Resolution No. 20-2017 - Daily Flow Rates for Sewer Capacity Certifications

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RESOLUTION NO. 20-2017 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, OUTLINING THE AVERAGE DAILY FLOW RATES FOR SEWER CAPACITY CERTIFICATIONS WHEREAS, on October 25, 2016, the South Bend Common Council �'Council") adopted Ordinance No. 10461-16, which established a system development charge based on Equivalent Residential Units C'ERU") and on January 23, 2017 reaffirmed the Ordinance through Ordinance No. 10496-17; and WHERE, AS, the system development charge is equal to $1,145 per ERU; and WHEREAS, the wastewater average daily flow rate (Average Flow") is used to calculate the ERU; and WHEREAS, the Average Flow is a calculation based on estimations located in Indiana Administrative Code 327 IAC 3-6-11 �'Adrninistrative Code"); -and WHEREAS, the customer seeking to connect to the City of South Bend ("City") municipal sewer works must provide an Ave -rage Flow to die City; and. WHEREAS, the Administrative Code does not contemplate each and every possible commercial or industrial Average Flow; and WHEREAS, the following zoning classifications and flow rates, based on the average flow rates listed in the treatise WastewalerEn ,ghieerin ,g. Treamyent, Dis posal, and Rmse by Mekaff & Ed�v, Im. 1991, will be used to determine Average Flow: Commercial (Office/Retail): 1150 gal/acre/day Light Industrial: 1250 gal/acte/day Heavy Industrial: 2250 gal/acre/day WHEREAS, for zoning classifications not specifically defined as "Light Industrial", the "Heavy Industrial" designation shall be used; and WHEREAS, in order to deviate from the abovementioned flow rates, the City shall require certification from an Indiana licensed engineer or architect as to the expected flow rate. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the above mentioned average daily flow rates shall be utilized when calculating sewer system development charges. ADOPTED the 91h day of May, 2017.