HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmending Chapter 17 to Increase Waste Discharge Rate from $0.06 to $0.151 per GallonORDINANCE No. 10291-14
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
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ORDINANCE NO. L ()2 el l —t
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA AMENDING CHAPTER 17 ARTICLE 2, SECTION 17 -27.1 OF THE SOUTH
BEND MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCREASE WASTE DISCHARGE RATE FROM $0.06
TO $0.151 PER GALLON
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT
On November 11, 2013, the South Bend Common Council passed Ordinance #10271 -13
which reinserted Chapter 17, Article 2, Section 17.27.1 into the South Bend Municipal Code.
That Section of the Municipal Code had been inadvertently eliminated in 2011 by a previous
Municipal Code revision which was required by the federal Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) under the Clean Water Act.
When Chapter 17, Article 2 Section 17 -27.1 was reinserted in the South Bend Municipal
Code in 2013, it retained the original charge of $0.06 per gallon to haulers of septic waste who
desire to discharge such waste at the City's Wastewater Treatment Plant. That charge should be
increased to $0.151 per gallon, consistent with Subsection (2) of Section 17.27.1, i.e., that "the
rates and charges for hauled septic waste shall be subject to the same rate adjustments as
unmetered sewage rate for Class I users as described in subsection 17- 21(b)." Applying the
same adjustment to hauled septic rates as has been applied to unmetered Class I users, the result
is a charge of $0.151 per gallon. This ordinance effectuates that change in rate.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA as follows:
Section I. Chapter 17, Article 2, Section 17 -27.1 subpart (c)(1) of the South Bend
Municipal Code be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
Sec 17.-27.1. Hauled septic tank waste and similar liquid waste discharge
requirements and rates.
(c) Rates and charges.
(1) Each hauler of septic tank waste shall be required to complete discharge
records at the plant indicating the origin of location(s) for each tanker discharged.
Charges shall be six een4s ($0.06) fifteen and one tenth cents ($0.151) per gallon on a
full tanker basis. The hauler shall be charged the full tanker volume for each
discharge, regardless of actual discharge volume, unless the City installs metering.
At that time, charges shall be six ee 4s'6) fifteen and one tenth cents ($0.151)
per gallon as metered.
Section II. This Ordinance shall be in full force
the Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
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TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND:
Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred:
BILL NO.
04 -14 A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA AMENDING CHAPTER 17,
ARTICLE 2, SECTION 17 -27.1 OF THE SOUTH BEND
MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCREASE WASTE DISCHARGE
RATE FROM $0.06 TO $0.151 PER GALLON
Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion,
this bill is being recommended to the full Council with a favorable
recommendation.
This bill was heard by the Utilities Committee.
Valerie Schey
Chairperson, Committee of the Whole
CITY OF SOUTH BEND PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
January 15, 2014
Mr. Oliver Davis
President, South Bend Common Council
4th Floor, County -City Building
South Bend, IN 46601
Re: Ordinance Amending the Rate for Hauled Septic Waste
Dear President Davis:
Attached is an ordinance to amend Chapter 17, Article 2, Section 17 -27.1. This Section sets the
rate for septic haulers to when dumping their septage at our Wastewater Treatment Plant. It was
inadvertently eliminated in 2011 during a prior revision to Chapter 17. Section 17 -27.1 was reinserted
in 2013, but the rate included at that time did not reflect the sewage rate adjustments that had
occurred since 2004. The 2004 rate was set at $.06 per gallon. This amendment increases the rate to
$0.151 per gallon, consistent with Subsection (2) of 17 -27.1 and sewage rate increases that have
occurred since the last amendment to Section 17 -27.1 in 2004.
Either AI Greek or I will present this ordinance at the Council's Committee meeting and at the public
hearing. If you have any further questions or need additional information, please let me know.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Eric Horvath
Director of Public Works