Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-12-01
ORDINANCE No. 500

ANSE NO. SOU
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING
AND FIXING THE RATES OF
SERVICE CHARGES TO BE
PORT CLINTON FOR THE USE
OF ITS SEWERS, SYSTEM OF
sBWERAGE Sc y T Ts,s SET or KopKs SEWAGE GR
PARTS THEREOF.
Be it ordained by the Council of
the Village of Port Clinton, OF
tawa County, Ohio:
Section l. Definitions. AS used
in this ordinance, and in all other
:. ordinances relating to sewers, the
following terms, unless otherwise
required by the context, shall have
the following meanings respec-
lively:
Sanitary sewage is defined as the
water carried wastes and refuse
matter from water closets, urinals,
lavatories, sinks. bathtubs, show
chanical dishwashers, floor drains,
bars, soda fountains, cuspidors,
refrigerator drips, drinking foun-
tains. household, commercial or in
stitutional mechanical garbage
grinders or shredderS.
Storm sewage is defined as the
water flowing from surface drain
age, rain water from roofs, sub
soil drainage, building foundation
drainage, cistern overflow, clear
water from condensers, motors,
cooling systems. elevators, and any
other clean waste water which Is
free from organic solids.
Industrial waste is defined as
the waste which will flow in liquid
form from any commercial, manu-
featuring, or industrial operations
or, processes.
e IA.
public sewer which is designated
to carry only sanitary sewage and
industrial waste.
Storm sewer is defined as a pub
lie sewer which is designated to
carry only storm and surface wa
ters and drainage.
Combined sewer is defined as a
public sewer which is designated
to carry sanitary sewage, storm
sewage and /or industrial waste.
Public sewer or public sewerage
system as used in this ordinance
shall include sanitary sewers,
storm sewers and combined sewers.
BOD, as used herein is defined
as the five 90 day Biochemical
Oxygen Demand of the sewage or
industrial waste and ppm. as
parts per million.
Section II. 1t is hereby declared
necessary and determined to levy
and collect the service charges or
rentals hereinafter provided for
upon all lots, lands and premises
served by the system of sewerage,
sewage pumping works and sewage
treatment or disposal works in
stalled by the Village of Port
/ Clinton. Ohio, for the purpose of
paying the cost and expense of
operation, maintenance, manage
ment. repair, enlargement, re-
placement and /or construction of
said public improvements. The
rates of said charges or rentals
are deemed and hereby found ard
determined to be just and equitable
as herein established.
Section III. For the purposes
enumerated in Sections One and
Six hereof, there is hereby levied
and assessed upon each lot. parcel
vi iand, building or premises hav-
sanitary sewerage system. storm
sewerage system or combined sew
erage system of said Village of
Port Clinton or otherwise dis
charging storm or sanitary sew
age, industrial wastes. water or
directly into any of the sewerage
systems of said Village, a sewer
service charge or rental, payable
as hereinafter provided. and in
(a Until further provided by
Council the sewer service charge
in the Village of Port Clinton,
Ohio. on all property from which
ordinary storm and /or sanitary
sewage is discharged through storm
sewers, sanitary sewers or COM
bined sewers. may be charged at
the rate of fifty (50) per cent of
the water service charge or in ac-
corGance with the schedule OF
rates determined by the Board of
Public Affairs for water consumed
on or in each of said properties.
except as further provided in
cases applying to manufacturing,
industrial or commercial enter
prises.
The sewer service charge for fac
tories, Industrial or commercial en-
terprises discharging sanitary sew
age only into the public sewerage
system, shall be computed on the
metered water discharged to the
sewerage system or the average
number of persons employed, and
shall be charged at the rate of
fifty (50) cents per month for each
ten persons employed.
Conditions for discharging strong
industrial wastes into the sewer
age system shall be fixed by the
Water Works Superintendent and
in the event that a factory, indus
trial or commercial enterprise dis
qcharges such industrial wastes into
the public sewerage system, the
sewer service charge shall be COM
puted on the amount of BOD. or
Suspended Solids in ppm. (Which
ever is greaterl in excess of $50
ppm, and such excess shall be
charged pro rata, in addition to
the regular sewer charge based on
meter readings. computed on a base
OF $50 ppm.
(bl In the event the water
service charge for water consumed
upon any such property is the
minimum water service charge,
then the minimum sewer service
or rental charge shall be fifty
(50) per cent of said minimum
service charge.
(c) In the event q lot, parcel