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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 63 of 1995
(Amending Sections 17.36.080, 17.52.050, 17.52.110, 17.72.020 and 17.72.030, Salt Lake City Code, relating to wastewater control and the City’s sewer system)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 17.36.080, 17.52.050, 17.52.110, 17.72.020 AND 17.72.030, SALT LAKE CITY CODE, RELATING TO WASTEWATER CONTROL AND THE CITY’S SEWER SYSTEM; MAKING CERTAIN TERMINOLOGY CHANGES; ADDING A NEW SCHEDULE FOR LOCAL LIMITS; AMENDING MINIMUM FEES; DELETING REDUNDANT SCHEDULES FOR PERMIT FEES AND ASSESSMENT FEES; AND RELATED MATTERS.
Be it, and it is hereby ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 17.36.080(B)(3), Salt Lake City Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
“3. pH Limits. Any wastewater having a pH less than 6.0;”
SECTION 2. Section 17.52.050, Salt Lake City Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
“17.52.050 Permit--Duration.
A wastewater discharge authorization for each residential user shall remain in effect until terminated by the POTW. All other permits shall be issued for a specified time period, not to exceed five years. A permit may be issued for a period less than a year, or may be stated to expire on a specified date. Any permit may be canceled or terminated for failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter.”
SECTION 3. Section 17.52.110(B), Salt Lake City Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
“B. The POTW or other authorized regulatory agencies shall have the right to set upon the user’s property or any other representative location such devices as are deemed necessary to conduct sampling inspection, compliance monitoring and/or metering operations.”
SECTION 4. Section 17.72.020, Salt Lake City Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
“17.72.020 Schedule 2--Local limits.
SCHEDULE 2
LOCAL LIMITS
A. Except as otherwise authorized herein, no user shall discharge wastewater to the POTW in concentrations in excess of the following local limits:
*see attached ordinance for chart/limits*
B. All metals limits, except mercury and silver, are monthly average limits. An upper pH limit will be set forth in the permit.
C. Users discharging wastewater with concentrations in excess of the concentrations listed below shall be subject to a surcharge in the amount also listed below. The volume of wastewater used to compute the surcharge shall be based upon the volume of wastewater used to compute the regular sewer user fee.
SECTION 5. Section 17.72.030, Salt Lake City Code, is hereby amended to read as follows:
“17.72.030 Schedule 3--Rates and Fees.
SCHEDULE 3
RATES AND FEES
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B. Definitions.
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C. Sewer Charge.
1. User Service Rate. Each sewer service account shall be charged three dollars and fifteen cents per month minimum charge for up to three hundred cubic feet of water, or eighty cents per one hundred cubic feet, as determined by the city through the water meter, of the average monthly water meter readings of those using solely city water during the consecutive months of November, December, January, February and March each year, hereafter “winter readings,” whichever is higher. Such winter readings shall be the basis for sewer billings for the period July 1st through June 30th following such winter readings.
Any user who had more than one water meter, one or more of which measures water eventually discharged into the sewer, and one or more other meters measuring water not entering the sewer, will be charged eighty cents per one hundred cubic feet for all water used which may enter the sewer, but will not be assessed a sewer charge on water meter(s) which measure water no part of which flows in the sewer system.
For those not using city water or using some city water the city may require a city approved meter, at the sewer user’s expense, on the well(s) or other source(s) of water supply, for measurement by city during said months to determine the sewer user’s water use during said months, the average of which shall become the basis for sewer billings for said period.
For each single dwelling unit not using city water and desiring not to install a water meter as required above, the director may waive the meter requirement, in which event the user will be charged for sewer service as provided in subparagraph (a) hereof.
2. User Service Rate No. 2.
(a) Whenever the city determines that one or more of the conditions set forth in subsection (2)(b) apply, an industrial user shall be subject to user rate No. 2, which shall be equal to a minimum charge of $50, plus 1.35 times the service charge in paragraph (C)(1). Such rate shall apply beginning with the first billing cycle, effective immediately, and shall continue until the industrial user remedies such violation. When any of the options in this subsection exceed six consecutive billing cycles, the user service rate No. 3 shall be imposed.
(b) When industrial user rate No. 2 shall apply:
(i) After any violation of the discharge permit limits and/or requirements set forth in city ordinances. Samples in violation of such discharge permit may be repeated with sampling and analysis to document validity of the initial results. If the follow up sampling and testing confirms the noncompliance, industrial user rate No. 2 will be in effect from the time of the first analysis;
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3. User Service Rate No. 3. (a) Whenever the city determines that one or more of the conditions set forth in subsection (3)(b) apply, an industrial user shall be subject to user rate No. 3, which shall be equal to a minimum charge of $100, plus 1.50 times the service charge in paragraph 3(a) above, until compliance with the permit has been achieved as demonstrated by three consecutive months in total compliance with the provisions of the permit and applicable city ordinances. The city will determine analysis procedures and testing frequency during the entire period.
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4. The imposition of user rate No. 2 or user rate No. 3 is intended to defray costs and expenses incurred by the City’s Public Utilities Department as a result of the applicable violation, and shall not preclude the City or any other regulatory agency having jurisdiction from pursuing any civil or criminal penalties available at law.
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E. New Sewer Connections or Change in Occupancy.
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F. Sewer Charge Adjustment.
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G. Sewer Service Fees.
The director shall charge and the city treasurer shall collect the following fees:
*see attached ordinance for fees*
SECTION 6. All section headings and titles shall be amended as appropriate to reflect the amendments effected by this ordinance.
SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall take effect on the day and year of its first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this 5th day of September, 1995.
Bill No. 63 of 1995.
Published: September 12, 1995.