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City of Lancaster
Sanitary Sewer Rates

(a) For the use of and the service rendered by the treatment works, rates and charges shall be collected form the owner of each and every lot, parcel of real estate or building that is connected with the City sanitary system or otherwise discharges sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or other liquids, either directly or indirectly into the sanitary sewerage system of the City. Such rates and charges include user charges, debt service costs, excessive strength surcharges and other service charges which rates shall be payable as hereinafter provided and shall be in an amount determinable as follows:

(1) The sewer rates and charges shall be based on the quantity of water used on or in the property or premises subject to such rates and charges, as the same is measured by the water meter there in used, plus a base charge except as herein otherwise provided. For the purpose of billing and collecting the charges for sewage service, the water meters shall be read monthly and users shall be billed each month. The water usage schedule on which the amount of such rate and charges shall be determined as follows:

       Effective January 1, 2008

  User Debt  
  Charge Service Total
Base Rate $3.88 $6.05 $9.93
Treatment $2.37/100cf $1.06/100cf $3.43/100cf

       Effective January 1, 2009

  User Debt  
  Charge Service Total
Base Rate $4.33 $6.76 $11.09
Treatment $2.65/100cf $1.18/100cf $3.83/100cf

       Effective January 1, 2010

  User Debt  
  Charge Service Total
Base Rate $4.84 $7.55 $12.39
Treatment $2.96/100cf $1.32/100cf $4.28/100cf

       Effective January 1, 2011

  User Debt  
  Charge Service Total
Base Rate $5.40 $8.44 $13.84
Treatment $3.30/100cf $1.48/100cf $4.78/100cf

       Effective January 1, 2012

  User Debt  
  Charge Service Total
Base Rate $6.03 $9.43 $15.46
Treatment $3.69/100cf $1.65/100cf $5.34/100cf

 

(2) For residential users of the sewage works that are not metered water users or from whom accurate meter readings are not available, the monthly charge shall be as follows:

Effective January 1, 2008

  User Debt  
  Charge Service Total
Base Rate $3.88 $6.05 $9.93
Treatment Rate      
(based upon 800      
c.f. per mo. Average      
residential usage) $18.96 $8.48 $27.44
Total $22.84 $14.53 $37.37

Effective January 1, 2009

  User Debt  
  Charge Service Total
Base Rate $4.33 $6.76 $11.09
Treatment Rate      
(based upon 800      
c.f. per mo. Average      
residential usage) $21.20 $9.44 $30.64
Total $25.53 $16.20 $41.73

Effective January 1, 2010

  User Debt  
  Charge Service Total
Base Rate $4.84 $7.55 $12.39
Treatment Rate      
(based upon 800      
c.f. per mo. Average      
residential usage) $23.68 $10.56 $34.24
Total $28.52 $18.11 $46.63

Effective January 1, 2011

  User Debt  
  Charge Service Total
Base Rate $5.40 $8.44 $13.84
Treatment Rate      
(based upon 800      
c.f. per mo. Average      
residential usage) $26.40 $11.84 $38.24
Total $31.80 $20.28 $52.08

Effective January 1, 2012

  User Debt  
  Charge Service Total
Base Rate $6.03 $9.43 $15.46
Treatment Rate      
(based upon 800      
c.f. per mo. Average      
residential usage) $29.52 $13.20 $42.72
Total $35.55 $22.63 $58.18

Nonresidential unmetered users shall be charged at a rate based upon estimated monthly usage to be determined by the Service-Safety Director on an individual basis.

 
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