Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 47-501 Generally.
§ 47-501. - Generally.
(a) Sanitary sewer charges; formula. For the purpose of providing funds for the operation and maintenance of the wastewater system of the City and for other purposes, each respective user shall pay monthly sanitary sewer customer service charge(s) plus a sanitary sewer user charge based on the formula:
Cd = (WWm) (Kd) + (BODSC) + (TSSC)
Where:
Cd | = | sanitary sewer user charge for each period (monthly unless otherwise determined by the Director) in dollars.
WWm | = | volume of sanitary sewage discharge in thousands of gallons as measured or estimated or established in accordance with this section.
Kd | = | unit rate for treatment of wastewater per 1,000 gallons in dollars for the accountholder's customer classification.
BODSC | = | BOD surcharge in accordance with Section 60-47-30(a), as applicable.
TSSSC | = | suspended solids surcharge in accordance with Section 60-47-30(b), as applicable.
There are additional charges and surcharge established for certain discharges as provided in this chapter. Provided further, this chapter prohibits certain discharges. The amount of such charges and surcharge shall be as established in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees.
(b) Sanitary sewer customer classifications.
(1) Residential (Single, duplex, and triplex housekeeping unit) customers—Customers with an account for wastewater services to a single, duplex, and triplex residence that discharges wastewater from domestic uses only, and which discharge from is separately measured or established, as provided in this section.
(2) Multiple housekeeping units customers—Customers with an account for wastewater services to more than three housekeeping units that discharge wastewater from domestic uses only, and for which discharge is not separately measured or established, as provided in this section, for each housekeeping unit. Multiple housekeeping unit customers include, but are not limited to, residential multiplexes, residential apartment complexes, residential mobile home parks, and other similarly-situated multiple unit residential customers.
(3) Industrial user customers—Customers who are classified as industrial users.
(4) Commercial customers—Accounts that do not have housekeeping unit(s) or industrial sanitary sewer discharges shall be considered commercial. A mixed-use unit consisting of one or more housekeeping units and one or more commercial businesses discharging comingled sanitary sewer shall be considered commercial.
(c) Sanitary sewer discharge volume calculation measured, estimated and established.
(1) Sanitary sewer discharge by residential (single, duplex, triplex), and multiple housekeeping units account users will be calculated and charged for the volume of wastewater discharge based upon the lower of the volume of:
a. wastewater discharge as measured by an accurate City owned and approved wastewater meter, or
b. water usage as metered during the period as measured by an accurate water meter owned or approved by the Director, or
c. the volume established as the winter period average as defined in Section 47-502, or as estimated by the Director in accordance with this Code.
(2) Sanitary sewer discharge by all account users, other than residential (single, duplex, triplex), and multiple housekeeping units customers, will be calculated and charged for the volume of wastewater discharge based upon the lower of the volume of:
a. wastewater discharge as measured by an accurate City owned and approved wastewater meter, or
b. water usage, less volumes used in products and therefore not discharged into the sewer system, each as metered during the period as measured by an accurate water meter approved by the Director, or as estimated by the Director in accordance with this Code.
(d) Sewer service to customers on water from non-City sources (including wells or wholesale). Sanitary sewer customers receiving water, directly or indirectly, from non-City sources, which in whole or in part ultimately enters the wastewater system must be metered in accordance with the standards of the Director to enable sanitary sewer service to be calculated and billed accordingly. Provided, however, the Director may require as a condition of new or continued sanitary sewer service that the customer purchase and install a City water meter or wastewater meter at the customer's sole cost within 30 days of notice from the Director and provide safe access at times requested by the Director for inspection and meter readings. If, in the opinion of the Director, the installation of a meter would be impractical, the Director may estimate water usage using such other methods as determined by the Director.
(e) Sanitary sewer service is a contract for utility service and not a right of any person or entity. Sanitary sewer service may be suspended or terminated for non-payment or non-compliance with this Code. This Code, and any amendment or addition thereto, shall be the terms of the utility service contract. Connection to the City wastewater system is the agreement of the customer, property owner, user and customer to the terms of the sanitary sewer utility service contract as set forth in the Code, and any amendment or addition thereto. Continued connection to the City wastewater system is re-affirmation of the terms of the sanitary sewer utility service contract as set forth in the Code, and any amendment or addition thereto.
(f) Treated wastewater supply service—Outside City Unincorporated (North Canadian source) for electrical generation purposes. These customers receiving treated wastewater supply directly from North Canadian wastewater facility, into their privately-owned supply system for electric generation purposes, will be charged and must pay monthly water customer service charge(s), plus the treated wastewater user charge(s) (volume used is measured or estimated or established in accordance with this Code times the applicable treated wastewater service rate in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees), plus all other applicable charges and fees, including financing costs, as set forth in this Code.
