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Section 17-20. Rates established. <br />Every person whose premises are served by said sewage works shall be charged for the service <br />provided. These charges are established in order that the sewage works shall recover revenue <br />which is proportional to its use of the treatment works in terms of volume and load. User charges <br />are levied to defray the cost of operation and maintenance (including replacement) of the <br />treatment avorks. User charges are subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the U.S. <br />Environmental Protection Agency published in the Federal Register February 17, 1984 (40 <br />C.F.R. 35.2140). Replacement costs, which are recovered through the system of user charges, <br />shall be based upon the expected useful life of the sewage works equipment. <br />Section II. Chapter 17, Article 2, Division 4, Section 17-21 of the South Bend Municipal <br />Code be and hereby is amended to read as follows: <br />Section 17-21. Sewage rates determination. <br />(a) Generally. For the use of the service rendered by sewage works, rates and charges shall be <br />collected from the owners of each and every lot, parcel or real estate or building that is connected <br />with the City sanitary system or otherwise discharges sanitary sewage, industrial wastes, water or <br />other liquids, either directly or indirectly, into the sanitary sewage system of the City of South <br />Bend. Such- rates and charges include user charges, debt service costs, excessive strength <br />surcharges and other service charges, which rates and charges shall be payable as hereinafter <br />provided. <br />(b) Schedule of Rates and Charges <br />(1) The sewage rates and charges shall be based on the quantity of water used on or in the <br />property or premises subject to such rates and charges as the same is measured by the water <br />meter there in use, plus a base charge based on the size of water meter installed, except as herein <br />otherwise provided. For the purpose of billing and collecting the charges for sewage service, the <br />water meters shall be read monthly and the users shall be billed each month (or period equaling a <br />month). The water usage schedule on which the amount of said rates and charges shall be <br />determined is as follows: <br />Schedule of Rates and Charges <br />