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SEVENTEEN-1 (Revised 1-2019) CHAPTER - City of Gillette
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SEVENTEEN-1 (Revised 1-2019) CHAPTER SEVENTEEN PUBLIC UTILITIES Revised January 1, 2019 ARTICLE I. MUNICIPAL ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES GENERAL PROVISIONS. §17-1 General Conditions Governing City Supplied Utilities. §17-2 Meter Deposits for Permanent and Temporary Service. §17-3 Electric Capital Contribution Fee. §17-4 Bridging or interfering with meters. §17-5 Reserved §17-6 Reserved RATES AND CHARGES FOR ELECTICAL CURRENT FURNISHED BY THE CITY. §17-7 Collector. §17-8 Schedule of Rates. §17-9 Payment of Bills. §17-10 Reserved §17-11 Reserved §17-12 Reserved ARTICLE II. SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL GENERAL PROVISIONS §17-13 Application of article.
17-14 Unauthorized removal of manhole covers. §17-15 Reserved §17-16 Reserved
SEVENTEEN-2 (Revised 1-2019) CONNECTION WITH PUBLIC SEWERS. §17-17 Required where public sewer is available to premises occupied as dwelling. §17-18 Unauthorized sewer connections. §17-19 Plant Investment Fees for Sewer Connections. §17-20 Sewers required for each City Lot; Maintenance and Repair of privatelyowned sewer. §17-21 Wastewater Discharge Service Charges - Service Rates. §17-22 Discharge of Industrial and domestic wastes into public sewers. §17-23 Reserved §17-24 Reserved ARTICLE III. MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY GENERAL PROVISIONS §17-25 Permission prerequisite to tapping, etc., main.
17-26 System Development Charges and Plant Investment Fee - Water for Water Service. §17-27 Applications for water service.
17-28 Plant Investment Fee for Water Service. §17-29 Property owner to maintain, etc. service pipe. §17-30 Property owner not to let water run to waste. §17-31 Property owner to allow examination of pipes and fixtures. §17-32 Unauthorized changes in service pipe by property owner. §17-33 Payment of damages by property owner upon violation of § 17-29 through 17-32. §17-34 Unauthorized turning on of water to service connection prior to authorization. §17-35 Turning on water when it has been turned off by the City.
SEVENTEEN-3 (Revised 1-2019) §17-36 Service Charges.
17-37 Damages for sudden stoppage of water supply. §17-38 Shutting off water for repairs to mains, etc. §17-39 Protection of pipes from freezing. §17-40 Cross Connections and Backflow Prevention. §17-41 Proclamation limiting use of water. §17-42 Reserved §17-43 Reserved §17-44 Reserved RATES, CHARGES, ETC., METERS GENERALLY §17-45 Payment for water in compliance with division. §17-46 Provisions as to water rates as part of contract for users. §17-47 Additional remedies for unauthorized connections to the municipal water system and damaged water meters.
17-48 Water Meters to be furnished by the City; installation; deposits and fees. §17-49 Disconnection, etc., of meters generally. §17-50 Obstructions and accessibility generally. §17-51 Meter to be accessible for reading. §17-52 Bridging or interfering with meters. §17-53 Payment of cost of repairs to meters. §17-54 Duty of consumer to pay rates for water. §17-55 Payment for water registered. §17-56 Rates for water measured by meter. §17-57 Determination of charge, etc., when meter does not register.
SEVENTEEN-4 (Revised 1-2019) §17-58 Rebate on water rates when pipes freeze.
17-59 Credit on water rates for absence from City. §17-60 Penalty for delinquent payment; enforcement of payment. §17-61 Reserved §17-62 Reserved §17-63 Reserved ARTICLE IV. MOBILE HOMES §17-64 Mobile home hook-ups to public utilities--Permit. §17-65 Minimum Requirements. §17-66 Maintenance of Services in Mobile Home Parks or RV Parks. ARTICLE V. FRANCHISES §17-67 Required for certain utility construction and services. §17-68 Penalty for violation of article.
17-69 Reserved ARTICLE VI. SPECIAL RATES §17-70. Senior Citizen or Disabled Veteran; Monthly Rates and eligibility §17-71. Senior Citizen Apartment Housing Plant Investment Fees.
SEVENTEEN-5 (Revised 1-2019) ARTICLE I. MUNICIPAL ELECTRICAL SUPPLY GENERAL PROVISIONS. §17-1 General Conditions Governing City Supplied Utilities. (a) Execution of City contract for purchase of electricity. The Mayor and City Council shall approve and execute any contract for the purchase of electricity. The purchase of electricity may be approved by resolution. (b) Service Non-transferable Without Advance Approval; and Access to Service Premises.
Water, Electric, and Wastewater services furnished by the City of Gillette are intended for use by the contract customer. The contract customer shall not resell, assign, or extend the service for the use or benefit of any individual, corporation or other entity without the express written authority of the City Administrator or his designee. The contract customer shall permit City employees to enter the service premises at all reasonable hours to make repairs to City utility equipment. The contract customer shall permit City employees, including City police, to enter the service premises at all reasonable hours to disconnect and/or remove any City utility equipment, including meters, for nonpayment.
