HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 818-1980ORDINANCE NO. 818-P~
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SEWER
CHARGES AND PROCEDURES RELATED
THERETO AND AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. 396, AS AMENDED
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
AMENDMENT OF SUBSECTIONS 3.1, 3.4, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.5,
3.7 AND 3.8 OF ORDINANCE NO. 396 ADOPTED JUNE 4, 1956,
AS AMENDED.
Subsections 3.1, 3.4, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.5, 3.7 and 3.8 of Ordinance
396 adopted June 4, 1956, as amended, entitled "An Ordinance Establishing
Sewer Service Charges and Procedures Related Thereto," are hereby amended
to read as follows:
3.1. Application of Charges
The annual rate per dwelling unit shall be applied to residen-
tial, institutional, commercial and non-monitored industrial classes unless
the volume charge exceeds the minimum charge, in which event the volume
charge shall be applied. The minimum charge shall be applied to monitored
industrial classes unless the volume charge or surcharge for suspended solids
or surcharge for chemical oxygen demand, or any combination thereof, exceeds
the minimum charge, in which event, the applicable charge shall be computed
by adding the volume charge, surcharge for suspended solids and surcharge
for COD.
3.4.
Time for Protest (1) for Fiscal Year 1980-81 and (2) for
Subsequent Fiscal Years.
The time for protest and procedures related thereto are set
forth in Subsections 3.4.1 and 3.4.2.
3.4.1. Time for Protest for Fiscal Year 1980-81.
Within ten (10) days after the effective date of this
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Ordinance, the Superintendent of Sanitation shall record in his office the
determinations of quantity of water consumed and the pounds of suspended
solids and chemical oxygen demand to be used in computing the forthcoming
fiscal year"s'sewer service charges and give written notice to the dischargers
thereof, together with the applicable charges pursuant to this Ordinance.
Dischargers, within fifteen days after receipt or said notice, may protest
such determinations by filing a written protest with the Director of Public
Services together with the discharger's computation of quantify of water con-
sumed and pounds of suspended solids and chemical oxygen demand supported by
data and methods used to determine said data. If no protest is filed, the
determination of the Superintendent of Sanitation shall be deemed correct
and effective for computation of said fiscal year's sewer service charges.
If a protest is filed, the Director of Public Services shall set a date for
review within fifteen (15) days after receipt of said protest and give written
notice of said review date to the discharger. The discharger may appear on
the date of said review and present any additional evidence he may have in
support of his protest. Upon completion of the review, the Director of Public
Services shall make findings and determinations and send a copy thereof to
the discharger and City Manager. The findings and determinations made by
the Director of Public Services shall be final. If the Director of Public
Services determines that quantity of water consumed or pounds of suspended
solids or pounds of chemical oxygen demand should be modified, he shall ad-
just the annual sewer service charges accordingly and file the necessary
modifications with the County Tax Collector.
3.4.2. Time for Protest for Subsequent Fiscal Years.
On or before April 1 of each fiscal year following
fiscal year 1980-81, the Superintendent of Sanitation shall record in his
office the determinations of quantity of water consumed and the pounds of
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suspended solids and chemical oxygen demand to be used in computing the
forthcoming fiscal year's sewer service charges, which shall be available
for public inspection, and written notice of which shall be given to the
discharger together with the applicable charges pursuant to this Ordinance.
Dischargers on or before May 1 may protest such determinations by filing
a written protest with the Director of Public Services, together with dis-
charger's computation of quantity of water consumed and pounds of suspended
solids and chemical oxygen demand supported by data and methods used to
determine said data. Dischargers may use notice of protest forms furnished
by the Superintendent of Sanitation. If no protest is filed, the determin-
ation of the Superintendent of Sanitation shall be deemed correct and effec-
tive for computation of the forthcoming fiscal year's sewer service charges.
If a protest is filed, the Director of Public Services shall set a date for
review within fifteen (15) days after receipt of said protest and give written
notice of said review date to the discharger. The discharger may appear on
the date of said review and present any additional evidence he may have in
support of his protest. Upon completion of the review, the Director of Public
Services shall make findings and determinations, and send a copy thereof to
the discharger and City Manager. The findings and determinations made by
the Director of Public Services shall be final. If the Director of Public
Services determines that quantity of water consumed or pounds of suspended
solids or pounds of chemical oxygen demand should be modified, he shall adjust
the annual sewer service charges accordingly and file the necessary modifications
with the County Tax Collector.
3.5. Schedule of Charges for Services and Facilities Furnished
By City.
