Athens City Code

1. (1) Purpose. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the equitable recovery of costs from users of the AUB's wastewater treatment system including costs of operation, maintenance, administration, bond service costs, capital improvements, depreciation, and equitable cost recovery of EPA administered federal wastewater grants.
2. (2) Types of charges and fees. The charges and fees as established in the AUB's schedule of rates and fees may include, but are not limited to:
   1. (a) Inspection fee and tapping fee;
   2. (b) Fees for applications for discharge;
   3. (c) Sewer use charges;
   4. (d) Surcharge fees;
   5. (e) Waste hauler permit fees;
   6. (f) Wastewater discharge permit fees;
   7. (g) Fees for discharge monitoring; and
   8. (h) Other fees as the AUB may deem necessary.
3. (3) Fees for application for discharge. A fee may be charged when a user or prospective user makes application for discharge as required by ACC 18-66.
4. (4) Inspection fee and tapping fee. An inspection fee and tapping fee for a sewer installation shall be paid to the AUB's wastewater division at the time the application is filed.
5. (5) Sewer user charges. The five-member board of the AUB shall establish monthly rates and charges for the use of the wastewater system and for the services supplied by the wastewater system.
6. (6) Wastewater discharge permit fees. A fee may be charged for the issuance of a wastewater discharge permit in accordance with ACC 18-66.
7. (7) Fees for discharge monitoring. Fees may be collected from users having pretreatment or other discharge requirements to compensate the AUB for the necessary compliance monitoring and other administrative duties of the pretreatment program.
8. (8) Administrative civil penalties. Administrative civil penalties shall be issued in an amount up to $10,000.00. The local administrative officer may assess a civil penalty within the appropriate range. Civil penalty assessments are to be assessed per violation per day unless otherwise noted.

(Code 1995, § 18-307; Ord. No. 972, 11-18-2008)