(c) Water Wells. The City Council must approve in advance the drilling of any water wells. In accordance with Chapter 12 of the City Code and Section 17-17, all occupied property in the City capable of being served by the water system shall be connected with the water system. The City Council may approve new water well(s) if the proposed well(s) has no effect on existing water wells in the City water system. New wells must meet all requirements of State and City regulations. §17-2 Meter Deposits for Permanent and Temporary Service. (a) All new electrical customers shall pay deposits before receiving power.
All residential customers shall pay a deposit established by resolution, except as provided in § 17-2(b). (b) New electrical customers shall have their credit verified through an on-line credit service to determine their utility payment history for the past twelve (12) months. Customers with acceptable credit, at the sole discretion of the City, may avoid the required deposit in §17-2(a). All renters are required to provide a copy of their lease or agreement including all individuals residing in the residence. If any of the parties residing at the property has an unpaid debt to the City; the debt must be paid prior to receiving utility services at the residence.
(c) After two (2) years of on time utility bill payments, the meter deposit shall be returned to customer. Meter deposits are refunded as follows: (1) Deposits posted before October 1, 2016 shall be refunded with simple interest at the same interest rate received by the City for its meter deposit account during the preceding year. The interest payment shall be calculated from the date of the initial deposit through September 30, 2016. After September 30, 2016, no further interest shall be paid on any electrical utility meter deposit; (2) Deposits posted on or after October
SEVENTEEN-6 (Revised 1-2019) 1, 2016 shall bear no interest, and the amount returned to the customer shall not exceed the amount initially deposited with the City. At the termination of service, meter deposits shall be used to cover any amounts owed by the customer. A customer must pay all utility debts prior to receiving service at a new location. A customer’s utility bill includes every location the customer receives utility service, including amounts due from discontinued service locations. Customer that remain current on all City utility bills for two (2) consecutive years, may commence new utility service without posting a deposit.
(d) Deposits for rental property shall be made by the owner of the property, the owner’s agent, or the party renting the property. If the owner of the property agrees in writing to pay all utility charges at the property until a deposit is posted by a tenant, then service will be rendered for periods in which the property is vacant. If the owner requests notice in writing, the City will provide notice of the impending disconnection if a tenant fails to pay the utility bills. If the owner immediately pays the outstanding balance, service will be maintained. The City will not discontinue service as a means of assisting in an eviction; or as a means of making the property uninhabitable, in the City’s sole discretion.
(e) If service is to be discontinued as a result of the unpaid utility bills, the amount of the deposit may be increased to the sum of three (3) months of the most recent bills. (f) Meter deposit refund checks not cashed within one (1) year of mailing; and unclaimed meter deposits for accounts inactive two (2) years shall be deposited in the City of Gillette general fund. (g) Temporary lighting and power service from the City during construction activities requires a deposit of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the meter. Temporary service shall be billed at the Commercial rate under §17-8 of the Gillette City Code.
17-3 Electric Capital Contribution Fee. Connection to the City of Gillette’s electrical distribution system requires payment of a Capital Contribution fee. The Capital Contribution fee is a contribution to the capital cost of providing electrical distribution services. If expanding an existing service, the Capital Contribution Fee shall be determined by the difference between the existing service and requested service size. The amount of the Capital Contribution fee may be adjusted by the City of Gillette from time to time, accounting for the current cost of material, equipment, labor and overhead expenses.
The fee is calculated in the Electric Utility System Service Size Capital Contribution Schedule. The Capital Contribution Fee is based on the size of the total service disconnect. Single Phase Voltage Fee for each 100 amps of service or part thereof 120/240 $175.00 120/208 Volts - $180.00 277/240 Volts - $210.00
SEVENTEEN-7 (Revised 1-2019) Three Phase 120/208 Volts - $315.00 277/480 Volts - $727.00 Costs for service voltages other than those shown above will be calculated on a dollar per kVA basis by the Utility Department. All Capital Contribution fees shall be paid prior to the issuance of a Building Permit or an Electrical Permit. Capital Contribution fees may not be transferred and may not be paid by Plant Investment Fee Credits. §17-4 Bridging or interfering with meters. (a) Any person who removes, alters, scrapes, bares, changes or connects any device, wire or fixture to any electric power wire of the City before the wire reaches the meter measuring a consumer's current; or breaks any meter seal or wire holding any meter seal; or opens any electric meter; or changes the dials or hands of the meter; or breaks the glass in an electric meter; or attaches any device to an electric meter designed to prevent electric current from flowing through the meter; or shunts across the wires of any electric meter; or close the loops of a meter; or by any system of wires or devices attempts to use any electric current without having the current pass through the meter to permit the full registration and metering of the electric current shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) In addition to the remedies available against any individual convicted of a violation of §17-4(a) and in every case in which an electric meter is found to be in any of the conditions described in §17-4(a), the City shall discontinue the service at the affected meter and any deposit posted for the meter shall be forfeited. The City shall give the affected customer five (5) days written notice that service will be discontinued. The customer shall have three (3) days from the date of receipt of the notice to file a written request for a hearing with the City Administrator or his designee to show cause why his electrical utility service should not be disconnected and discontinued.
