NOTICE OF A 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 Milford are hereby notified that Ordinance No. 2012-8 establishing rates and charges for services to be rendered by the Sewage Works, was introduced at a meeting of the Town Council held on December 10, 2012. At a meeting of the Town Council to be held at 7:00p.m. on the 14th day of January, 2013, in the Town Hall, 121 South Main Street, Milford, Indiana, there will be a public hearing on the matter of rates and charges, and consideration of adoption of said Ordinance No. 2012-8 which provides in part as follows: a. Wastewater Billing: Rates Based on Water Usage Quantity of Water Used Bi-Monthly Rate per Thousand Gallons First 4,000 $10.06 Next 16,000 8.46 Next 50,000 7.13 Next 130,000 5.58 Over 200,000 4.01 Minimum Bi-Monthly Bill Meter Size Amount 5/8" - 3/4" $40.25 1" 60.65 1 114" 104.75 1 1/2" 161.55 2" 252.70 3" 910.25 4" 1,618.40 6" 2,427.50 c. Residential, commercial, or industrial outside the town limits which are connected to the wastewater works system shall pay an additional 15% outside surcharge on their total sewage bill. 6-10-1-2 Surcharges for Excess Discharge of Chemicals and Solids a. In order that the Town may equitably charge the users of its facility, the Town may impose surcharges on the existence of certain suspended solids, chemicals, or waters with excess biochemical oxygen demand. b. Surcharges are hereby established on all admission into the public sewers of any waters or waste in excess of the levels established under Town Code 6-5-1-1 (G), as follows: 1. $0.68 per pound for waste or waters with excess biochemical oxygen demand (BOD). 2. $0.68 per pound for suspended solids. 3. $1.75 per pound for ammonia nitrate. 4. $2.70 per pound for excess phosphorus. 5. $1.35 per pound for excess fats, wax, grease or oils, whether emulsified or not. At such public hearing and prior to final adoption of said Ordinance, all interested parties may appear and be heard. A copy of Ordinance No. 2012-8 may be examined at the office of the Clerk-Treasurer. Joellen Free, Clerk-Treasurer Townof Milford, Indiana j2
