ORDINANCE NO. 940336

 

Amending Chapter 29 of the Code of General Ordinances of Kansas City, entitled "Sewers and Sewage Disposal", by repealing Sections 29.2, 29.2.1 and 29.48 and enacting in lieu thereof new sections of like number and subject adjusting charges for sewer service.

 

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

 

Section A. That Chapter 29 of the Code of General Ordinances of Kansas City, Missouri, entitled "Sewers and Sewage Disposal", is hereby amended by repealing Sections 29.2, 29.2.1 and 29.48 and enacting in lieu thereof new sections of like number and subject, said sections to read as follows:

 

Section 29.2. Sewer charges-Levy, purposes, amount.

 

There is hereby levied a charge against every person, firm, partnership, corporation and association occupying property having a sewer connection with the sanitary sewer system of Kansas City, Missouri or having sanitary sewers available for connection, or otherwise discharging sewage, industrial waste, water or other liquid into the City's sewer system, said charge to be used to pay the cost of operating, maintaining, repairing or enlarging the existing or future sanitary sewer system and for paying the principal of and the interest on the negotiable interest-bearing sewer revenue bonds of the City, said charge to be the sum of a service charge and volume charge to be computed and levied as follows:

 

(a) Domestic users. For residential water service accounts (one and two-family residences), a service charge and

volume charge each as established in (b) of this section,

except that for the billing periods most closely

corresponding to the months of April through November

both inclusive, the volume charge shall be based upon

water used during the winter period, said winter period

being the billing periods most closely corresponding to

the months of December through March: said charges shall

be payable with each bill rendered throughout the year.

Where residential water service accounts do not have an

acceptable history of winter water use, the volume charge

for the period April through November shall be the volume

charge established in (b) of this section, or four

dollars and fifty cents ($4.50) per month, whichever is

the lesser.

 

(b) Commercial and industrial users. For commercial and industrial users (defined as all persons and corporations

other than the occupants of one and two-family

dwellings):

 

(1) A service charge of three dollars and thirty cents

($3.30) where bills are rendered monthly or four

dollars and fifty cents($4.50) where bills are

rendered bi-monthly to defray in part the cost of

making available facilities and works now or in

the future necessary for sewage treatment, and

rendering bills for service, such charges to be

made each and every month where a monthly billing

is involved or each and every bi-monthly period

where bi-monthly billings are involved, regardless

of whether or not any sewage or wastes are actually

discharged to the sewer during the billing period;

and

 

(2) A volume charge per month based on the total volume

of water purchased by the customer during the month

as follows:

 

All Volume: Sixty-four cents ($0.64) per one

hundred (100) cubic feet

 

(3) Where water is supplied by a separate and

independent source, the sewage volume charge shall

be based upon the volume of water used, computed as

rates established by (b) (2) of this section. The

minimum volume charges for such users shall be four

dollars and fifty cents ($4.50) per month.

 

Section 29.2.1 Same--Nonresident users.

 

A sewer service charge for all persons, firms, partnerships, corporations and associations occupying property having a sewer connection with the sewer system of the city, or otherwise discharging sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids into the city sewer system, but who reside or are situated outside the city limits, will be determined by applying the applicable provision of subsection (a) or (b) of Section 29.2, except that for these customers, the service charge shall be three dollars and sixty cents ($3.60) where bills are rendered monthly or six dollars ($6.00) where bills are rendered bi-monthly, plus a volume charge of $0.71 per hundred cubic feet. This section shall not be applicable where arrangements for sewer service and sewer service charges are established by existing or future intergovernmental contracts approved by the City Council.

 

 

Section 29.48 Surcharge when permissible concentration of suspended solids or BOD is exceeded.

 

(a) Imposition. When the suspended solids content or the BOD of a waste exceeds the maximum concentration of these components in normal sewage, a surcharge, in addition to the normal sewer service charge, shall be levied and established by the formula hereinafter set forth, but in no event shall said surcharge be less than five dollars ($5.00) per month.

 

(b) Computation of Amount. The surcharge shall be computed by using the formula:

 

S=Vs x 0.00624 x [$0.086 (BOD-300) + $0.054 (SS-360)] + ESC which shall signify the amount of surcharge based on a combination of the strengths of BOD (biochemical oxygen demand) and SS (suspended solids) above those of normal sewage as defined herein, plus an ESC (extra strength control) charge.

 

The BOD component of the formula shall equal the factor of 0.00624 for converting milligrams per liter to pounds per hundred cubic feet, multiplied by the volume of sewage in hundred cubic feet, multiplied by $0.086, the estimated cost for treatment of one (1) pound of BOD in the raw sewage, multiplied by the concentration of BOD in milligrams per liter minus 300, the strength for normal sewage.

 

The suspended solids component of the formula shall equal the factor of 0.00624 as defined in the BOD component, multiplied by the volume of sewage in hundred cubic feet, multiplied by $0.054, the estimated cost of treatment of one (1) pound of suspended solids in the raw sewage, multiplied by the concentration of suspended solids in milligrams per liter minus 360, the strength for normal sewage.

 

The extra strength control charge shall be the actual departmental cost for each individual user, including, overhead related to obtaining, measuring and analyzing sewage samples to determine sewage strengths for billing purposes. The Director shall determine the method and frequency of said testing as may be reasonable for each customer in accordance with recognized engineering practices; provided, however, that a user shall be entitled to additional sampling at its request upon payment of additional costs therefor. In lieu of sampling and analysis by the City, the Director, at his discretion, may permit a user to collect and analyze samples of its own sewage at its own expense, providing samples are taken at least annually, collected and analyzed in accordance with provisions of the latest editions of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater", and the results are certified by a Professional Engineer registered in the State of Missouri. The City reserves the right to verify submitted data.

 

The symbols, letters or figures employed in the formula signify the following:

 

S = Extra strength surcharge in dollars

 

Vs = Sewage volume in hundred cubic feet

 

0.00624 = Conversion factor for milligrams per liter to pounds per hundred cubic feet

 

$0.086 = Unit O&M charge for BOD in dollars per pound

 

BOD = BOD strength in milligrams per liter

 

$0.054 = Unit O&M charge for suspended solids in dollars per pound

 

SS = Suspended solids strength in milligrams per liter

 

ESC = Extra strength control charge

 

(c) Treatment to Reduce Concentrations. The owner of any commercial or industrial establishment may, if so desired, treat the wastes from such establishment so as to reduce either the excess suspended solids or BOD, or both, to normal levels before discharging such wastes into the public sewers. In cases where it is believed such wastes may be deleterious to the sewerage works or have an adverse effect upon the sewage treatment process or the receiving stream, the Director may require treatment to reduce either or both the suspended solids and BOD to levels more closely approaching those of normal sewage before discharging said wastes into the City sewers.

 

 

Section B. This ordinance and the revised sewer service charge specified herein shall become effective and shall apply to all sewer service accounts for which billings are issued on or after May 1, 1994.

 

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Approved as to form and legality:

 

 

 

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Assistant City Attorney