Service shall be accomplished by posting the written notice of termination on the affected meter or by mailing a copy of the notice to the customer at the address used by the City for utility bills. If the affected customer demonstrates at the hearing that the meter was not altered, as described in §17-4(a), then the service shall be reconnected and the meter bond reinstated. The entire balance, if any, of an affected customer's utility account with the City shall become immediately due and payable upon discontinuation of the service pursuant to this section. A new meter deposit must be posted and the cost of repairing the affected meter must be paid to the City before electrical service may be resumed at the same location.
In addition, the customer shall pay for the estimated usage the customer should have received during the period of time when the meter was not functioning correctly. If the customer has insufficient billing experience with the City from which to derive an estimated amount of usage based on previous experience, then the customer shall pay an amount determined by the average electricity usage for that type of service over the period time in question.
SEVENTEEN-8 (Revised 1-2019) (c) It shall be the responsibility of each customer supplied with electricity to keep the electric meter accessible for reading, inspection, or testing. Failure to provide accessibility to the meter may result in disruption of service until accessibility problem is corrected. §17-5 RESERVED §17-6 RESERVED RATES AND CHARGES FOR ELECTRICAL CURRENT FURNISHED BY THE CITY. §17-7 Collector. The City Administrator or his designee shall collect all City utility bills. The City Administrator or his designee is authorized to enter into agreements, on behalf of the City, for the payment of past due accounts and all applicable charges.
17-8 Schedule of Rates. (a) Residential Service Rate. (1) The rate charged for domestic purposes consist of a fixed monthly Customer Charge and an Energy Charge based upon consumption. (2) The residential service rate is applicable to a single-family private dwelling unit supplied through one meter for domestic use. The residential service rate is not available to a residence that used for commercial purposes. Offices and day care centers, that are incidental to the use of the dwelling and are conducted only within the dwelling unit are eligible for this rate. If the domestic and non-domestic purposes can be metered separately, then this rate is available for the domestic portion.
(b) All-Electric Residential Service Rate. (1) The rate for domestic purposes in approved all-electric private dwellings consist of a fixed monthly Customer Charge and an Energy Charge based upon consumption. (2) This rate is applicable to a single-family private dwelling unit supplied through one meter for domestic use, where electricity is the only energy utility serving the home. Customers using natural gas, propane, fuel oil or other fuel services are not eligible for this rate. (3) The City Utility Department shall certify that a dwelling unit is all-electric to the City Customer Service Division.
(c) Commercial Service Rate.
SEVENTEEN-9 (Revised 1-2019) (1) The rate for commercial purposes consists of a fixed monthly Customer Charge and an Energy Charge based upon consumption. (2) This rate shall be applicable to customers using electric service supplied at one point of delivery for which no specific schedule is provided. Service size under this schedule is two hundred (200) amperes maximum. For multiple services or services larger than 200 amperes, the General Service Rate shall apply. (3) The City Administrator or his designee shall establish the rate classification for new commercial customers, based on the customer's anticipated energy and demand requirements.
(d) Optional Small Commercial Service Rate. (1) The rate for the Optional Small Commercial Service Rate consists of a fixed monthly Customer Charge and an Energy Charge based upon consumption. (2) Customers eligible for the Commercial rate who request service of 120/240 Volt single-phase or 120/208 network service may elect to be billed under this rate schedule. Election of this rate schedule shall be for a minimum of twelve (12) consecutive months. (e) General Service Rate. (1) The rate charged for customers with demand meters consists of a fixed monthly Customer Charge, an Energy Charge based upon consumption, and a monthly Demand Charge.
The Demand Charge is determined by multiplying the Demand Rate by the peak demand in a billing cycle. The peak demand is computed from the readings of the City's Demand Meter which shows the highest average peak over any given fifteen (15) minute period during the billing period. (2) Customers requesting a new service or transferring an existing service of more than 200 amperes shall be billed under the General Service Rate. (3) Customers requesting multiple services at the same property may be charged under this rate if the City Administrator or his designee determines that the charges are necessary to recover the costs of the City's equipment used to provide service.
(f) Renewable Energy Rate. (1) This rate is applicable to all customers that support the use of renewable energy sources in the City’s wholesale electrical energy portfolio.
SEVENTEEN-10 (Revised 1-2019) (2) In addition to electrical energy purchased under any of the above rates, customers may purchase “green power” in units of 100 kWh per month. Green power purchased is over and above the energy metered for the customer’s use. (3) Each 100 kWh block billed under this rate will be bill at a rate of $.0020 per kilowatt hour. (4) Participation in this rate is limited by the City’s projected renewable energy purchases.
