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Home My WebLink About1974 Ordinance No. 045• • INTR~DU CED AS A BI LL BY COUNC I LMAN SOVERN BY AUTHORITY ORDINANCE NO, · 1./-5 , SERIES OF 1974 .. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4, TITLE XV OF THE 1969 E.M.C., BY REVI SING THE SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES FOR SANITARY SEWAGE SERVI CE AND ESTABLISHING A FORMULA FOR RECOVERY OF COSTS FROM MAJOR I NDUSTRIAL USERS. WHEREAS, the Englewood Water and Sewer Board at its regular me eting of August 20, 1972, reconunended to City Council as foll ows: ;and "That the City Council accept and approve the proposed revised sewer ordinance to reflect new rates; revised surcharge formula for extra-strength sewage; and industrial cost recovery formula; and to cause the Municipal Code of the City of Englewood to be revised to reflect this change." WHEREAS, the City Council having reviewed said reconnnendations finds and c oncludes that the s a me are fair and equitable and approves s aid recommendations. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EN GLEWOOD, COLORADO, as follows: Section 1. That Section 1, Chapter 4 (Definitions) of Title XV is hereby ame nded by adding thereto the following meaning of terms, to-wit: 15-4-1 DEFINITIONS Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning o f the terms used in this Chapter shall be as follows: NORMAL STRENGTH SEWAGE Sewage which, when analyzed, shows a daily average of not more than 200 milligrams per liter (200 mg/l) of BOD, not more than 300 milligrams per liter (300 mg/l) of s uspended solids, and not more than 500 milligrams per liter (500 mg/l) of COD. • • • RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS All persons located within or without the City using the sewage system of the City for the purposes of dis- posing of s wage from a building used for living quarters, or for conducting a business operation that produces or generate• a sewage waste that is not above normal strength. MAJOR INDUSTRIAL USER Any person who produces or generates any one of the following: Section 2. (a) More than 50,000 gallons of sewage per day (b) Sewage which comprises 5% of the total sewage plant flow (c) Sewage waste containing incompatible pollutants; or those major industrial users as defined by the Standard Industrial Classification Manual (SIC) 1972 edition, as it may be amended from time to time. That Section 9, Chapter 4, Title XV of the 1969 E.M.C. is hereby amended to read as follows: 15-4-9 RATES AND CHARGES FOR USE OF SEWERS (a) There is hereby levied and charged on each lot, parcel of land, and premises served by or having sewer con- nection with the sanitary sewer of the City of Englewood, or otherwise discharging sanitary sewage, industrial wastes or other liquids either directly or indirectly into the City sanitary sewer system, an annual service charge which shall be computed and payable as follows: (1) Customers who are on metered water service shall pay a minimum charge of $15.00 per annum for wastewater treated, up to an including 79,000 gallons. An additional charge of $0.19 per thousand gallons will be collected for excess over 79,000. Wastewater generated by each customer will be calculated using winter water usage information from the months of November through April as follows: -2- • • • Percent of Metered Water Inside City Outside City Residential and Commercial Customers 100% Industrial Waste Customers 110% (2) Schools operating on a nine month school year, shall be billed 76% of the charges which would normally accrue for similar usage by a residential customer. (3) Where metered water usage information is not available, sewage treatment charges shall be computed and will be payable as follows: (A) Each single-family unit of dwelling (B) Each multiple dwelling unit (C) Other Cases: Based on Reasonable Estimates of Projected Flow $15.00 $12.00 (b) The above rates and charges for inside City limits shall be billed in quarter-annual installments in advance. Rates and charges for sewer-only accounts outside City, may, at the discretion of the Utilities Director, be billed annually where this would not conflict with specific provisions of a connector's greement. All bills shall become due and payable upon receipt of the bill and shall become delinquent thirty (30) days after date of bill. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any special agreement as hereinabove provided between the City of Englewood and other persons, cities, Section 3. towns and incorporated sewer districts and sanitation districts and agencies thereof served by the City sewer system. Each such special agreement and charges established therefore shall not become effective until ratified by resolution duly passed by the City Council. That Subsection (e)(4) of Section 10, Chapter 4, Title XV of the 1969 E.M.C. is hereby amended to read as follows: -3- 110% 120% • • (e) If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are pro- posed to be discharged, to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the character- istics enumerated in Subsection (d)4 above, and which in the judgment of the Director may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage 'Works, processes, equipment or receiving waters, or which otherwise 'create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Director may: 1. Reject the wastes. 2. Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers. 3. Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge, and/or by previous coordination. 4. Require payment to cover the added coat of handling and treating the wastes considered as "Industrial Wastes", by imposing the following formula: SC • Qm, X 8.34 UC 0 (AOD) + UC 8 (SS -300) SC • surcharge in dollars and cents per month QM • volume of sewage in million gallons per year discharged to the public sewer 8.34 • conversion factor; one gallon of water to pounds. UC 0 • unit charge for AOD (additional oxygen demand) in dollars per pound unit charge for BOD: unit charge for COD: $.0133 $.0107 AOD • additional oxygen demand, determined according to the following formula: (i) if COD is greater than or equal to 3.0 BOD5 then AOD -(CO~ -500) -4- • • • (ii) if COD is less than 3.0 then AOD • (BODS -200) BOD 5 (iii) if COD is less than 3.0, and BOD 5 .is less BODS than 200 mg/l, but COD is greater than 500/mg/1, then AOD • (COD -500) COD • chemical oxygen demand strength index in milligrams per litre (500 milligrams per litre or over. BOD 5 • five day biochemical oxygen demand strength index in milligrams per litre (200 milligrams per litre · or over). UC 8 • unit charge for SS in dollars per pound. SS • suspended solids strength index in milligrams per litre (300 milligrams per litre or over). Unit charge for SS: $.0324 200 • normal BOD 5 strength in milligrams per litre • 300 • normal SS strength in milligrams per litre. 500 • normal COD stren'gth in milligrams per litre. The application of the above formula provides for a surcharge for BOD, COD and for SS. If the strength index of BOD, COD or SS is less than the base number that is being subtracted from it, then there shall be no surcharge for that particular category, nor shall there be a credit given to the total surcharge. Section 4. That Chapter 4, Title XV of the 1969 E.M.C. is hereby amended by adding a new Section 11, to read as follows: 15-4-11 INDUSTRIAL COST RECOVERY (a) In accordance with Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-500, 33 USC 1251 et seq.) provision is hereby made for recovery from each major industrial user of the federally funded sewage treatment plant, its share of the total federal grant. The formula set forth below shall be utilized in the recovery of said grant and the first payments therefor shall commence within one (1) year after said plant commences operation. -5-· • • • S • Vu G . MGY X p X LF .whe;re S -"User's Share" of total grant to be repaid annually. VU • User's annual volume of discharge (MG) MGY • Treatment Works Capacity (mil gal/year) G • Tot'al Grant Amount P • Cost recovery period (normally 30 years) LF • Load Factor (Total Annual Treatment Charge) Total Annual Charge for Volume Only (b) Billing for charges due under this Section shall be annually or a lesser period of time, and said billing shall commence within one year aft~r said sewage treatment plant is operational. Any such billings, disposition or allocation of revenues collected shall be in accordance with the then current Federal directive. Section 5 • .That the existing Sections of Chapter 4, Title XV of the 1969 E.M.C. are hereby renumbered as follows: 15-4-12 15-4-13 15-4-14 15-4-15 15-4-16 15-4-17 15-4-18 15-4-19 15-4-20 DAMAGING, TAMPERING WITH SEWER PROHIBITED AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES, AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES HEARING BOARD RULES AND REGULATIONS SEWAGE RATES AND CHARGES TO BECOME LIEN DISCONTINUANCE OF WATER SERVICE FOR FAILURE TO PAY SEWER CHARGES ASSESSMENTS OF COSTS AND CHARGES FAILURE TO PAY EXTRATERRITORIAL SEWER CHARGES; COLLECTED AS TAXES VIOLATION -6- • • • 15-4-21 SEVERABILITY 15-4-22 ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT REPEALED Section 6. The amendments hereinabove set forth shall become effective commenc ing at 12:01 A.M., M.S.T., January 1, 1975. Introduced, read in full and passed on first reading on the 7th day of October, 1974. Published as a Bill for an Ordinance on the 10th day of October, 1974. Read by title and passed on final reading on the 21st day of October, 1974. Published by title as Ordinance No. 'f~ , Series of 1974, on the 24th day of October, 1974 • ATTEST: I, Karl Nollenberger, do hereby certify that the above and foregoin g is a true, accurate and complete copy of the Ordinance, passed on fina l rea ding and published by title as Ordinance No. '-J-t) , Series of 1974 . ex officio C~ Clerk-Treasurer -7-