INDUSTRIAL COST RECOVERY

Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 47, art. VIII, div. 4

in effect

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 47-551 Generally.

§ 47-551. - Generally. For the purpose of providing funds to reimburse the Federal Government for that portion of the construction of the treatment works which is allocable to the treatment of industrial wastes to the extent attributable to the Federal share of the cost of construction, each industrial or commercial user, discharging more than the equivalent of 25,000 gallons per day of sanitary waste, shall be and charged an industrial cost recovery charge in proportion to each industrial user's contribution of flow, BOD, and suspended solids. The industrial cost recovery charge is in addition to the applicable user charge and any surcharges. (Code 1970, § 31-44(a); Code 1980, § 47-136)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 47-552 Formula for calculation.

§ 47-552. - Formula for calculation. (a) The industrial cost recovery charge shall be calculated by the following formula: Cr + (Qu)(Qi) + (Bu)(Bi) + (Su)(Si) Where: Cr | = | annual cost recovery charge Qu | = | user's annual flow in millions of gallons Qi | = | unit cost for flow in dollars per million gallons Bu | = | user's annual discharge of BOD in pounds Bi | = | unit cost for BOD in dollars per pound Su | = | user's annual discharge of suspended solids in pounds Si | = | unit cost for suspended solids in dollars per pound (b) Unit costs shall be calculated as follows: Bi = Fb Xb / Bt Si = Fs Xs / St Qi = Fq Xf + Yf / Qt Where: Fb | = | ratio of industrial BOD to total BOD Fs | = | ratio of industrial suspended solids to total suspended solids Fq | = | ratio of industrial flow to total flow Xb | = | Federal contribution to cost in dollars for treatment facilities attributable to BOD Xs | = | Federal contribution to cost in dollars for treatment facilities attributable to suspended solids Bt | = | design BOD loading to the wastewater treatment facilities in pounds St | = | design suspended solids loading to the wastewater treatment facilities in pounds Xf | = | Federal contribution to cost in dollars for treatment facilities attributable to flow Yf | = | Federal contribution in dollars for sewer collection systems attributable to flow Qt | = | design flow rate to the wastewater treatment facilities in millions of gallons. (Code 1970, § 31-44(b); Code 1980, § 47-137)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 47-553 Basis for determination.

§ 47-553. - Basis for determination. (a) The basis for determining the industrial cost recovery charges for each industrial user shall be the annual flow and the annual contributions of BOD and suspended solids as determined from the analyses required in Section 47-340. (b) The basis for determining the industrial cost recovery charges shall be reviewed annually and shall be adjusted to reflect any increase or decrease in each industrial user's contribution based on the previous year's experience. A new basis shall be established each year, and the charges so established shall be charged to users for billing periods starting in July of that year and for each billing period thereafter until and including billing periods ending in the month of June next following. (Code 1970, § 31-44(c), (e); Code 1980, § 47-138)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 47-554 Amount of fees.

§ 47-554. - Amount of fees. The amount of fees assessed to reimburse the Federal Government shall be as established in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees. (Code 1980, § 47-139; Ord. No. 18306, § 1, 11-5-85)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 47-555 Billing.

§ 47-555. - Billing. Billing for the industrial waste recovery charge shall be by the month, bimonthly, or annually, shall be shown as a separate item on the regular bill for water and sewer charges, and shall be paid monthly, bimonthly or annually in accordance with existing practices. (Code 1970, § 31-44(f); Code 1980, § 47-140)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 47-556 Lump sum payments.

§ 47-556. - Lump sum payments. Any user who so desires may fulfill its cost recovery obligation by making a lump sum payment for its entire share of the cost of construction of the treatment works at any time. Such payments shall relieve the user of further cost recovery payments, except that if the industrial wastewater flow or load of the user shall increase, such user shall be obligated to additional future payments for the increased flow or load. (Code 1970, § 31-44(g); Code 1980, § 47-141; Ord. No. 27272, § 6, 1-31-23)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 47-557 Termination.

§ 47-557. - Termination. If a user discontinues use of the treatment works, the cost recovery for such user shall cease, and no further payments for such user shall be due. The cost recovery allocation for any user that discontinues use of the treatment works shall not be reallocated to other users of the system. (Code 1970, § 31-44(g); Code 1980, § 47-142; Ord. No. 27272, § 6, 1-31-23)

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_CH47SESEDI_ARTVIIIRACHBICOPR_DIV4INCOREFetched: 10/28/2026