(g) Terms of Service Service will be rendered under this chapter of the City Code, the City Customer Service Policies and Procedures Manual, and the City Electrical Distribution Standards as amended from time to time. Current copies of the above codes may be examined at the City Customer Service Division located at 201 East 5th Street, Gillette, Wyoming.
(h) Service Charges Customer requested service charges to connect, reconnect, or disconnect electric service, final notice, trouble calls, temporary service, meter testing, late fees, collection fees and similar charges shall be established by Resolution. The City Clerk shall maintain a copy of all customer service charges under this Ordinance. (i) Net Metering (1) This rate is applicable for customer owned parallel electrical generation facilities of less than 25 kW. Generation equipment will be designed to be compatible with the characteristics of the service that the customer receives from the City electrical utility.
(2) For each month, the City will record both the energy delivered to the customer and the energy received from the customer. If the energy delivered to the customer is greater than the energy received from the customer, the customer will be billed for the difference under the rate applicable to the customer. (3) If the energy delivered by the City electrical system is less than the energy received from the customer, the customer will not be billed for energy in that billing period and the surplus energy will be carried forward to the next billing period. (4) In the first billing period of each year, if the customer’s account has a credit for energy received from that customer, the customer will be compensated for the surplus at a rate not less than the City’s average avoided cost for energy for the previous calendar year.
SEVENTEEN-11 (Revised 1-2019) (5) The City will supply and install an electric meter that will record the power flow delivered to and received from the customer. The customer will supply all other equipment necessary to ensure operation of customer owned generation. A separate lockable disconnect is required for all service applicable to this rate. The disconnect shall be accessible to City electrical utility personnel at all times. (6) The customer will install and maintain a separate disconnecting means for the generator(s). This disconnect must be accessible to City electrical utility personnel.
The disconnect shall have provisions to be padlocked in the open position and provisions to allow its use in the utility’s energy control plans. The disconnect shall be labeled. If the generator disconnect is not located within sight of the utility supply disconnect, a plaque showing the location of all disconnects shall be placed at each disconnect serving the facility.
(7) The Customer will maintain a Power Factor for the generation equipment between .9 leading and .9 lagging at all times. For purposes of this requirement, the Power Factor for the generator will be measured at the generation disconnect. If the customer fails to maintain the Power Factor within this range, the City may require the customer to disconnect the generation equipment from the City’s system until the customer can demonstrate compliance. (8) The Customer is responsible for compliance with all applicable codes and standards, including but not limited to the National Electrical Code, the National Electric Safety Code, IEEE standard 1547, and the City of Gillette’s Electrical Distribution Standards.
The Electrical Services Division will review the generation equipment and its installation to ensure that it will be compatible with the City electrical distribution system and their approval is required before the generation equipment is connected to the City electrical distribution system and energized. The Customer will allow utility access to the generator’s disconnecting means to allow utility staff to perform measurements to independently verify compliance with the above referenced codes and standards.
(9) In accordance with IEEE Standard 1547, the generation equipment shall automatically disconnect from the utility’s system in the event of loss of utility supply to the customer’s meter. (j) Electrical Rate Charges
SEVENTEEN-12 (Revised 1-2019) Rate Category Fixed Charge (each) Usage Charge (per kWh) Demand Charge (per kW-mo) Residential Service $ 21.75 $ 0.08800 $ - All-Electric Residential Service $ 21.75 $ 0.08800 $ - Commercial Service $ 33.75 $ 0.08670 $ - Optional Small Commercial Service $ 21.75 $ 0.11650 $ - General Service $ 75.25 $ 0.05270 $ 9.35 §17-9 Payment of Bills.
(a) Bills for all utility services furnished by the City shall be due on the billing date and shall be delinquent on the 15th day after the billing date. Delinquent turn-off procedures described in §17-9(c), will commence after the 21st day and service will be turned off on the 35th day after the billing date.
(b) If a bill becomes delinquent as outlined in §17-9(a), the City shall initiate the delinquent turn-off procedures and assess the appropriate service charges as established by resolution. (c) Every account that is more than 34 days delinquent shall be shut off; except for cases of extreme hardship as outlined in this Ordinance or during any period of Extreme Weather. Extreme Weather occurs when the average temperature is or is expected to be equal to or less than 32°F for a period of 24 consecutive hours. The City Administrator or his designee shall determine Extreme Weather and adjust disconnections or order re-connections appropriately.
(d) If a customer pays a utility bill with an insufficient funds check, as defined in Wyoming Statute § 6-3-701(a)(v) (LexisNexis 2017), the customer will have ten (10) days from receipt of the notice to pay the account in guaranteed funds. Service will be shut off after five days if payment is not received. The same procedure will apply to a second check received within a twelve-month period.
