HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 20-2017 - Daily Flow Rates for Sewer Capacity CertificationsRESOLUTION 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.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
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Gary Gilot, President
Elizabeth Maraclik, Member
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Suzanna Fl�ltplerg, M6nber
Jles Mueller, Member
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