HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 784-1979ORDINANCE NO. 784~79
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 2.4, 3.1, 3.4, 3~'4.1, 3.4.2
AND 3.5, AND ADDITION OF SUBSECTIONS 3.7 AND 3~8 TO
-ORDINANCE NO. 396 AS AMENDED.
Subsections 2.4, 3.1, 3.4, 3.4.1, 3~4.2 and 3.5 are.hereby
amended and Subsections 3.7 and 3.8 are hereby' added to Ordinance 396, as
amended, entitled "An Ordinance Establishing Sewer Service Charges and
Procedures Related Thereto," to read as follows:
2.4. Biochemical oxygen Demand and Chemical Oxygen
Demand.
(A) BOD - denotes biochemical oxygen demand which
is"the equivalent qu~ntityof oxygen expressed
in milligrams per liter utilized during oxi-
dation of organic and inorganic matter in waste-
water under standard'method BOD tests.
(B) COD - denotes ch~i~'l oxygen demand which is
the equivalent quantity of oxygen expressed
in milligrams perliter utilized during oxida-
tion of organics amenab~.e to chemical
oxidation, as well as certain inorganics
in wastewater un,r standard method COD tests.
(C) BOD/COD Correlation; Findings.
The City Council finds and determines that:
3.1,
(1) The use of a COD test as a control and
monitoring method is cost efficient and
furnishes a reasonably accurate means of
determining users' wastewater oxygen demand.
(2) The use of a COD test furnishes a reason-
able and equitable basis for distributing
plant operation cost and computing charges for
services when considered together with the
COD Adjustment Procedure set forth in Subsection
3.8 of this Ordinance.
(3) With certain wastes containing toxic substances,
the COD test may be the only method for determin-
ing the organic load. Where wastes contain only
readily available organic bacterial food and
no toxic matter, the results can be used to
approximate the ultimate carbonaceous B0D
values.
(4) Plant operation statistics demonstrate that
approximately 85% of those materials measured
by COD tests are removed.
Application of Charges.
The annual rate per dwelling unit shall be applied
to residential, institutional, commercial and non-monitored
industrial classes unless the volume charge exceeds the minimum
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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 com-
bination thereof, exceeds the minimum charge, in which
event, the applicable charge shall be computed by adding
the'volume Charge, surcharge for suspended solids'and su'r-
charge for COD.
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3.4
3.4.1
Time for Protest (1) for Fiscal Year. 1979-80, and (2) for
Subseclu~nt Fiscal Years. The time for protest and pro-
cedures related thereto are set forth in Subsections 3.4.1
and 3.4.2.
Time for Protest for Fiscal Year 1979-80. Within ten ~10)
d.ays afterthe effective date of this Ordinance,the Superintendent
~Sanitation shall record ~n 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 t.~ritten notice to the dischargers thereof. Dischargers,
~iithi~ fifteen days after receipt of said notice, may pro-
-test such. determinations by-'filing:a written protest witI~
the Director of Public Services together w~th'discharger's
computation' of quantity of water consumed and pounds of
suspended solids and chemical oxygen demand supp.orte~ by' .
data and methods used .to determine said d~ta. If no pro-'
test is filed, the determinations of the Superintendent of
Sanitation shall be deemed correct and effective for com-
putation of said fiscal year's sewer service charges. If
a protest is filed, the Director of Public Services sh.all
set a date for review ~.~ithin fifteen (15) days after receipt
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3.4.2
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 Maqager. The
findings and determinations made by the Director of Public
Services shall be final.
If the Director of Public Services determines that quan-
tity 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
Col 1 ec tot.
Time'for Protest for Subsequent Fiscal Years.. On or
befbre April I of each fiscal year following fiscal year
1979-80~,the Superintendent of Sanitation shall record
in his office the determinations of quantity of water.con-
sumed and the pounds 6f suspended solids and chemical
oxygen demand to be used in computing the forthcoming
fiscal year's sewer service charges, which shall be avail-
able for public inspection. Dischargers on or before
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l~ay 1 may protest such determinations by filing a written
protest with the Director of Public Services, together
~¢ith discharger's computation'o~ quantity of water con-
sumed and pounds of suspended solids and Chemical oxygen
demand supported by data and methods used to determine
said data. Dischar§ers may use notice of protest forms
furnished by the Superintendent of Sanitation.
If no protest is filed, the determinations of the Super-
intendent of Sanitation shall be deemed correct and effec~
tire for computation of th~ forthcoming fiscal year's sewer
service charges. If a protest is filed, the Director of
Public Services shall set a da~e for review within fifteen
(15) days after receipt ofs~id p~otest and give written'
~otice o~aid review dateto the'discharger. The dis-
charger may appear 6n the date of said review and present
any 'additional evidence he may have in s~pp°rt of his
protest. ~
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~pon completion of the review, the Director of Public-
Services shall make findings and determinations,'and sen~
a copy thereof to the discharger and City Mana§er. ~he
findings and determinations made by the DirectOr of Public
Services shall be final.
If the Director of Public Services determines that quan-
tity of water consumed or pounds of suspended solids or
pounds of chemical oxygen demand should be modified, he
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shall adjust the annual sewer service charges accordingly
and file the necessary modifications with the County Tax
Col 1 ec tor.
3.5. Schedule of Charges for Services and Facilities Furnished
by c~tT.