Upon receipt of a third insufficient funds check, that the account must be paid in cash or money order within five (5) days of the notice. Service will be shut off after five days if payment is not received. Upon receipt of a fourth insufficient funds check, service will be disconnected after five (5) days of the notice. The City will require payment be made in cash or money order for all City utility charges and other fees.
SEVENTEEN-13 (Revised 1-2019) (e) In the event that any utility service is discontinued for non-payment of bills, or receipt of insufficient funds checks, all applicable charges listed in §17-8 above, shall be paid in full prior to re-connection, as well as any applicable billing charges and the applicable connection or re-connection fee as set forth in §17-8.
Reasonable attorney's fee shall be recovered by the City along with the total delinquent balance including penalties and charges for all delinquent City supplied utilities if a legal action is initiated to collect the delinquent account. §17-10 RESERVED §17-11 RESERVED §17-12 RESERVED ARTICLE II. SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL GENERAL PROVISIONS.
17-13 Application of article. The provisions of this article apply to the public sewer mains, manholes, out fall lines, privately constructed connection lines and any a sanitary sewer appurtenances that are directly or indirectly connected to or make up a part of the sanitary sewer system. §17-14 Unauthorized removal of manhole covers. Only City employees may remove manhole covers when specifically authorized by the City Administrator. The City Administrator may authorize the removal of manhole covers for construction activities on City projects, sewer maintenance activities, and on a case-by-case basis to determine the location of blockages.
17-15 RESERVED §17-16 RESERVED CONNECTIONS WITH PUBLIC SEWERS. §17-17 Required where public sewer is available to premises occupied as dwelling. Every occupied property in the City capable of being served by the sewer system, shall be connected. A written notice to connect to the system shall be provided to all owners and occupants of properties capable of being connected to the system. Connections to the system shall be made within ninety (90) days after the mailing of the notice. The City Council may extend the ninety (90) days for connection after a public hearing.
SEVENTEEN-14 (Revised 1-2019) §17-18 Unauthorized Sewer Connections.
In every case in which an unauthorized connection is found, the City shall discontinue the water service at the affected location. If the unauthorized connection is not served by the City’s water system, then the electric service shall be discontinued at the affected location. If the unauthorized connection is not served by the City’s water system or the City’s electric system, then the City Administrator is granted permission to take all necessary means to remedy the unauthorized connection, including, but no limited to discontinuance of wastewater service at the affected location. The City shall provide the affected customer five (5) days written notice that the service shall be discontinued.
The customer may, within three (3) days from the date of receipt of notice, file a written request for a hearing with the City Administrator or his designee to show cause why utility service should not be discontinued. Service shall be accomplished by posting the written notice of termination upon the affected property or by mailing a copy of the written notice of termination to the customer at the address used for City utility bills. If the affected customer demonstrates at the hearing that his service connection was authorized, his utility service will be reactivated and any bond forfeited reinstated.
The entire balance, if any, of an affected customer's utility account with the City shall become immediately due and payable upon discontinuation of service pursuant to this section. The cost of repairing or reconnecting service must be paid to the City once the service line is repaired before service may be resumed at the same location. In addition, the customer shall pay the estimated usage he would have received while the unauthorized connection was in place. The estimated usage is based upon the average billing for the period of time of the unauthorized connection. If the customer has insufficient billing experience with the City to derive an estimated amount of usage the customer shall pay the average billing for the same type of service.
17-19 Plant Investment Fees for Sewer Connections. Plant Investment Fees for sewer connections shall be paid according to the following schedule determined by the corresponding water meter size. Water Meter Size Factor(1) Plant Investment Fee-Sewer 1 inch or less 1.00 $ 2,000.00 1.5 inch 3.33 6,660.00 2.0 inch 5.33 10,660.00 3.0 inch 10.00 20,000.00 4.0 inch 16.67 33,340.00 6.0 inch 33.33 66,660.00 (1) Exhibit W-5, Development of Gillette Regional System Development Charges, HDR Engineering, Inc., September 15, 2015. §17-20 Sewer Required for each City Lot: Maintenance and Repair and Replacement of privately-owned sewers.
SEVENTEEN-15 (Revised 1-2019) All City lots shall be served by at least a single, four-inch diameter, privately-owned sewer service connected to the City sanitary sewer system. The landowner shall be responsible for the ownership, maintenance and repair of his privately-owned sanitary sewer service line(s) from the connection point at the City sanitary sewer main through the structure(s) or premise(s) being served. Maintenance of the privately-owned sanitary sewer service line(s) include but are not limited to, performing underground utility locates, regularly scheduled cleaning, root removal, grease removal, debris removal, and clearing of blockages that impede the design flow.
Repair of the privately-owned sanitary sewer service line(s) include but are not limited to, installation of clean outs, spot repairs and/or complete replacement of the sanitary sewer service line to restore the design flow. At the discretion of the City Administrator, the City may assist in funding the cost to repair or replace streets, sidewalks, curb, gutter, landscaping or other public improvements that become damaged as a result of catastrophic failure of the privately-owned sanitary sewer service line(s).
