Additional surcharge for industrial users with assessable concentrations.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 60-47-30
in effect§ 60-47-30. - Additional surcharge for industrial users with assessable concentrations.
Users whose discharge quality or composition exceeds the standards set forth below shall pay an industrial surcharge in addition to the sanitary sewer volume charge and the sanitary sewer utility charge. The Industrial surcharges will apply to Tinker Air Force Base whenever its discharge exceeds the limits in this section. The industrial surcharges are as follows:
(a) Milligrams per liter of BOD in excess of 250 milligrams per liter (250 mg/l). Users whose discharge exceeds 250 milligrams of BOD per liter shall pay an industrial surcharge equal to the product of the BOD surcharge rate times the total volume of discharge times the sum of the number of milligrams of BOD per liter minus 250 milligrams per liter. The BOD surcharge rates are as follows:
Per Thousand Gallons (and any portion thereof) | Effective for utility bills issued through December 31, 2024 | Effective for utility bills issued from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025 | Effective for utility bills issued from November 1, 2025 to October 31, 2026 | Effective for utility bills issued from November 1, 2026 to October 31, 2027 | Effective for utility bills issued from November 1, 2027 to October 31, 2028 | Effective for utility bills issued from November 1, 2028 and thereafter
$5.17 | $6.38 | $7.59 | $8.80 | $10.01 | $11.22
(b) Milligrams per liter of suspended solids (TSS) in excess of 300 milligrams per liter (300 mg/l). Users whose discharge exceeds 300 milligrams of TSS per liter shall pay an industrial surcharge equal to the product of the TSS surcharge rate times the total volume of discharge times the sum of the number of milligrams of TSS per liter minus 300 milligrams per liter. The TSS surcharge rates are as follows:
Per Thousand Gallons (and any portion thereof) | Effective for utility bills issued through December 31, 2024 | Effective for utility bills issued from January 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025 | Effective for utility bills issued from November 1, 2025 to October 31, 2026 | Effective for utility bills issued from November 1, 2026 to October 31, 2027 | Effective for utility bills issued from November 1, 2027 to October 31, 2028 | Effective for utility bills issued from November 1, 2028 and thereafter
$3.33 | $4.05 | $4.77 | $5.49 | $6.21 | $6.92
(Ord. No. 22502, § 2, 8-3-04; Ord. No. 22964, §§ 1, 2, 4-4-06; Ord. No. 23451, § 12, 9-25-07; Ord. No. 23695, §§ 1, 2, 9-23-08; Ord. No. 24137, §§ 1, 2, 9-28-10; Ord. No. 24966, §§ 5, 6, 9-9-14; Ord. No. 25793, §§ 8, 9, 2-21-17, eff. 12-31-17; Ord. No. 27048, § 4, 4-26-22, eff. 6-1-22; Ord. No. 27721, § 1, 11-5-24)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH60GESCFE_TIT47SESEDI_ARTVIIIRACHBICOPR_S60-47-30ADSUINUSASCOFetched: 10/28/2026