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 Los Lunas
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 13. PUBLIC SERVICES
 Chapter 13.08. SEWER SERVICE SYSTEM

  § 13.08.120. User fees.  

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  • A. Establishment of Equitable User Fees. The governing body of the village shall take the necessary steps to establish an equitable system of user fees. The purpose of this system is that each individual user shall pay an equitable portion of the village's cost of owning the wastewater facilities plus an equitable portion of the total operation and maintenance costs.

    B.

    Fee Computation for Single-family Homes. For single-family homes, the user fees shall be computed as follows:

    UC = A + (K)(V)

    Where UC = monthly user charge fee in dollars per month.

    A = fixed charge in dollars per month for being connected to the sewer system whether or not any wastewater is discharged to the system and for which up to 2,000 gallons per month of water may be discharged to the sewer system.

    K = basic charge in dollars per month made per thousand gallons of water used per month above the 2,000 gallons per month allowed by paying the fixed charge.

    V = volume of water used per month in thousands of gallons above the 2,000 gallons per month allowed by paying the fixed charge; based on the average water consumption for the months of October through February, inclusive, and becoming effective for each user for a twelve-month period beginning with the village's billing for the month of February; if actual water use measurements are not available, this value shall be established by the village on the basis of expected water use for the building being served.

    C.

    Fee Computation for Other Users. For all other users, except as otherwise provided in the sewer rate ordinance, the user fees shall be computed as follows:

    UC = A + (K)(V)

    Where UC and K are as previously defined.

    V = volume of water used per month in thousands of gallons above the 2,000 gallons per month allowed by paying the fixed charge; if actual water use measurements are not available, this value shall be established by the village on the basis of expected water use for the building(s) being served.

    D.

    Industrial Surcharge. A surcharge will be assessed against persons discharging industrial liquid wastes which are of a greater strength than normal, untreated domestic wastewater. Normal untreated domestic wastewater is defined as having a maximum yearly average chemical oxygen demand not in excess of six hundred milligrams per liter and a settleable solids level not in excess of 10.0 milliliters per liter. The monthly industrial surcharge shall be computed from the following formulation:

    SR= (Vi)
    		Kss(SS-10)
    		+K COD (COD-600)
    _____  ___________
    10
    		  600

     

    Where SR = surcharge in dollars per month; such surcharge being in addition to the monthly user charge.

    Vi = volume of water used per month in thousands of gallons.

    Kss = charge in dollars per month made per thousand gallons of water used for wastes of normal settleable solids concentration.

    K COD = charge in dollars per month made per thousand gallons of water used for wastes of normal COD concentration.

    SS = settleable solids concentration of the industrial waste in milliliters per liter; shall not be less than 10 for computation of the surcharge.

    COD =  COD concentration of the industrial waste in milligrams per liter; shall not be less than 600 for computation of the surcharge.

    Kss and K COD shall be computed by the village to reflect the village's estimation of the respective costs of treating the settleable solids and COD components of normal wastewater. To compute Kss and K COD , the following formula shall be utilized:

    K = Kss + K COD + Kv

    Where K, Kss and K COD are as previously defined.

    Kv = the estimated portion of K which may be attributed to the processing of a thousand gallons of wastewater independent of treatment or renovation of that wastewater.

    E.

    Access of Village to Water Utility Records of User. For the purpose of assessing equitable user fees, any person discharging wastes to the sanitary sewers shall permit access by the village to water utility records for that person's property.

(Ord. 265, 1999; Ord. 226 (part), 1995; Ord. 192 (part), 1993; Ord. 129-1990-1, 1990; Ord. 129-1988-1, 1988; Ord. 129 § 12, 1983)