17-21 Wastewater Discharge Service Charges - Service Rates. (a) Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to generate sufficient revenue to pay fixed operation and maintenance costs of the complete wastewater system. All additional revenue generated from Wastewater Service Charges and Rates shall be appropriated by the City Council to fund a portion of capital construction and depreciation costs of the wastewater system. The costs shall be distributed equitably to all users of the wastewater system. (b) Determining Each User's Wastewater Classification. Class I -Residential users.
Class II -Industrial and commercial establishments that discharge wastewater with an average daily 5-day (20 degree Celsius) Biochemical Oxygen Demand not exceeding 220 mg/L and/or an average daily Suspended Solids not exceeding 250 mg/L.
Class III -Industrial and commercial establishments that discharge wastes that exceed the parameters of Class II users. (c) Wastewater System Fixed-Cost Monthly Service Charge. All system users shall pay a fixed-cost monthly service charge based on water meter size and proportional to the following factors..
Water Meter Size Factor(1) 1” or smaller 1.00 1.5” 3.80 2.0” 5.33 3.0” or larger 10.00 (1) Exhibit W-5, Development of Gillette Regional System Development Charges, HDR Engineering, Inc., September 15, 2015.
SEVENTEEN-16 (Revised 1-2019) For system users who do not receive water service from a metered, public water supply system, the fixed-cost monthly service charge shall be based on the following water meter size. Customer Type Assumed Water Meter Size Residential 1” or smaller Non-Residential 2.0” (d) Wastewater System Volumetric Monthly Service Charge.
When connected to a metered public water supply system, all system users shall pay a volumetric monthly service charge based on metered water consumption through their water meter. Additional volumetric surcharge may be assessed by the City for industrial discharges under §17-22. (e) Determining the Wastewater Volume Contribution Incremental Cost. The City determines the wastewater volume contribution by determining the average monthly water consumption. Water consumption may be adjusted to include the effects of non-metered users, irrigation users, and for any other reason that significantly effects the wastewater volume contribution.
1. Class I Users The City shall determine the incremental cost of operation and maintenance of the wastewater system per 1,000 gallons of water consumption for Class I Users by dividing the total annual volume cost contribution by four (4) times the total water consumption in 1000 gallon units (determined from three monthly water meter readings) during the previous winter months of December, January and February for Class I users. 2. Class II and Class III Users The City shall determine the incremental cost of operation and maintenance of the wastewater system per 1,000 gallons of water consumption for Class II and Class III users by dividing the total annual volume cost contribution for the respective Class by the total water consumption in 1000 gallon units during the previous calendar year for the respective class.
(f) Determining Each User's Total Wastewater Service Charge. 1. Class I Users The owner or occupant of each residential premises connected to the municipal water works and wastewater system pays for the use and availability of the wastewater disposal services. The user service charge is computed by multiplying the incremental cost, as determined by Section (e)(1), by the volume of water consumed in 1,000 gallon units, (for a unit of time), plus a minimum fixed cost, (per month), as determined by Paragraph (c). The wastewater user service charge
SEVENTEEN-17 (Revised 1-2019) for any Class I user during the period of May 1st through April 30th is the average amount of the charges for wastewater service determined from three water meter readings during the previous winter period from December 1st through February 28th.
For a Class I user beginning to discharge to the wastewater system, a charge shall be made pursuant to the criteria of Section (f)(4), until the base period for purposes of determining the charge shall have occurred. Until consumption history is properly established for previously unoccupied residential properties, or if metering does not allow establishment of usage, the monthly charge is based on the following assumed usages, per unit: Detached, Single family 9,000 gal/mth Mobile/Manufactured Home 9,000 gal/mth Duplexes, Multi-Family, Apartments, etc. 7,000 gal/mth Recreation Vehicle 2,000 gal/mth 2.
Class II Users Commercial sewer use charges are based on average monthly water consumer or waste discharged during the previous period as determined by the City. If approved by the City, rates for commercial uses with little seasonal water consumption variation, may be based on average monthly water consumption during the period of December 1, through February 28. Rates for commercial uses with little winter use are based on average monthly water consumption during periods of representative water use. In cases where no prior water usage is available, the charge will be based on a usage of 15,000 gallons per month, or as determined in Section (f)(4).
3. Class III Users The owner or occupant of each premises connected to the City waterworks and wastewater system for both water and wastewater disposal service whose average 5-day (20 degree Celsius) Biochemical Oxygen Demand of the wastewater discharged to the system exceeds 220 mg/L, and/or whose average daily Suspended Solids of the wastewater discharged to the system exceeds 250 mg/L, and/or who discharges any other significant parameter as determined by the City shall pay a user charge as computed in Section (f)(2) above and may be required to meet additional industrial pretreatment standards and/or pretreat their discharges at the direction of the City.
