§ 9-58. Amount of charges
For the purposes in section 9-57 and 9-43, there is levied and assessed upon each lot, parcel of land, building or premises having any sewer connection with the sanitary sewerage system of the city, or otherwise discharging sewage, (industrial wastes, water or other liquids) either directly or indirectly into the city sanitary sewerage system or where the sanitary sewerage system rate or charge, payable as hereinafter provided and in amount determinable as follows:
(a) Except as herein otherwise provided, sewerage rates and charges shall be based on the quantity of water used on or in the property or premises subject to such rates and charges, as the same is measured by New Chicago and the City of Lake Station water meters thereby in use. Water meters will be read monthly and sewage bills rendered quarterly.
(b) The water usage schedule on which the amounts of said sewage rates and charges shall be determined to be as follows:
Quantity of Water Used Per Month Charge per 1,000 Gallons First 5,000 gallons $1.55 Next 10,000 gallons 1.20 Next 35,000 gallons 0.90 All Over 100,000 gallons 0.80 The minimum charge for any non-metered user, where the user is not a New Chicago or City of Lake Station metered water consumer, shall be based on usage of an average single family and shall be set at $29.43 per quarter.
The minimum charge for any user, where the user is a City of Lake Station or New Chicago metered water consumer, shall be based upon the meter sizes as follows:
Meter Size Per Month 5/8 inch meter $4.65 ¾ inch meter 7.09 1 inch meter 11.77 1½ inch meter 23.41 2 inch meter 58.19 3 inch meter 117.03 4 inch meter 238.34 6 inch meter 422.65 The charge for sewage service where the user is not a City of Lake Station or New Chicago metered water customer shall be as follows:
Use Type Per Month Hotels, Motels, etc. $16.05 plus $1.34 for each room with bath Laundromat $10.70 per machine Laundry $2.01 per rated pound of capacity (c) In order that the domestic and residential uses of sewage services shall not be penalized for the sprinkling of lawns during the months of July, August and September the billing for sewage service for residence and/or domestic users for the months of July, August and September shall be based upon the water usage for the previous months of October, November, and December. In the event the water usage for said previous months of October, November, and December is greater than the water usage of said months of July, August and September, then the billing for sewage service shall be computed on the actual water used in the month for which the sewage service bill is being rendered. Domestic and/or residential sewage service, as applicable to the sprinkling rate, shall apply to each lot, parcel or real estate or building which is occupied and used as a residence. Said sprinkling rate shall not apply to any premises which are partially or wholly used for industrial or commercial purposes. In the event a portion of such premises shall be used for commercial or industrial purposes, the owner shall have the privilege of separating the water service so that the residential portion of the premises is served through a separate meter, and in such case, the water usage as registered by the water meter serving such portion of the premises used for residential purposes would qualify under the sprinkling rate.
(d) In addition to the rate or charge or charge specified herein, a surcharge of ten (10) percent of such amount shall be added in the event payment for sewer utility service is not received by the city water and sewer utilities department within fifteen (15) days after the date the invoice therefor is mailed.
In the event the fifteenth day after the mailing of the invoice falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, payment thereof shall be due by the next following business day.
(Ord. No. 81-26, § 1, 9-3-81; Ord. No. 88-41, § 1, 11-3-88; Ord. No. 2003-17, § 2, 3-4-2004)