(g) Sanitary sewer service—Outside City Unincorporated (Treatment only) North Canadian source for electrical generation purposes. These customers that own and operate wastewater lines that discharge wastewater directly to North Canadian wastewater facility from electrical generation purposes, will be charged and must pay monthly sanitary sewer customer service charge(s), plus sanitary sewer user charge(s) (volume discharged in thousands of gallons as measured or estimated or established in accordance with this Code times the applicable sanitary sewer service rate (treatment only) in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees), plus all other applicable charges and fees, including financing costs, set forth in this Code.
(h) Treated wastewater supply service related to Private Business Use—Outside City Unincorporated (South Canadian source) for electrical generation purposes. These customers contracting for treated wastewater supply directly from South Canadian wastewater facility and receiving treated wastewater supply into their privately-owned supply system for electric generation purposes pursuant to a contract with a term of more than three years, will be charged and must pay the standard industrial customer service charge(s), plus the treated wastewater user charge(s) (recycled water rate) for consumption used as measured or estimated as established in accordance with this Code times the applicable treated wastewater service rate in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees, plus all other applicable charges and fees, including taxable financing costs, as set forth in this Code.
(i) Treated wastewater supply service unrelated to Private Business Use—Outside City Unincorporated (South Canadian source) for electrical generation purposes. These customers contracting for treated wastewater supply directly from South Canadian wastewater facility and receiving treated wastewater supply into their privately-owned supply system for electric generation purposes pursuant to a contract with a term not longer than three years, will be charged and must pay the standard industrial customer service charge(s), plus the treated wastewater user charge(s) (recycled water rate) for consumption used as measured or estimated as established in accordance with this Code times the applicable treated wastewater service rate in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees, plus all other applicable charges and fees, including financing costs, set forth in this Code.
(j) Treated wastewater supply service (Inside or Outside City) for irrigation purposes. These customers receiving treated wastewater supply directly from a City wastewater treatment facility, into their privately-owned supply system for irrigation purposes, will be charged and must pay monthly treated wastewater customer service charge(s), plus the treated wastewater user charge(s) (volume used is measured or estimated or established in accordance with this Code times the applicable treated wastewater service rate in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees), plus all other applicable charges and fees, including financing costs, as set forth in this Code.
(k) Treated wastewater supply and delivery service (Inside or Outside City) for irrigation purposes. These customers receiving treated wastewater supply directly from a City treated wastewater transmission pipeline facility, into their privately-owned irrigation system for irrigation purposes, will be charged and must pay monthly treated wastewater customer service charge(s), plus the treated wastewater user charge(s) (volume used is measured or estimated or established in accordance with this Code times the applicable treated wastewater service rate in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees), plus all other applicable charges and fees, including financing costs, as set forth in this Code.
(l) Outside City Unincorporated combined sanitary wastewater and storm water service (Oklahoma National Stockyards Company). This customer will be charged and must pay monthly sanitary sewer customer service charge(s), plus sanitary sewer user charge(s) (volume discharged in thousands of gallons as measured or estimated or established in accordance with this Code times the applicable sanitary sewer service rate in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees), plus all other applicable charges and fees, including financing costs, as set forth in this Code.
(m) Sanitary sewer service—Outside City Unincorporated (sewer only). Customers connected to the Oklahoma City sanitary sewer system but not receiving drinking water service from Oklahoma City shall be charged and must pay a monthly sanitary sewer flat rate service charge(s), as established in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees, plus all other applicable charges and fees set forth in this Code. The flat rate fee recovers all service costs including the established monthly sewer volumetric amount per customer account.
(n) Specially Requested and Agreed to Operations and Maintenance services provided per contract with the City or Trust for which the City is a beneficiary. Any specially written requests and agreed to operations and maintenance expenditures incurred by the City, Trust, or contractor of the City or Trust, to satisfy special requests for which cost recovery has not been previously accounted for in the then established Chapter 60, General Schedule of Fees, shall be determined by the Utilities Director, or designee, and billed monthly to the contracted customer. All specially requested services shall only be considered by the Utilities Director, or designee, if previously received in writing.
(Code 1970, § 31-36(a); Ord. No. 16221, § 1, 6-9-81; Ord. No. 16734, § 1, 6-29-82; Ord. No. 17116, § 1, 4-12-83; Code 1980, § 47-101; Ord. No. 18156, § 1, 6-25-85; Ord. No. 18558, § 1, 8-12-86; Ord. No. 18857, §§ 1—4, 10-20-87; Ord. No. 20437, § 2, 10-17-95; Ord. No. 21517, § 8, 7-5-00; Ord. No. 22053, § 4, 10-8-02; Ord. No. 23451, § 8, 9-25-07; Ord. No. 24966, § 2, 9-9-14; Ord. No. 25793, §§ 1, 2, 2-21-17, eff. 12-31-17; Ord. No. 26291, § 1, 11-5-19; Ord. No. 27048, § 1, 4-26-22, eff. 6-1-22; Ord. No. 27272, § 6, 1-31-23)