To Parcels by Use Classification
Annual Rate
A. Residential Class
Single-Family Dwelling
$48.00 per dwelling
Multi-Family Dwelling
(duplexes, flats, apartments,
and similar class of uses)
$48.00 per dwelling unit
Trailer courts and
similar class of uses
$41.00 per dwelling unit
B. Institutional Class
Schoo)j,. colleges, rest homes,
hospitals, clubs, lodges and
similar class of uses
(1) Minimum charge, or
$48.00 per year
(2)
Volume charge based on
water consumed(metered
inflow~ or
$0.343 per 100 cubic feet
of water consumed
Volume charge based on
water consumed (metered
effluent)
Commercial and non-monitored
Industrial Class
$0.429 per 100 cubic feet
of water consumed.
(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)
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II.
Newspapers, Commercial
Printing Shops, Freight and
Drayage Services, Barbershops,
Shoe Repair Shops, Camera Shops,
Plating Shops, Wood and Furniture
Fabricators, Heating and Appli-
ance Stores, Drug Stores, Auto
Supply Stores, General Con-
tractors' Offices, Public Ad-
ministration Offices, Health
Services, Legal Services, Dry
Cleaners, Metal Fabricators,
Lumber Companies, Laundry Ser--
Vices, Sheet Metal Shops and
similar classes of uses with
wastewater strengths less than
or approximately equivalent to
residential strength (COD: 403
ppm and Suspended Solids = 178 ppm):
Basic Charge:
(1) Minimum charge, or
(2) Volume charge based
water consumed (metered
inflow), or
Volume charge based on
water consumed (metered
effluent)
Moderate Strengl~ Uses.
Auto/Gas Service Stations,
Auto Steam Cleaners, Auto
Rentals (with repair shops),
Auto Paint Shops, Bakeries,
Beauty and Hair Salons,
Commercial Laundries,
Mortuaries, Lodges (wi th
Dining facilities), Radiator
Repair Shops, Markets (with
garbage disposals), Ice
Cream Parlors, Candy
Manufacturers, Food Prepar-
ation and Caterers, Sand-
wich Shops, Drive-In Theatres,
Creameries, Roofers, Chemical
Preparations, Paint Prepara-
tions, Machine Shops,
Be
$48.00 per year
$0.394 per 100 cubic
feet of water consumed
$0.434 per 100 cubic
feet of water consumed
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Photo - Film Processors, Rug,
Carpet, Upholstery Cleaners,
Foundries, Ceramics Studios,
Oil Services, Transmission
Services, Sani%ation Ser-
vices, Furriers, Drum and
Barrel Cleaners and similar
classes of users with waste-
water strengths significantly
greater than residential
strength (COD = 403 ppm,
SS =~178 ppm). The uses
will be re-classified to
the Light Strength Uses
Classification if he
adequately demonstrates to
the Director of Public Ser-
vices he is discharging only
segregated domestic wastes
from sanitary conveniences
or wastewater equivalent
in ~rength to residential
wastewater
(2)
Minimum charge, or
Volume charge based on
water consumed (metered
inflow), or
,Volume charge based on
water consumed (metered
effluent)
III. Restaurants, Cafes and
Other Eating 'Places
(1) Minimum Charge, or
(2) Volume charge based on
water consumed (metered
inflow, or
Volume charge based on
water consumed (metered
effluent)
IV. Monitored Industrial Class
Manufacturers, proce~sers,
producers, laundries, photo-
finishers,painting services,
packages and similar classes
of uses whose wastewaters are
monitored by the City:
$48.00 per year
$0.834 per.lOO cubic ~eet
of water'consumed
$0.918 per I00 cu§ic feet
of water consumed
$48.00 per year
$1.02 per 100 cubic
feet of water consumed
$1.12 per 100 cubic feet
of water consumed
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(1) Minimum charge, or $48.00 per year
or combination of the
fol 1 owi ng:
(2) Volume charge based on water $'0.288 per 100 cubic feet
consumed (metered inflow) or of water consumed
Volume charge based on water $0.318 per 100 cubic
consumed (metered effluent) feet of water consumed
(3) Surcharge for Suspended
Solids
$0.117 per pound of
suspended solids discharged
(4) Surcharge for Chemical
Oxygen Demand (COD)
$0.040 per pound of COD
discharged
3.7. Industrial Cost Recovery Factor
'The schedule of charges for commercial and non-monitored
industrial class .(moderate strength uses and'mOnitored industrial
classes)includes an Industrial Cost Recovery factOr. The Congress
of the United States in Conference Re~o~t (No. 95'830) dated' Decem-
ber 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).'
Congress, upon receipt of the Report, may ~etain the Industrial
Cost Recovery System'or by legislation modify or eliminate it. If
Congress modifies Or eliminates the Industrial cost Recovery System
· and said legislation becomes effective during fiscal y6ar 1979-80,
City shall give written notice thereof to the dischargers in
the above'named classes within thirty (30) d~ys 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.
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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 approva~
disapproval or modification, and transm~ttaT to the City Council
for payment authorizaUon 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 por-
tion which is not removed by the treatment plant overall oper-
ations which may be evidenced by demonstra~on studies per-
formed 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
required by law, and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and
after its adoption.
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Introduced this 21st day of February , 19 79.....
Passed and adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San
Francisco at a regular
City of South San Francisco this
19 79 , by the following vote:
meeting of the City Council of the
7th day of March ,
AYES, COUNCILMEN
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ABSENT,"
Ronald G. Acosta, Emanuele N. DamOnte, Terry J. Mirri',
William A. Borba, and Councilwoman Roberta Cerri Teglia
None
None
As MaYO_r ~of the City of South San Francisco I do hereby approve
the foregoing Ordinance this 7th day of March , 1979 .
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