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Ci I•: GRDIN.`ANCE AXI,ENDING SECTIG14 3 OF t:RDINANCE NUM.IBE R 6597 OF
THE CITY OF SALIN;',,, Ii. NSAS , P,>SSED J:1 tiU _,RY 30, 1962, RELATI ?G TiLl-
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IE RATES TO BE CIRGED FOR THE USE OF AND SERVICES REID1:RED BY
THE WATER, AINTD SEV'd_,GE SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF SALIIdA, KANSAS, AND
R' L;',TE'D Mcl TTERS, Alda'.) REP1s .LING S_` iD GtiIGIN.:.L S sCTIGi�I 3 �,F SAID
01"DINANCE NUMBER 6597 OF S ID CITY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY TiIE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF S:^.LII.'Al
KANS.,-IS :
Section 1. That Section 3 of ordinance °'do. 6597 of the City
of Salina, Kansas, passed on January 30, 1962, be and t72e same is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 3. From and after the first day of February, 1962,
the monthly sewage rates to be charged and collected for
the use of and services rendered by the sanitary sewage
system of the City (such system as the teem is used in this
ordinance to include all means by which sewage is transport-
ed, treated, and disposed of in and by the City's sewer lines,
pumping stations, sewage treatment plants, outfall sewers,
and any and all appurtenances thereto), said sewage syste::l
constituting a part of the combined water and sewage system
of said City, and to all customers and users c:f said sewage
system, including all persons, f_i_rms, corporations, city
departments, the United States of _'America, the State of
Kansas, all subdivisions of such State, and all institutions
organizations,and others whose premises are connected or may
hereafter be connected directly or indirectly to t, e C_.ty's
sanitary sewage system, shall be as
F01Z SEWER CON,%ECTIONS i''IITIHIN THE CITY ;,ECEIVINIG
WATT R SOLELY FRS M THE CITY'S IVATE R IG1 RKS SYST3 :^:i,
,.ACII RESIDENTI,A�L UNIT BEI 4G SERVED BY ITS 01i';i
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'r:iT'�','Ie METER METER
(1) For each residence, apartment, or other res`_dential
dwelling unit in the City, each sucih unit being served by its
own water meter, sewage charges which shall be calculated i
the manner hereinafter provided and shall be based on the
gross consumption of }rater by such customer as recorded by
each water meter serving the ,premises of such customer, as
follows:
For the first 500 cubic feet
or less, of water consumed
each moahth------------------- y1.35 per mo:ht';, w.hiclh
amount shall be the
minimum sewage c.'.harge
for e_4c:i residence,
:_. partmont or other
residential dwelling
unit;
For the next 500 cubic feet of
water consumed each montlh---- _'.t t=he rate c•f 22¢ per
each 100 curio feet;
For the next 1,000 cubic feet
of water consumed each
month ------------------------Cit the rate of 201�- per
each 100 cubic feet;
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For the next 3,000 cubic feet
of water consumed each
month--------------------- At the rate cf 161 per
each 100 cubic feet;
For the next 15,000 cubic feet
of water consumed each
' month ---------------------- At the rate of 121 per
each 100 cubic feet;
For the next 20,000 cubic feet
of water consumed each
month ---------------------- At the rate of 30 per
each 100 cubic feet;
For the next 40,000 cubic feet
of water consumed each
month ---------------------- At the rate of 61 per
each 100 cubic feet;
For the next 70,000 cubic feet
of water consumed each
month ---------------------- At the rate of 41 per
each 100 cubic feet;
All over 150,000 cubic feet of
water consumed each
month ---------------------- At the rate of 20 per
each 100 cubic feet;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that until July 1, 1962, the monthly
sewage service charge made to each residential customer shall
be based on the average monthly gross consumption of water
according to the meter readings for said customer during the
nonths of January, February, and ?March, 1961, and prov.idrd
further that in the month of June of each year, beginning
with the month of June, 1962, and continuing in the month of
June in each succeeding year, the average monthly gross con-
sumption of water according to the meter readings for each
customer for the preceding months of January, February, and
March shall be ascertained and the monthly sewage service
charge to be paid by each customer for each of the next
succeeding twelve months, beginning with the month of July
and ending with the next succeeding month of June, shall be
based on said average monthly consumption of water by such
customer during said preceding th=ree months's period as
determined by the meter reading during the months of
January, February, and March.
