HomeMy Public PortalAbout04434 O R D I N A N C E NO. 4434
AN ORDINANCE, amending Ordinance No. 3842, as adopted
August 22, 1979, by repealing Section Four thereof, and enacting a
new Section Four 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 Forest Ridge Service
Area effective July 1, 1981.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT: Section One. Section Four of Ordinance No. 3842, as adopted August 22, 1979, is hereby repealed.
Section Two. Section Four of Ordinance No. 3842 as
amended shall read as follows:
"Section Four. 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 a
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 $36.00 for each three 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 $27.00 for each three 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 con-
nected 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 charges for such premises shall be computed as
SCHEDULE B rates.
SCHEDULE B
For all premises not included in Schedule A, or specif-
ically excluded therefrom by provision thereof: Commercial, Industrial, Institutions, and other Service . . Based upon Quarterly consumption of water used on premises, as follows: WATER CONSUMPTION RATE EACH THREE MONTHS PREVIOUS THREE MONTHS PER 100 CUBIC FEET (Ccf = 100 cubic feet) Minimum charge $36.00 First 25 Ccf Minimum Next 225 Ccf $1.53 All Over 250 Ccf $1.38 SURCHARGES
Surcharges for the discharge of suspended solids and
biochemical oxygen demand (hereinafter called B.O.D.) exceeding
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 dis-
charging or responsible for the discharge into the public sewerage
system of suspended solids and B.O.D. exceeding the content of
normal sewage. Such levy shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)
per dry ton of excess suspended solids and One Hundred Dollars
($100.00) per ton of excess B.O.D. 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 (500
Ccf) in any six month period and who average suspended solids
concentration exceeds 350 mg/l and/or whose average B.O.D. con-
centration exceeds 300 mg/l.
Each person subject to surcharge shall submit to the
District on forms supplied by the District as stated in 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 period
representative of normal operational conditions and utilizing
accepted analytical procedures.
4. Analytical data reported by the persons 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/or average B.O.D. concentration and the
adjusted water consumption figure, shall be determined semi-
annually in accordance with current billing procedures and using
current reported analytical data. Said surcharges shall be
calculated for each semi-annual billing period according to the
following formulas, to wit:
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Semi-Annual Charge=(SS-350) x 8.34 x F x 182.5 x 0.90 x 100.00 2000 B.O.D. Semi-Annual Charge=(B.O.D.)-300)x 8.34 x F x 182.5 x 0.90x100.00 2000 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 or 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."
Section Three. The rates and charges provided herein
shall become effective July 1, 1981.
The foregoing Ordinance was adopted July 1, 1981.