§ 98-287. User charge and added costs.

(a)

If the volume or character of the waste to be treated by the city does not cause overloading to sewage collection, treatment or disposal facilities of the city, prior to approval, the city and the person making the discharge shall enter into an agreement which provides that the discharger pay an industrial waste charge to be determined from a current analysis on the discharger's wastewater and the unit cost calculated by the city. If the BOD and TSS cannot be maintained in compliance with normal domestic wastewater, the city may impose an appropriate user charge.

(b)

If the volume or character of the waste to be treated by the city requires that wastewater collection, treatment or other disposal facilities of the city be improved, expanded or enlarged in order to treat the waste, prior to approval, the city and the person making the discharge shall enter into an agreement which provides that the discharger pay in full all added costs the city may incur due to acceptance of the waste.

(c)

The agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall include, but not be limited to:

(1)

Amortization of all capital outlay for collecting and treating the waste, including new capital outlay and the proportionate part of the value of the existing system used in handling and treating the waste;

(2)

O&M, including salaries and wages, power costs, costs of chemicals and supplies, proper allowances for maintenance, depreciation, overhead and office expense.

(d)

Amortization shall be completed in a 30-year period and payment shall include all debt service costs.

(Code 1967, § 34-30; Ord. No. 1765, § 1, 3-13-75; Ord. No. 8118, § 1, 10-23-97)