(2) The monthly sewage service charge to each commer-
cial, industrial, or other customer except those specifical-
ly covered elsewhere :in this ordinance shall be based on the
average monthly gross ccnsumption of water according, to the
meter readings for said customer, said meter readings taken
in December, 1960, and each succeeding month tc and including
December, 1961. Provided, that following the month of
January, 1962, and prior to the month of July, 1962, and
continuing in the same specified period each succeeding year,
the average monthly gross consumption of Grater according to
the meter readings for said customer, said meter readings
taken each month during the preceding twelve mends from
December to January shall be ascertained. The monthly sewage
service charge to be paid by each such customer for each of
the next succeeding twelve months, beginning with the month
of July and ending with the next succeeding month of June,
�I shall be based on said average monthly consumption of water
by such customer during said preceding twelve months' period.
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(3) For each commercial, industrial or othar customer
having a sewer connection directly or indirectly with the
City's sewage system and discharging therein sewage of ouch
volume, type, or character as shall ;dace an unusual burden on
the City's sewage treatment plant and system, such fair and
equitable sewage charges and amounts as may be fixed from
time to time by the governing body of the City, taking into
consideration the sewage burden aforesaid. If the quantity
or type and character of such sewage discharged into such
system shall render it difficult to establish a fair and
equitable sewage charge, the custnmer stall at his sole cost
and expense install and maintain in good operating condition
suitable meters or measuring and sampling devices of stand-
ard type and design at the appropriate point or points as ar
necessary to properly determine the characteristics of the
sewage and measure the customers' sewage discharge and shall
permitt he employees and representatives of the City to read
such meter or measuring devices, and sewage charges for such
customer shall be established in accordance with such meter-
ing records and/or sampling analysis.
FOR MULTIPLE LIVING UNITS WITHIN THE CITY SERVED
BY A MASTER WATER METER OR METERS
(4) For multiple living units not more than three in
number of any kind or character (including mobile home
courts) located within the City and served by the City's
waterworks through a master water meter or meters, sewage
charges based on the gross consumption of water as recorded
by said master water meter serving said units, calculated
in accordance with the schedule hereinbefore set forth in
paragraph (1) hereof for each residence, apartment, or other
residential dwelling served by its own water meter.
(4a) For multiple living units four or more in number
of any kind or character (including mobile home courts)
located within the City and served by the City's waterworks
through a master water meter, sewage charges based on the
gross consumption of water as recorded by said meter,
calculated as follows:
For the first 500 cubic feet or
less of water consumed each
month -----------------------$1,35 each month, whic
amount shall be the
minimum sewage charge
for said multiple
living units served by
said master water
meter;
For all over 500 cubic feet of
water consumed each month ---At the rate of 221 per
each 100 cubic feet;
The charges aforesaid shall become effective with the
July, 1963, billing for sewage services.
FOR RESIDENTIAL SEWER CONNECTIONS
WITHIN TIIE CITY RECEIVING WATER FROM A SOURCE
OTHER THAN THIS CITY'S WATERWORKS SYSTEM
(5) For each residence, apartment, or other residenti
dwelling unit in the City receiving water solely from a
source other than the City waterworks system, the monthly
sewage service charge shall be $1.50 per month.
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FOR SEIVER CONNECTIONS NITHI2d THE CITY
RECEIVING WATER FROM BOTH THE CITY
WATERWORKS SYSTE ? AND OTHER SOURCES
(6) Each residence, apartment, or other residential
dwelling unit and each other such customer whether person,
firm, or corporation, receiving water from bot`: the City
waterworks system and other sources shall be charged as
stated in Section 3 (1), (2), or (3) whichever is applic-
able. The combined usage shall determine the sewer service
charges, according to the rates hereinbefore specified.
Provided that where the total amount of water discharged to
the sanitary sewer system is not 25 per cent more than the
water consumed from the City waterworks system, no sewer
service charge shall be made on that portion of water dis-
charged to the sanitary sewer system which is more than the
water consumed from the City waterworks system.
