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 Code of Ordinances
 CODE OF ORDINANCES
 Appendix 1. FEE SCHEDULE

  § 28. Sewer service rates and charges.  

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  • The following schedule of monthly rates or charges for sewer services furnished by the city shall be and such is hereby adopted and established as follows:

    (1)

    Residential rates. All residential units shall be charged on the following basis:

    Minimum bill, per month ..... $27.94

    Volume charge for all consumption per month, per 1,000 gallons* ..... $4.41

    *Volume charges are based on winter-average (Dec., Jan., Feb.) water consumption.

    (2)

    Light commercial rates. All commercial customers shall be charged on the following basis:

    Minimum bill, per month ..... $52.69

    Volume charge, per 1,000 gallons ..... $4.41

    Those businesses not being metered on an individual unit basis, shall be charged a minimum monthly bill per business.

    (3)

    Heavy commercial/industrial. All heavy commercial and industrial customers shall be charged on the following basis:

    Minimum bill, per month ..... $202.77

    Volume charge, per 1,000 gallons ..... $4.41

    (4)

    Terrell State Hospital. Terrell State Hospital shall be charged on the following basis:

    Minimum bill, per month ..... $2,232.00

    Volume charge, per 1,000 gallons ..... $4.41

    (5)

    Pretreatment. All customers that require pretreatment of wastewater shall be charged on the following basis:

    Minimum bill, per month ..... $800.05

    Volume charge, per 1,000 gallons ..... $4.41

    (6)

    Customer review. Where the city manager determines that wastewater charges should be based directly on the customer's contribution to the wastewater system, volume charges for the discharge shall be made as follows:

    Volume charge for normal domestic wastewater, per 1,000 gallons of wastewater per month ..... $4.41

    The customer shall pay for any required sampling in advance. The charge for sampling shall be as estimated by the pretreatment coordinator based upon the city's actual cost for similar services.

(Ord. No. 1729, 2-15-94; Ord. No. 1738, 4-19-94; Ord. No. 1784, § I, 7-18-95; Ord. No. 1988, Art. I, 10-5-99; Ord. No. 2027, Art. I, 8-15-00; Ord. No. 2078, § I, 9-4-01; Ord. No. 2240, § I, 9-21-04; Ord. No. 2308, § I, 9-26-06; Ord. No. 2317, § I, 11-21-06; Ord. No. 2340, § I, 9-4-07; Ord. No. 2376, § I, 9-2-08; Ord. No. 2388, § I, 12-2-08; Ord. No. 2426, § I, 9-1-09; Ord. No. 2607, § I, 9-2-14 ; Ord. No. 2643, § I, 9-1-15 ; Ord. No. 2670, § I, 9-6-16 )

Editor's note

See the editor's note following § 27.