopted May 28, 1980, is hereby repealed.
Section Two. Section Five of Ordinance No. 4034 as
amended 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:
SCHEDULE A
Rate 1. For each single-family residence: A minimum charge of $18.00 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 $13.50 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.
SCHEDULE B
For all premises not included in Schedule A, or specif-
cally excluded therefrom by provisions thereof: WATER CONSUMPTION RATE EACH SIX MONTHS PREVIOUS SIX MONTHS PER 100 CUBIC FEET (Ccf = 100 Cubic feet) Minimum Charge $18.00 First 50 Ccf Minimum Charge Next 200 Ccf $0.400 Next 750 Ccf 0.220 Next 2,750 Ccf 0.175 Next 41,250 Ccf 0.170 Over 45,000 Ccf 0.160 SURCHARGES Surcharges on a uniform District-wide basis for the removal of suspended solids (SS) and biochemical oxygen demand (B.O.D.) exceeding normal sewage discharge as defined in Dis- trict Ordinance No. 2289, adopted May 3, 1972, are hereby
levied and they shall be collected in addition to the normal
sewer service charges established herein for The Metropolitan St.
Louis Sewer District (Bonfils Watershed).
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise,
the meaning of the terms used in this ordinance shall be as
follows: SS = Average concentration of suspended solids in water or waste in milligrams per liter. B.O.D. = Average concentration of 5-day B.O.D. in water waste in milligrams per liter.
350 = Concentration of total suspended solids in "Normal" sewage in milligrams per liter. 300 = Concentration of 5-day B.O.D. 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. 0.90 =Factor allowance for 90 percent degree of purification. $100.00 =The cost to the District in dollars per dry ton for removal of suspended solids. $100.00 =The cost to the District in dollars per ton for removal of 5-day B.O.D. 2,000 = The number of pounds per ton.
The general requirements for determination of surcharge
applicability in The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
(Bonfils Watershed), and the reporting, compilation and use of
analytical data and other pertinent information for said sur-
charges shall be as follows:
1. The person subject to surcharge is one whose water
consumption is equal to or exceeds fifty thousand cubic feet (500
Ccf) in any six month period.
Each person subject to surcharge shall submit to the
District on forms supplied by the District as stated in Ordinance
No. 2289, adopted May 3, 1972, a certified statement concerning
strength and volume of wastewater 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 said Ordinance No.
2289 at a time period representative of normal operational
conditions and utilizing accepted analytical procedures.
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.
In The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (Bonfils
Watershed), a surcharge shall be collected from any person
discharging or responsible for the discharge into the public
sewerage system of suspended solids (SS) whose average
concentration exceeds 350 mg/1 with said surcharge calculated for
each semi-annual billing period according to the following
formula, to wit: Semi-Annual Charge=(SS-350x8.34 x F x 182.5 x 0.90 x $100.00 2000
In The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (Bonfils
Watershed), a surcharge shall be collected from any person
discharging or responsible for the discharge into the public
sewerage system of biochemical oxygen demand (B.O.D.) whose
average concentration exceeds 300 mg/l with said surcharge
calculated for each semi-annual billing period according to the
following formula, to wit:
Semi-Annual Charge=(B.O.D.-300)x8.34 x F x 182.5 x 0.90 x $100.00
2000
All surcharges in The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer
District (Bonfils Watershed) shall be calculated separately for
each premise using wastewater flow proportioned average suspended
solids concentration (SS) and/or average biochemical oxygen demand
concentrations (B.O.D.) and the adjusted water consumption figure,
and shall be determined and billed semi-annually in accordance
with current billing procedures and using current reported
analytical data."
Section Three. The rates and charges provided herein
shall become effective July 1, 1981.
The foregoing Ordinance was adopted July 1, 1981.