HomeMy WebLinkAbout3032-06.11.1979 ORDINANCE NO. .3e4
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 34, SEWERS, ARTICT,F III , OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, BY REPEALING SECTIONS 34-27,
DEFINITIONS, SECTION 34-53, "DOMESTIC SEWAGE" DEFINED, AND SECTION
34-54, BASIC CHARGE AND RATES ESTABLISHED; BASIS OF DETERMINATION;
INCREASE OF RATES AND CHARGES FOR DELINQUENT PAYMENTS, AND ENACTING
IN LIEU THEREOF SECTION 34f►27, DEFINITIONS, SECTION 34-53, "DOMESTIC
SEWAGE" DEFINED, AND SECTION 34-54, BASIC CHARGE AND RATES ESTABLISHED;
BASIS OF DETERMINATION; INCREASE OF RATES AND CHARGES FOR DELINQUENT
PAYMENTS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa:
That Section 34-27, Definitions, Section 34-53, "Domestic sewage" defined,
and Section 34-54, Basic Charge and rates established; basis of determination;
increase of rates and charges for delinquent payments, of Article III, of
Chapter 34, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, are
hereby repealed in their entirety; that new Sections 34-27, Definitions,
Section 34-53, "Domestic sewage" defined, and Section 34-54, Basic charge and
rates eatablished; basis of determination; increase of rates and charges for
delinquent payments, of Article III, Chapter 34, Sewers, of the Code of
Ordinances, of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, are hereby enacted in lieu thereof
as follows:
Sec. 34-27. Definitions.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
ascribed to them:
1. B.O.D. denotes biochemical oxygen demand and shall mean the quantity of
oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard
laboratory procedure in five (5) days at twenty (20) degrees centigrade,
expressed in parts per million by weight.
2. Combined sewer shall mean a sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
3. Garbage means solid wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of
food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
4. Industrial user shall mean any nongovernmental user of publicly owned
wastewater facilities identified in the Standard Industrial Classification
Manual, 1972, Office of Management and Budget as the same may now or hereafter
be amended and supplemented under the following divisions:
(a) Division A - Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
(b) Division B - Mining
(c) Division C - Manufacturing
(d) Division D - Transportation, Communication, Electric, Gas
and Sanitary Services
(e) Division E - Services
A user in the Divisions listed may be excluded as an industrial user if it is
determined by the Superintendent such user will introduce into the wastewater
systems primarily segregated domestic waste or waste from sanitary conveniences
rather than industrial waste.
5. Industrial wastes shall mean the liquid wastes from industrial processes as
distinct from sanitary sewage.
6. Natural outlet means any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or
other body of surface or groundwater.
7. pH means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions
in grams per liter of solution.
8. Properly shredded garbage means the wastes from the preparation, cooking
and dispensing of food that has been shredded to such a degree that all particles
will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public
sewers, with no particle greater than one-half (1/2) inch in any dimension.
9. Public sewer means a sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have
equal rights, and which is controlled by the council.
10. Sanitary sewer means a sewer which carries sewage and to which storm,
surface and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted.
11. Sewage means a combination of the water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together with
such ground, surface and storm water as may be present.
12. Sewage works shall mean all facilities for collecting, pumping, treating,
and disposing of sewage.
13. Sewer shall mean a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
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14. Storm sewer or storm drain means a sewer which carries storm
and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and polluted industrial
wastes.
15. Superintendent shall mean the superintendent of sewers of the city,
or his authorized deputy, agent, or representative.
16. Suspended solids means solids that either float on the surface of,
or are in suspension in, water, sewage, or other liquids and which are
removable by laboratory filtering.
17. Watercourse means a channel in which a flow of water occurs, either
continuously or intermittently.
18. Water pollution control plant means any arrangement of devices and
structures used for treating sewage.
Sec. 34-53. "Domestic sewage" defined.
As used in this division, domestic sewage shall mean any sewage having
a B.O.D. not more than three hundred (300) parts per million, and suspended
solids (S.S. ) of not more than three hundred fifty (350) parts per million,
and containing no such chemical or other substance as would interfere with the
proper operation of the water pollution control plant.
Sec. 34-54. Basic charge and rates established; basis of determination;
increase of rates and charges for delinquent payments.