To Parcels By Use Classification
A. Residential Class
Single-Family Dwelling
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Annual Rate
$ 58.00 per dwel 1 i ng
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Mul ti - Fami 1 y Dwel 1 i ng
(duplexes, flats, apartments,
and similar class of uses)
$58.00 per dwelling unit
Trailer Courts and
similar class of uses
$50.00 per dwelling unit
B. Institutional Class
Schools, colleges, rest homes,
hospitals, clubs, lodges and
similar class of uses
(1) Minimum charge, or
$58.00 per year
(2) Volume charge based on
water consumed (metered
inflow), or
$0.430 per 100 cubic feet
of water consumed
Volume charge based on
water consumed (metered
effluent)
$0.538 per 100 cubic feet
of water consumed
C. Commercial and non-monitored
Industrial Class
I. Light Strength Uses
Bars (without dining facilities)
Car Washes, Department and
Retail Stores, Hotels, Motels
(without dining facilities),
Laundromats, Professional and
Business Offices, Banks, SaVings
and Loan Associations, Warehouses,
Auto Rentals (without repair shops)
Newspapers, Commercial Printing
Shops, Freight and Drayage Services,
barbershops, Shoe Repair Shops,
Camera Shops, Plating Shops, Wood
and Furniture Fabricators, Heat-
ing and Appliance Stores, Drug
Stores, Auto Supply Stores,
General Contractor's Offices,
Public Administration Offices,
Health Services, Legal Services,
Dry Cleaners, Metal Fabricators,
Lumber Companies, Laundry Services,
Sheet Metal Shops and similar
classes of uses with wastewater
strengths less than or approx-
imately equivalent to residen-
tial strength (COD = 403 ppm and
Suspended Solids : 178 ppm):
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Basic Charge:
(1) Minimum Charge, or
(2) Volume charge based on
water consumed (metered
inflow), or
Volume charge based on
water consumed (metered
effluent)
II. Moderate Strength Uses
Auto/Gas Service Stations,
Auto Steam Cleaners, Auto
Rentals (with repair shops),
Auto Paint Shops, Bakeries,
Beauty and Hair Salons,
Commercial Launderies,
Mortuaries, Lodges (with
dining facilities), Radiator
Repair Shops, Markets (with
garbage disposals), Ice Cream
Parlors, Gandy Manufacturers,
Food Preparation and Caterers,
Sandwich Shops, Drive-In
Theatres, Creameries, Roofers,
Chemical Preparations, Paint
Preparations, Machine Shops,
Photo - Film Processors, Rug,
Carpet, Upholstery Cleaners,
Foundries, Ceramics Studios,
Oil Services, Transmission
Services, Sanitation Services,
Furriers, Drum and Barrel
Cleaners and similar classes
of users with wastewater
strengths significantly greater
than residential strength
(COD : 403 ppm, SS = 178 ppm).
The uses will be reclassified
to the Light Strength Uses
Classification if he adequately
demonstrates to the Director of
Public Services he is discharging
only segregated domestic wastes
from sanitary conveniences or
wastewater equivalent in strength
to residential wastewater.
(1) Minimum charge, or
(2) Volume charge based on
water consumed (metered
inflow), or
$58.00 per year
$0.500 per 100 cubic feet
of water consumed
$0.550 per 100 cubic feet
of water consumed
$58.00 per year
$1.17 per 100 .cubic feet
of water consumed
Volume charge based on
Water Consumed (metered
effluent)
$1.29 per 100 cubic feet
of water consumed
III. Restaurants, Cafes and
Other Eating Places
(1) Minimum charge, or
$58.00 per year
(2)
Volume charge based on
water consumed (metered
inflow), or
$1.35 per 100 cubic feet
of water consumed
Volume charge based on
water consumed (metered)
effluent)
$1.49 per 100 cubic feet
of water consumed
IV. Monitored Industrial Class
Manufacturers, processers,
producers, laundries, phote
finishers, painting services,
packages and similar classes
of uses whose wastewaters are
monitored by the City:
(1)
Minimum charge, or
combination of the
following:
$58.00 per year
(2) Volume charge based on water
consumed (metered inflow) or
$0.415 per 100 cubic feet
of water consumed
Volume charge based on water
consumed (metered effluent)
$0.456 per 100 cubic feet
of water consumed
(3) Surcharge for Suspended
Solids
$0.177 per pound of
suspended solids discharged
(4) Surcharge for Chemical
Oxygen Demand (COD)
$0.057 per pound of
COD discharged
3.7. Industrial Cost Recovery Factor
The schedule of charges for commercial and non-monitored indus-
trial classes (moderate strength uses and monitored industrial classes) includes
an Industrial Cost Recovery Factor. The Congress of the United States in
Conference Report (No. 95-830) dated December 6, 1977, directed the E.P.A.
to study the economic impact of the Industrial Cost Recovery System and report
to Congress within one (1) year (Clean Water Grant Program Bulletin No. 68A).
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Congress, upon receipt of the Report, may retain the Industrial Cost Recovery
System or by legislation modify or ~elim~.nate it. tf ~Congress modi'fies or
eliminates the Industrial Cost Recovery System and said legislation becomes
effective during fiscal year 1980-81, City shall give written notice thereof
to the dischargers in the above-named classes within thirty (30) days of said
effective date. Said dischargers may file a claim with the City for refund
of that portion of the schedule of charges attributable to the Industrial
Recovery Factor from and after said effective date. The claims shall be filed
within six (6) months from and after the date of City's notice. The claim
shall be filed with the Superintendent of Sanitation, who shall compute or
cause computation to be made of the portions of the schedule of charges to be
refunded. Upon completion of the computation, he shall submit same to the
Director of Public Services for approval, disapproval or modification, and
transmittal to the City Council for payment authorization if applicable.
3.8. COD Adjustment
The City may make an adjustment in charges for services for
industrial wastewater characterized by the following: (A) a demonstrated
BOD/COD ratio different by more than one standard deviation from that of the
overall treatment plant load average supported by BOD and COD data, and (B)
a demonstrated COD portion which is not removed by the treatmen.t plant overall
operations which may be evidenced by demonstration studies performed by the
City or discharger at the discharger's expense.
SECTION 2. PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall be published once in the Enterprise-Journal, a
newspaper of general circulation in the City of South San Francisco, as re-
quired by law, and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after
its adoption.
at a
Francisco this
lng vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Introduced this 7th day of May , 1980.
Passed and adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of South San
21st day of May , 1980, by the follow-
Councilmen Ronald G. Acosta, Mark N. Addiegg,.Emanuele N. Damonte,
Gus Nicolopulos; and Councilwoman Roberta Cerri Teglia
None
None
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foregoing Ordinance this 21st
As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco I do hereby approve the
day of May , 1980.
Mayor
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