The City may require industrial sewer users to sample and analyze their discharges to the wastewater system and to submit the analytical results to the City for evaluation. All samples obtained shall be representative of the normal discharge to the wastewater system. All requested analyses shall be performed by a qualified laboratory in accordance with procedures approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the analysis of wastewater. The date and time the
SEVENTEEN-18 (Revised 1-2019) sample was obtained, the laboratory performing the analyses, and the method(s) used shall be included with each report of analyses.
The City may enter the premises of any industrial user and obtain a sample of the discharge to the wastewater system for analyses at any reasonable time. 4. Non-metered Water Service Districts and New Users Non-metered users include all users, regardless of class, that discharge wastes into the wastewater disposal system and do not have an individual water meter at the property receiving service. Water Service District users include all users located within the City, regardless of their class, that discharge wastes into the wastewater disposal system and are connected to a non-City water system that provides individual water meters at the property receiving service.
New Users include all Class I users that have not established a base period discharge quantity pursuant to Section (f)(1).
Non-metered users that receive City water through a master metered system with an individual utility account may elect to pay a sewer user charge based on their pro-rata share of the total sewer use charge calculated from the total water consumption measured by the master meter supplying them with City water. A user electing to pay a sewer user charge must notify the City Administrator in writing. The notice must include the address of the master meter, all the users of the master meter, and the signatures from all users of the master meter prior to being billed a sewer usage fee based on water consumption.
Non-metered users that do not receive City water shall pay a sewer user charge calculated based on the following usages, per unit: Class I Detached, Single family 9,000 gal/mth Mobile/Manufactured Home 9,000 gal/mth Duplexes, Multi-Family, Apartments, etc. 7,000 gal/mth Recreation Vehicle 2,000 gal/mth Class II Non-metered Class II users will be charged based on 15,000 gallons per month or on estimates prepared by the City of Gillette if the commercial/industrial activities indicate a greater usage. Class III If a non-metered Class III user discharges to the wastewater system, reasonable attempts will be made to monitor the quantity of wastewater discharge.
SEVENTEEN-19 (Revised 1-2019) wastewater discharge cannot be measured, the City will estimate the flow based on the industrial activities of the user. The fixed cost service charge for non-metered Class I users are the same as metered users with meters 1 inch in size or less. The fixed cost service charge of nonmetered Class II and Class III users are the same as metered users with meters greater than 1 inch in size. Water Service District users pay the fixed cost service charge pursuant to Section 17-21(b). Water Service District users pay the appropriate user service charge pursuant to Section 17-21(f).
Water Service District users also pay a monthly meter reading/maintenance fee of one dollar ($1.00). The monthly meter reading/maintenance fee is based on meter reading costs, maintenance costs and initial account set-up costs amortized over a fifteen (15) year period. To be billed in this manner, the service district board or homeowner's association board or other entity which operates a non-City water system that provides individual water meters at the property receiving service must submit a written request to the City Administrator. The entity must enter into a contract with the City to provide this service.
In the absence of an agreement water service district users shall be billed as non-metered users.
5. Damages If any user discharges waste in violation of this Ordinance including but not limited to slug loads or incompatible wastes, the user is subject to a surcharge rate of up to twice the industrial rates, at the discretion of the City. Any user discharging toxic or hazardous pollutants into the system shall pay for the increased costs of managing the effluent or sludge by the treatment works. Charges are at the sole discretion of the City to recover the increased costs. 6. Unoccupied Property If property becomes unoccupied and the owner leaves the water connected, only the monthly fixed service charge for water and sewer service shall be due during the period of time the property is unoccupied if the owner enters into an interim service agreement with the City.
Payment of the monthly fixed service charge for water and sewer service shall not be required if the owner, under the interim service agreement, elects to have the water shut off and the meter disconnected during the period of non-occupancy. To receive treatment as an unoccupied property, the owner or the individual responsible for the payment for utilities, under the interim service agreement, shall make a request to the Customer Service division to terminate water and/or sewer and/or solid waste service. The owner shall notify the Customer Service division in writing of any changes in the occupancy status of the property.
Failure to notify the Customer Service Division of a change in occupancy status shall be considered an unauthorized water, sewer and/or solid
SEVENTEEN-20 (Revised 1-2019) waste connection or use and shall be subject to the provisions of Section 17-18 of the Gillette City Code. (g) Payment of the User's Wastewater Service Charge and Penalties for other violations. 1. The wastewater service charge shall be due at the same time as charges for consumers taking water from the City water system. The penalties for nonpayment of wastewater service charges including reasonable attorney fees incurred in collection of overdue utility user charges, shall be added in the same manner as for water charges. Failure to pay the wastewater user service charge and penalty within thirty days of the due date, will result in the City disconnecting water service to the premises.
Water service shall not be resumed until payment of all past due water and wastewater service charges including penalties.
