Ord 1748
COUNCIL BILL N0. 627
ORDINANCE N0. 1748
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SURCHARGES ON WATER FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
OF MUNICIPAL SEWERAGE SYSTEMS; PROVIDTNG FOR SUCH SURCHARGES AND THE COLLECTION
THEREOF; AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 1691.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF WOODBURN DO ORDAIN:
Section 1. That a surcharges as provided in this ordinance, shall
be added to each municipal water bill or statement issued by the City of
Woodburn for all monthly periods of water use and service received from the
City beginning in July of 1981, and that such surcharge shall be collected
from water users in the same manner and under the same provisions of law as
other charges for water use and service. Such surcharge shall be levied
against each water account, excepting those accounts providing only fire or
irrigation service, whether or not the premises are actually connected to
the sanitary sewerage system, if the property is located within I00 feet from
an adequate sewer line. Alike surcharge shall be made to all premises within
the city limits which are supplied with water from sources other than the city
water system and to all premises outside the city which discharge to the city
sewerage system. The minimum surcharge for each class as specified in the
rates hereunder shall accrue for each and every month, regardless of turn-off
of the water to the premises for non-payment or whatever other reason.
Separate, additional charges shall be collected for "trailer-dump" stations
and for discharge of septic tank pumpers, at designated locations. All rates
and charges established herein are tabulated in Section 4 hereunder. Charges
for premises outside the city limits shall be one-and-one half times the rates
shown in Section 4.
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Section 2. Abbreviations used herein are defined as follows:
BOD = Bio-chemical oxygen demand
Ccf = hundred cubic feet
gal = gallon(s)
lbs =pounds
SS =suspended solids
Section 3. The distinction between small and large industrial users shall
be based on the following criteria:
a. Flow, 0.75 million gal./month
b. BOD, 1250 1bs/month
c. SS, 1250 lbs/month
If in any month a user exceeds all three of the above criteria, such user shall
henceforth be charged the large industrial rate hereinafter specified. For any
month in which a user exceeds any two of the above criteria, such user shall be
charged the large industrial rate for that month.
Industrial users may be required to install metering and sampling devices
to monitor flow, BOD, suspended solids, and any other extra-strength factor, and
to combine all effluent lines to a common point for such metering and sampling.
The responsibility for proper monitoring and metering is that of the user, If
any user shall fail to recognize this, the City may bill on an estimated basis.
Section 4. That the monthly surcharges required by Section 1 of this
ordinance shall be according to the following schedule:
CUSTOMER CLASS
Residential
Apartments & Condos,per unit
Commercial & Small Industrial[Per Ccf]
Large Industrial - the sum of
Flow[per million gal.]
BOD [per thousand lbs.}
5S [per thousand lbs.]
Trailer-dump station,per month
[in addition to standard surcharge]
Septage per truck load, based on truck
capacity: First 500 gal.
Each additional 500 gal.
SURCHARGE MINIMUM
$ b.30 [Flat rate]
b.30 [Flat rate]
1.00 $ b.b0 per unit
325.00
125.00 200.00
145.00
10.50 [Flat rate]
12,00
b.00 12.00
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Section 5. That the monies collected persuant to the provisions of this
ordinance shall be used to pay the costs of construction, operation, maintenance
and expansion of sanitary and storm sewers, sewage treatment plants, pumping
stations, and related facilities and services, including administrative and engi-
veering costs.
Section 6. Interpretation and administration of this ordinance and its
provisions shall be the responsibility of the City Engineer.
Section 7. Unless sooner modified by action of the Common Council all
rates and charges in Section 4 shall be automatically increased by approximately
5% effective with billings for service beginning during the month of January,
1982. It is intended that there be two increases of 5% per year thereafter. The
provisions of this ordinance shall be reviewed annually by the Common Council.
Section 8. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or portion of
this ordinance for any reason shall be adjudged invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such judgement shall not affect, impair, or invalidate any of the
remainder of this ordinance.
Section 9. That Ordinance No. 1691 of the City of Woodburn is hereby
repealed, and Ordinance No. 1686 is not revived. _,
APPROVED:
E. WALTER LA ON, MAYOR
Submitted to the Council
Passed by the Council
Approved by the Mayor
Filed in the Office of the Recorder
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BA EY 0. B RRIS, Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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I, BARNEY 0. BURRIS, Recorder of the City of uloodburn, do
hereby certify that I caused to be posted three conies of
Ordinance No. 1748, on of which said copies posted in the
City Hail on the bulletin board opposite the entrance to
the Recorder's Office, iri full view of the travel inn public;
a second one of said codes posted on the Woodburn Public
Library bul 1 eti n board at 28~ Garfield Street, i n f ul 1 view
of the traveling public; a third one of said copies posted
on the Community Center bulletin board at 491 N. Third St.,
places are public places within the corporate limits of the
City of Woodburn and all of said copies were posted on the
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Barney 0. ~urri~; Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon