§ 46-105. Industrial waste charge and added costs.

(a)

If the volume or character of the waste to be treated by the city does not cause overloading to the sewage collection, treatment, or disposal facilities of the city, then prior to approval, the city and the person making the discharge shall enter into an agreement which provides that the discharger pay an industrial waste charge to be determined from the schedule of charges.

(b)

If the volume or character of the waste to be treated by the city requires that wastewater collections, treatment, or other disposal facilities of the city be improved, expanded, or enlarged in order to treat the waste, then prior to approval, the city and the person making the discharge shall enter into an agreement which provides that the discharger pay in full all added costs the city may incur due to acceptance of the waste.

(c)

The agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall include but not be limited to:

(1)

Amortization of all capital outlay for collecting and treating the waste, including new capital outlay and the proportionate part of the value of the existing system used in handling and treating the waste;

(2)

Operation and maintenance costs including salaries and wages, power costs, costs of chemicals and supplies, proper allowances for maintenance, depreciation, overhead, and office expense; and

(3)

Amortization shall be completed in a 20-year period and payment shall include all debt service costs.

(Code 1978, § 24-72; Code 1993, § 82-97)