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NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED RATES AND CHARGES Property owners, ratepayers and other interested parties in or served or to be served by the Sewage Works of the Town of Etna Green are hereby notified that Ordinance No. 2010-6, establishing rates and charges for services to be rendered by the Sewage Works was introduced at a meeting of the Town Council held on September 14, 2010. At a meeting of the Town Council to be held at 7:00 pm on the 12th day of October, 2010, in the Heritage Park Building, 338 South Walnut Street, Etna Green, Indiana, there will be a public hearing on the matter of the rates and charges, and consideration of adoption of said Ordinance No. 2010-6 which provides in part as follows: Section 3. (A) Phase 1 - Effective January 1, 2011 (1) All Class 1 users (i) Treatment rate per 1,000 gallons of usage per month: User Charge Debt Service Total $5.23 $2.38 $7.61 plus (ii) Base Rate Per Month Water Meter User Charges Debt Service Total 5/8"-3/4" $4.98 $22.72 $27.70 1" 9.45 56.85 66.30 1 1/4"-1 1/2" 19.33 131.82 151.15 2" 31.84 227.36 259.30 3" 70.65 522.85 593.50 4" 124.46 932.09 1,056.55 6" 276.81 2,091.19 2,368.00 (2) For users of sewage works that are unmetered water users or accurate meter readings are not available, the monthly charge shall be determined by equivalent single family dwelling units, except as herein provided. Sewage service bills shall be rendered once each month (or period equaling a month). The schedule on which said rates and charges will be determined is as follows: MONTHLY RATE User Charge Debt Service Total Residential Single family dwelling unit 28.53 33.42 61.95 (5) These rates shall be effective January 1, 2011. (B) Phase II - Effective January 1, 2012 (1) All Class 1 users (i) Treatment rate per 1,000 gallons of usage per month: User Charge Debt Service Total $5.65 $2.57 $8.22 plus (ii) Base Rate Per Month Water Meter User Charges Debt Service Total 5/8"-3/4" $5.36 $24.54 $29.90 1" 10.20 61.40 71.60 1 1/4"-1 1/2" 20.88 142.37 163.25 2" 34.40 245.55 279.95 3" 76.32 564.68 641.00 4" 134.39 1,006.66 1,141.05 6" 298.96 2,258.49 2,557.45 (2) For users of sewage works that are unmetered water users or accurate meter readings are not available, the monthly charge shall be determined by equivalent single family dwelling units, except as herein provided. Sewage service bills shall be rendered once each month (or period equaling a month). The schedule on which said rates and charges will be determined is as follows: MONTHLY RATE User Charge Debt Service Total Residential Single family dwelling unit 30.80 36.09 66.89 (5) These rates shall be effective January 1, 2012. Section 4 In the event two (2) or more dwelling units such as mobile homes, apartments, or housekeeping rooms discharging sanitary sewage, water, or other liquids into the Towns sanitary sewage system, either directly or indirectly, are users of water and the quality of water is measured by a single water meter, then in such case, billing shall be for a single service in the manner set out elsewhere herein, except that the minimum bill shall be $15.40 per month per dwelling unit over one (1) served through a single water meter effective January 1, 2011, and $16.65 per month per dwelling unit over one (1) served through the single water meter effective January 1, 2010. In the case of mobile home courts, the number of dwelling units shall be computed and interpreted as the total number of mobile home spaces available for rent plus any other dwelling units served through a meter. A dwelling unit shall be interpreted as a room or rooms or any other space or spaces in which cooking facilities are provided. Section 5 (a) Normal domestic waste strength should not exceed suspended solids in excess of 250 milligrams per liter of fluid, biochemical oxygen demand in excess of 250 milligrams per liter of fluid, or ammonia in excess of 15 milligrams per liter of fluid. Additional charges for treating stronger-than-normal domestic waste shall be made on the following basis: Phase I - Effective January 1, 2011. (1) Rate Surcharge Based Upon Suspended Solids There shall be an additional charge of 45 cents per pound of suspended solids for suspended solids received in excess of 250 milligrams per liter of fluid. (2) Rate Surcharge Based Upon BOD There shall be an additional charge of 45 cents per pound of biochemical oxygen demand for BOD in excess of 250 milligrams per liter of fluid. (3) Rate surcharge Based Upon Ammonia There shall be an additional charge of $1.35 per pound of ammonia for ammonia received in excess of 15 milligrams per liter of fluid. Phase II - Effective January 1, 2012. (1) Rate Surcharge Based Upon Suspended Solids There shall be an additional charge of 49 cents per pound of suspended solids for suspended solids received in excess of 250 milligrams per liter of fluid. (2) Rate Surcharge Based Upon BOD There shall be an additional charge of 49 cents per pound of biochemical oxygen demand for BOD received in excess of 250 milligrams per liter of fluid. (3) Rate Surcharge Based Upon Ammonia There shall be an additional charge of $1.46 per pound of ammonia for ammonia received in excess of 15 milligrams per liter of fluid. At such hearing and prior to final adoption of said Ordinance, all interested parties may appear and be heard. A copy of Ordinance No. 2010-6 may be examined at the office of the Clerk-Treasurer Dated this 22nd day of September, 2010. Laura Baker, Clerk-Treasurer Town of Etna Green s27
