§ 25-113. Basic sewer use charges.

Monthly charges for the use and services of the POTW shall be based on the quantity of water used on the premises served, except as otherwise provided in this article, and as noted in the fee schedule published by the city, a copy of which is available at city hall during normal business hours, or on the city's website.

Base sewer user charges will be comprised of two (2) components: a fixed service availability fee and a volume charge based on the amount of water usage.

(1)

The service availability fee shall be a monthly charge. If service is for less than a full month, the service availability fee will be prorated based on number of days of service.

(2)

The volume charge shall be billed to all sewer customers based on the amount of cubic feet of water consumed at the premises as measured by one (1) or more city water supply meter(s) installed on the premises where the city is the water purveyor. A minimum monthly volume charge equal to the cost of two hundred (200) cubic feet of water usage per month shall be made to all sewer customers whose water usage does not exceed two hundred (200) cubic feet of water per month.

a.

Sewer customers located inside the corporate limits of the city and served by the rural water district shall be billed a monthly flat rate which reflects the average water consumption of all rural water district customers connected to the city sewer during the preceding twelve (12) months. In addition to the applicable volume charge, each of these unmetered city customers will be assessed the monthly service availability fee as outlined in section 25-113. The city may elect to contract with the rural water district for the collection of this fee, but is not required to do so.

Sewer customers located outside the corporate limits of the city shall pay one hundred fifty (150) percent of the applicable sewer volume charge for the same customers inside the city limits, regardless of whether the sewer use fee is assessed on a basis of actual water consumption, an annually adjusted flat fee as provided herein, the addition of excess use charges as provided herein, or other method as so determined. The minimum charge shall be one hundred fifty (150) percent of the city customer rate for usage which does not exceed two hundred (200) cubic feet of water per month. Effective January 1, 2008, in addition to the applicable volume charge, each of these city sewer customers will be assessed the monthly service availability fee as outlined in section 25-113.

(Ord. No. 10574, § 6.1, 6-20-83; Ord. No. 10722, § 1, 6-16-86; Ord. No. 10768, § 1, 4-20-87; Ord. No. 10872, 5-19-89; Ord. No. 10911, § 1, 4-2-90; Ord. No. 11260, § 1, 8-19-96; Ord. No. 11291, § 1, 5-19-97; Ord. No. 11310, § 1, 10-6-97; Ord. No. 11496, 5-7-2001; Ord. No. 11609, § 2, 3-17-2003; Ord. No. 11814, § 2, 11-20-2007; Ord. No. 11848, § 1, 11-17-2008; Ord. No. 11901, § 1, 12-21-2009; Ord. No. 11944, § 1, 12-20-2010; Ord. No. 11987, § 1, 12-29-2011; Ord. No. 12095, § 1, 1-6-2014; Ord. No. 12131 , § 1, 10-20-2014; Ord. No. 12176 , § 1, 10-19-2015, eff. 1-1-2016; Ord. No. 12227, § 8, 1-9-2017)