Each and every lot, parcel or real estate or building or premises situated
within or without the city that is connected with and uses the sewer outlet and
purifying plant of the city, by or through any part of the sewage system of the
city, or that in any way uses or is served by a sewer outlet and the purifying
plant or otherwise discharges sanitary sewage, industrial waste, water or other
liquid, either directly or indirectly, into the sewerage system of the city,
shall pay a service charge, rate or rental to the city in accordance with the
following schedule:
(a) The maximum quarterly rate shall be based on one hundred (100) per
cent of water consumption during the winter quarter as recorded by the Waterloo
Water Works. A winter quarter water bill is a bill that is submitted for
three (3) months, covering the months of November, December, January, February,
March, and April or any portion thereof. Those users of water being billed on
a monthly basis by the Waterloo Water Works, the maximum monthly rate shall be
based on one hundred (100) per cent of the average water consumption for the
months of December, January, and February as recorded by the Waterloo Water
Works. Industrial users will be billed on actual water consumption rather
than winter consumption unless winter consumption is approved by the Superin-
tendent. Any special or private contracts shall be metered at the user's
expense.
(b) Users who have their own private wells shall pay a minimum charge as
computed by the Waterloo Water Works unless notified by the superintendent of
the water pollution control plant that the users must comply with section 34-56.
(c) Users who are located outside of the limits of the city, shall pay
double the rates specified in this section.
(d) If the rates as specified in this division are not paid when due as
required by this division, there shall be added to the rates a penalty of five (5)
per cent. The clerk shall certify to the county auditor all sewer rates, charges,
or rentals and penalties delinquent.
(e) A surcharge for waste waters or other sewage having a B.O.D. of more
than three hundred (300) parts per million, or more than three hundred fifty
(350) parts per million suspended solids, and containing no such chemical or
other substances as would interfere with the proper operation of the purifying
plant, shall be computed according to the following formula:
Flow A/12 x .33 x :B1 = Cf
BOD A/12 x .33 x B2 = CBOD
SS A/12 x .33 x B3 = Css
Total monthly assessment = C.
A = Annual budget minus debt service, collection costs, bond
retirement, and reserve fund.
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B1 = Industry's share of the plant flow calculated during
the month.
B2 = Industry's share of the plant's B.O.D. loading, calculated
from samples taken during the month.
B3 = Industry's share of the plant's SS loading, calculated from
samples taken during the month.
(f) The rates for sewer service charges shall be established from
time to time by City Council ordinance.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council this 4a day of , 1979,
and approved by the Mayor this //,/i day of jW
P;4;
Leo P. Rooff, May r
ATTEST:
Katherine Gibbs, City Clerk
STATE OF IO W A,
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Black Hawk County, Publisher of the �U a'tcrl0 0 C(o u rd e r
a daily newspaper printed in the English
language and published in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa do solemnly swear that
the annexed copy of Ordinance N o. 3032
ORDINANCE N0.3032 notice was published in the English language only rieggajh
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 34, SEWERS, ARTICLE once'fax 4t25xx swot:hue
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III, OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
WATERLOO, BY REPEALING commencing on the13fh day of Jul-y 19 4.9-
SECTIONS 34-27, DEFINITIONS,
SECTION 34-53, 'DOMESTIC July v 13, 1979 SEWAGE" DEFINED, AND in the issue4of
SECTION 34 54, BASIC CHARGE
AND RATES ESTABLISHED; BASIS
OF DETERMINATION; INCREASE of said newspaper, and
OF RATES AND CHARGES FOR
DELINQUENT PAYMENTS, AND that the annexed rate of advertising is the regular legal rate of
ENACTING IN LIEU THEREOF
SECTION 34-27, DEFINITIONS, said newspaper, and that the followingis bill for pub-
SECTION 34-53, "DOMES- a correct
IC SEWAGE" DEFINED,
AND SECTION 34-54, BASIC lishing said notice.
'CHARGE AND RATES
jESTABLISHED; BASIS OF Printer's Bill $ Ce3.4v
DETERMINATION; INCREASE OF
RATES AND CHARGES FOR
DELINQUENT PAYMENTS. _
BE IT ORDAINED by the Cit;.
Council of the City of Waterloo,Iowa: _
Ti•at Section 34-27, Definitions, 13 t h
'from sanitary conveniences rothei Subscribed and sworn to before me this day
than Industrial waste. 1t T�5. Industrial wastes shall mean the of A. D., 1979__
liquid wastes from industrial d�}�-v
'processes as distinct from sanitary
sewage.
6. Natural outlet means any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake y Notary Public
or other body of surface or '
groundwater. d
7. pH means the logarithm of the Received of
reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions in grams per liter of solution. i I S. D011aIB
.Properly shredded garbage means I the sum of
the wastes from the preparation, 1
coohasking i nand shreddeeddntong of such a food
that
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that all particles will be corned freely
under the flow conditions normally
prevailing in public sewers, with no 1 -.
particle greater than one-half 0,2) ., Publishers
inch in any dimension.
9. Public sewer means a sewer in
which ail owners of abutting
properties hove equal rights, and i
which is controlled by the council.
CMli 10. Sanitary sewer means a sewer 1
I which carries sewage and to which f
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