Fixing the Schedule of Rates and Charges to be Collected by the City of South Bend from the Owners of Property - Sewage Disposal Works

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the sanitary sewage system. Such percentage, when so determined, shall then constitute the basis of sewage service charges, pro- vided, however, that the City in its discretion may require or permit the installation of additional meters at the expense of the owner or other interested party in such a manner as to deter- mine the quantity of water actually entering the sewage system, in which case the quantity of water used to determine the sewage service charge shall be the quantity of water actually entering the sanitary sewage system as so.determined. (i) In order that the rates and charges may be justly and equitably adjusted to the service rendered, the City shall have the right to base its charges not only on volume but also on the strength and character of the sewage and wastes which it is re- quired to treat and dispose of. The City shall have the right to measure and determine the strength and content of all sewage and wastes discharged, either directly or indirectly, into the City's sanitary sewage system, in such manner and by such method as it may deem practicable in the light of the conditions and attending circumstances of the case, in order to determine the proper charge. Extra charges based on the strength of the sewage and liquid wastes shall be made on the following basis: For suspended Solids in excess of 1.50 pounds for each '100 cubic feet of sewage and wastes, an addi- tional charge of $0.012 shall be made for each pound. For 5 day Biological Oxygen Demand in excess of 1.30 ,pounds for each 100 cubic feet of sewage and waste's, an additional charge of $0.009 shall be made ',for each pound. To determine the strength of the sewage and wastes, samplings and analysIIes may be made from time to time by the City. The determination of Suspended Solids and of 5 day Biological Oxygen Demand contained in the wastes shall be in accordance with the latest) copy of "Standard Methods of Water Analysis ", as written by the American Public Health Association and the American Waterworks' Association. E