2. Failure to comply with provisions of this section shall result in the premises being disconnected from the City sanitary sewerage system. (h) Review of Each User's Wastewater Service Charge. 1. Sewer use rates shall be reviewed at least annually and revised as necessary to keep revenues in balance with anticipated expenditures. Excess funds may be carried forward from year to year in the respective accounts. The review includes an analysis of the balance accrued to provide for the expected repair costs of the sewerage system. Adequate funds shall be generated and credited to the Sewer Fund to pay the costs of operation and maintenance.
The rate review contains the fair and equitable distribution of all costs to all system users. The City shall publish an annual notice of the sewer use rate structure and of the portion of the user charge attributed to wastewater treatment. The notice includes a summary of the findings of the review.
2. The Sewer Fund, is established for the purposes of paying the operation and maintenance costs of the sewerage system. The City shall provide for this account and ensure satisfactory operation of the system. The Repair and Replacement Account, is established for the purpose of repairing portions of the system. Funds deposited into this account provide for the repair and replacement of mechanical portions of the Wastewater Treatment Plant. (i) Special Contracts Authorized The City may contract for sewerage utility services with users not connected to the City sanitary sewer system, not in any of the user classifications in this ordinance, and not within the City limits under terms and conditions different from those prescribed by this Ordinance.
No contract for service may have rates that are less than the rates provided in this ordinance. All users of the City sewer system,
SEVENTEEN-21 (Revised 1-2019) including those outside the City limits, are subject to the terms of City ordinances governing the City sanitary sewer system and the Wastewater Treatment Facility. (j) Video Inspection of Mains. Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) inspection of new sewer mains will be provided by the City Wastewater Division for the purpose of inspecting newly constructed sewer mains that are to be part of the City’s sewerage system. Requests for CCTV inspection of newly constructed sewer mains shall be made through the City’s representative engineer for the project. The CCTV inspection will be completed at no cost to the contractor constructing the sewer main for the first inspection attempt if the sewer main is complete and adequately cleaned to allow the CCTV inspection.
If the CCTV inspection of the sewer main cannot be completed on the first attempt due to incomplete construction, debris or obstructions in the main or inaccessibility, all subsequent and repeat inspections will be completed at a charge consistent with the market rate the City would pay a CCTV inspection contractor to complete the inspection. The current market rate is established by Resolution within the Schedule of Customer Service Charges. The rate for CCTV inspections may be adjusted by the City from time to time to account for the market rate of this service.
(k) Wastewater Rate Charges Rate Category Rate Type (water meter size) Fixed Charge (each) Usage Charge (per kGal) 1" meter (or smaller) $ 10.50 $ 2.88 1.5" meter $ 39.90 $ 2.88 2" meter $ 55.97 $ 2.88 3" meter (or larger) $ 105.00 $ 2.88 Residential & Commercial (Classes I, II & III) §17-22 Discharge of industrial and domestic wastes into public sewers. (a) Definitions. (1) “Approving Authority” is the City Administrator of the City of Gillette or his duly authorized deputy, agent or representative.
(2) “Biochemical oxygen demand” (BOD); is the quantity of oxygen, expressed in parts per million by weight, utilized in the bio-chemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory conditions for five (5) days at a temperature of twenty (20) degrees Celsius.
SEVENTEEN-22 (Revised 1-2019) laboratory determinations shall be made in accordance with procedures set forth in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 136 (40 CFR 136). (3) “City” is the City of Gillette. (4) “Chlorine Demand” is the amount of chlorine, in parts per million by weight, which must be added to sewage to produce a specified residual chlorine content, or to meet the requirements of some other objective, in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR 136. (5) “Combined Sewer” is a sewer receiving both storm water or surface runoff and sewage.
(6) “Domestic Wastewater” is any wastewater containing human or animal wastes or household wastes originating from residences or public restrooms but shall not include any commercial or industrial wastes.
(7) “Garbage” is the residue from the preparation, and dispensing of food, and from handling, storage and sale of food products and produce. (8) “Ground Garbage” is the residue from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that has been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely in suspension under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers with no particle greater than onehalf inch (1/2") in any dimension.
(9) “Industrial Waste” is any solid, liquid, or gaseous substance discharged, permitted to flow or escaping from any industrial manufacturing, commercial or business establishment or process or from the development, recovery or processing of any natural resource. (10) “Industrial Wastewater” is any industrial wastes or wastewater originating from any commercial or industrial process and may also contain domestic wastewater. (11) “Hazardous Waste” is any solid, liquid or gaseous substance singularly or in combination with other substances that is a characteristic or listed hazardous waste as defined and/or regulated by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) or by the National Pretreatment Program.
(12) “Parts per million” (ppm); is the number of weight or volume units of a minor constituent present with each one million units of a solution or mixture. When applied to wastewater, the parts per million value multiplied by the factor 8.34 shall be equivalent to the pounds of the minor constituent per one million gallons of water. (13) “Person” is any and all person(s), natural or artificial, including any individual, firm, company, municipal, or private corporation, association, society, institution, enterprise, governmental agency or other entity.
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