FOR ALL SE121ER CONNECTIONS OTHER THAN
RESIDENTIAL RECEIVING NATER SOLELY
FROM SOURCES OTHER TITAN THE CITY WATERWORKS SYSTEM
(7) For each commercial industrial or other such cus-
tomer whether person, firm, or corporation receiving water
solely from sources other than the City waterworks system,
the monthly sewer charge shall be based on sewage flows
determined by engineering surveys conducted by representa-
tives of the City of Salina. Said charges shall be as
established in Section 3 (1), (2), or (3) whichever is
applicable. If the quantity or type and character of such
sewage discharged into such system shall render it difficult
to establish a fair and equitable sewage service charge, the
customer shall at his sole cost and expense install and
maintain in good operating condition suitable meters or
measuring and sampling devices of standard type and design
as required to determine the characteristics of the sewage,
at the appropriate point or points as are necessary to pro-
perly measure the customers' sewage discharge and shall
permit the City to read such meters, measuring or sampling
devices, and sewage charges for such customer shall be
established in accordance with such metering records and/or
sampling devices.
EXISTING NATER WELLS TO BI's REGISTE=,EDS
APPLICATION TO BE MADE FOR PERMIT TO
DRILL WATER WELL AND CHANGES IN
CAPACITY OR USE OF MILLS TO BE REPORTED
(8) Within sixty (60) days after the publication of
this ordinance, each owner of a water well which furnis1es
water, any portion of which is discharged into the City's
sewage system, shall register the same as to location,
capacity, and ownership with the City's Building Inspector
who shall furnish a copy of each such registration to the
manager of V -;e City's water and sewage system. Ovells re-
gistered under the provisions of Ordinance No. 6597 shall
not be required to re -register hereunder.)
From and after the publication of this ordinance, if
any person, firm, or corporation shall desire to drill a new
water well which would furnis. water, any part of w-ich .is
discharged into the City sewage system, a:plicat4on therefor
shall be made to the City's BuildingInspector and a p:!rmit
issued by him before such well is drilled.
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If any change be made in the capacity or use of any water
well now or hereafter, the water of w'.ich well !'_o di_sc_h:„rged
either wholly or in part in the City's sewage system, the
owners of such well shall make a written report of such
change to the City's Building Ins-0ector whe shall furnish a
copy thereof to the manager of the City',” water and sewage
system.
(9) Failure to comply wit:. any of the provisions afore-
said relating to the registration of existing wells, the
obtaining of a permit to drill a new well, and the reporting
of changes in the capacity or use of any wc1l, s.all consti-
tute a misdemeanor and upon conviction there shall be rtposed
a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10) nor more than One -
hundred Dollars ($100), and in case of continued violat.on,
each day during such violation's continuance shall be and
constitute a separate offense.
SEW 'A GE RAA
TES ND CHARGES FOR 513',VER
CONNL;&TIONS LOCATIED OUTSIDE THE CITY
(10) All of the sewage rates and c'-_,arges hereinbefore
specified shall apply solely to users receiving sewage
service within the City. For sewage service furnished by
the City to connections outside tle City, the minimum monthly
charge shall be twice the minimum monthly charge mde for
similar sewage service within the City. For sewage service
outside the City in excess of said monthly mi.nlrlum charge,
the rate shall be ta.e rate applicable for the same service
within the City, plus twenty --five per cent thereof.
(11) All of the sewage rates hereinbefore in this
section specJfied shall be applied in a fair and equitable
manner;and if in any case special or unforeseen circumstances
arise, they shall be taken Into ccnsJdc.-,_'at7c!n by the officers
and representatives of the City and by its gnvc2i--t1-,- body in
determining the amount of such charges as applied to the
particular case.
Section 2. T!,at original Section 3 of said Grdin_-_-,-�ce No.
6597 of the City of Salina, Kansas, be and the same is hereby
cancelled, annulled, rescinded, and repealed.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in
full force from and after its passage and publication once in the
official City newspaper.
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Passed by the Commission this day of 1963.
APPROVED BY,:
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ATTEST:
City Clerk