Monthly service charge:

(a) A monthly service charge shall be made each month, or fraction thereof, for sewer service. For customers that are also water customers of the city, the monthly charge for all months in a calendar year shall be based on the average water use for the account during the proceeding November, December and January water billing periods. If the sewer customer is not a city water customer, then the customer shall authorize the operator of the water system which the customer is on to release to the city the billing records for the required months in order to base the sewer bill. In the event that the customer utilizes their own well for water, then the customer shall authorize the city to install a meter on the customer’s well to track water usage. Such meter shall be installed at cost to the customer. If no other option is available for direct measurement of water usage, then the customer, shall authorize the city to base the billings on an estimated water use which is a conservative estimate based on similar facilities. Such option shall only be cased as a “last resort” and direct water metering shall be installed as soon as practical.

(b) A minimum monthly service charge (base rate) shall be made each month, or fraction thereof, for sewer service, in addition to a volume or usage charge, as specified below:

Residential:

Base rate: $18.00.

Volume charge: $4.78 per 1,000 gallons.

A typical wastewater charge for a winter average of 4,000 gallons is $37.12.

Commercial:

Base rate: $18.00.

Volume charge: $11.40 per 1,000 gallons.